Pentax Optio W60 Digital Camera Review

Pentax Optio W60

Digital Camera Review

2 The Pentax Optio W60 is meant to be your foul-weather photographic friend, oblivious to water (whether a splash or a full-on immersion) and freezing cold. You wouldn't know it at a glance, though - the 10-megapixel W60 is as sleekly styled and pocketable as any non-ruggedized compact camera. You do pay a premium price for weatherproofing, though, at $329.95. After running the camera through our complete suite of lab and field testing, we like the W60 for snowboarders and poolside pleasures, but the lack of manual controls and slow shooting performance are concerns. The full review follows.
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Specs Table
Pentax Optio W60 Specs
Type Point-and-shoot  
Price 310.00  
Length 3.85  
Width 0.96  
Height 2.18  
Weight 5.11  
Pixels 10.34 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 10.00  
Sensor Type 1/2.3  
Image Size 3,648 x 2,736  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9  
Color Filter System Primary Color  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Unknown  
Media SD, SDHC  
Image Format JPEG (stills), AVI (video), WAV (audio)  
File Size 10MP to VGA  
Compression JPEG (stills), AVI (movie), WAV (audio)  
Lens PENTAX zoom lens, 11 elements, 9 groups (5 aspherical elements)  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder no  
Diopter Adjustment n/a  
LCD 2.5 inch TFT color LCD with IPS  
Auto Focus Type 9 point TTL contrast detection autofocus  
Focusing Modes 9 point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity Landscape, Pan focus, Manual focus  
Focusing Points 9 point autofocus  
Detecting Range Normal: 1.64’ to infinity (over entire zoom range), Macro: 0.33-1.97’ (over entire zoom range), Super Macro: 0.03-0.98’ (at mid-zoom, set automatically)  
AF Assist Illuminator no  
Metering Modes TTL, Multi-segment, center weighted, spot  
Shutter Type Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter  
Shutter Speed 1/2000 to 1/4 sec (up to 4 sec in Night Scene Mode)  
Self Timer 10 sec, 2 sec  
Modes Green, Movie, Auto Picture, Scene, Program  
Speed Yes  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Auto Picture (Standard, Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Sport, Flower), Program, Night Scene, Movie, Underwater, Underwater Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Digital Wide Angle (5M), Surf & Snow, Digital SR (5M), Kids, Pet, Half  
Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV (1/3 steps)  
Bracketing auto  
Built in Flash Auto, flash on, flash off, redeye, soft  
Flash Range 13’ (wide, auto ISO), 8.2’ (tele, auto ISO)  
Sync Contact No  
Resolution 3,648 x 2,736  
Settings ***, **, *  
ISO Sensitivity 50-6400, ISO 3200-6400 fixed at 5M  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Manual  
Playback Options One shot, index (9 thumbnails), magnification, movie playback, sound playback, histogram, bright/dark indication, folder display, select & delete, calendar  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Software Yes  
Battery Power Source Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI78  
Zoom Wide 28  
Zoom Tele 140  
fstop Max 5.50  
fstop Min 3.50  
Zoom Digi 5.70  
Movie Mode HD 720p (1280x720), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240)  
Storage Type 36.4 MB internal memory, SD, SDHC compatible  
LCD Pixels 230000  
Resolution Maximum 3648x2736  
Resolution Minimum 640X480  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 7.62   2.75 
Resolution 8.16   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 0.66  
Noise Manual ISO 10.21  
Model Design Appearance 7.50   1.25 
Low Light 5.88   2.25 
Size Portability 9.00   1.1 
Handling 8.00   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 8.00   0.85 
Front 6.75   0.6 
Back 6.25   0.6 
Left 4.00   0.5 
Right 5.50   0.5 
Top 6.25   0.6 
Menu 5.50   0.95 
Bottom 4.25   0.5 
Auto Mode 8.25   1.5 
Auto Focus 8.00   1.5 
Focus 5.50   1.25 
ISO 8.75   1.25 
White Balance 5.50   1.25 
Exposure 3.00   0.5 
Metering 7.50   1.1 
Shutter Speed 4.00   0.9 
Aperture 4.50   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 8.50   0.75 
Drive Mode 6.00  
Picture Qualit Options 5.80   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 4.75   0.5 
Playback Mode 9.25   0.9 
Movie Mode 7.25  
Viewfinder 0.00   0.8 
LCD Screen 3.00   1.25 
Flash 5.25   1.25 
Zoom Lens 5.50   1.5 
Memory 4.00   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 6.30   1.75 
Shot Shot 0.96   1.75 
Shutter Shot 3.48   1.75 
Software 6.00   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 1.50   0.4 
Direct Print 6.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.00   0.95 
Battery 5.00   0.75 
Other Features 11.50   0.55 
Value 7.00   1.85 
Dynamic Range 5.29   2.5 
Video Performance 3.85   1.75 
Processing Speed 3.17   1.75 
White Balance Performance 7.89   1.8 
Total (weighted)   364.19

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