Pentax Optio W30 Digital Camera Review

Pentax Optio W30

Digital Camera Review

2 The Pentax Optio W30 is part of a growing line of weather- and dust-resistant cameras geared for active point-and-shooters. It is the fifth in Pentax’s W-series, a line of waterproof cameras. The 7.1-megapixel camera comes in a swimmer’s body, which allows for longer underwater time at increased depths over its predecessors. Among its other touted features are facial recognition technology and low light shooting abilities at ISO 3200. The Pentax W30 retails for $299.95.
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Picture Quality / Size Options (7.75)
The W30 has a standard set of picture resolution options: 7MP (3072 x 2304), 5MP (2592x1944), 4MP (2304x1728), 3MP (2048x1536), 2MP (1600x960), 1040x768, and 640 x 480. Users can also select image compression in the Quality Level menu. Options are Best (***), Better (**), and Good (*).

Picture Effects Mode (8.0)
One of the benefits of the Pentax Optio W30 is that users can have fun with their pictures without editing them on a computer screen. Using plenty, and we mean plenty, of built-in picture effects. The camera has the standard resize, crop, image rotate, red-eye correction modes, while adding some more unique effects.

Color effects in the camera are not just limited to black and white and sepia but include a rainbow of digital color filters. Users can also selectively change an image to black-and-white except for one colored object, such as a red rose against a black-and-white background.

Users can add a heart, flower, or cartoon bubble frame composite border to an image. Even more, the camera features built-in movie editing to capture a still photo or stitch video clips together.
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