Earlier this week Pentax announced a new addition to their ‘rugged’ line of camera – the Pentax Optio W80.
The 12.1 megapixel Pentax Optio W80 is being promoted by Pentax as their ‘most shock and waterproof digital camera ever’.
It is operational to depths of 16 feet for up to two hours at a time, is able to withstand drops of up to 3 feet, is dustproof and able to withstand temperatures between 14 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
Apart from it’s ‘rugged’ features the Optio W80 has a 5x optical zoom lens (28mm equivalent at it’s widest), a 2.5 inch LCD screen, shake reduction, face detection (up to 32 faces), 30 frames per second 720p movie mode, takes SDHC cards and has 33.7 megabytes of internal memory.
The W80 comes in Cardinal Red, Azure Blue and Gunmetal Gray.
Expect to see the Pentax Optio W80 in stores in July 2009 for $299.95. It is available at Amazon for pre-ordering.
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