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I thought I would only use it for those purposes, but now I use it as my main camera. I love this camera. I was looking for something to be able to take to the pool and the beach in the summer. It works great and I don't have to worry about getting it wet or sandy. I find the Pentax Optio series the easiest menu to use and it has some great features.
Battery life is average. Picture quality is not so great and takes some time to take picture on clicking.
It's a handy waterproof camera. I bought this camera a year ago and have taken in few outdoor trips.
But this camera is not for poor light conditions. I noticed few water condensation in inner side of display screen when I used in sea water (1/2 feet deep beach area) for longer than 2 hours but it went away after a day and still working fine.
Under water images or video are okay. Small portable and waterproof camera for casual outdoor person.
However in good light condition this camera works fine, video is of good hd quality, and has different shooting modes.Pros: Durable, waterproof, good hd video in daylight, small and portable, different shooting modes.Cons: Not so good picture quality: average in good light and less than average in poor light.
I am extremely disappointed in the W60.The user interface is basically fine, but I find it hard to press the separate buttons (I always feel fat-fingered on it). About 1/3 of my photos are out-of-focus. I find it *exceedingly* annoying that you can't recharge this camera from the USB port -- you plug in the camera to download the pictures, and even if the camera is attached to a wall outlet, the battery fails. (It took quite some googling to figure out what the problem was, as the manual only says to recharge the battery). I get about 60 pictures (no flash) before I have to recharge it. Even more annoying, the battery doesn't sit terribly well in the recharger, so you have to be careful to ensure that it's actually recharging. I bought the W60 early this summer when my W10 was damaged in an accident. My suspicion is not that the focus mechanism itself is poor, but the algorithm that decides on where to focus picks the wrong item.About 4 weeks after I purchased the camera, the power switch failed.
They had corrected the power switch, focus, and zoom block. (On the W10, I'd only have problems when the subject was moving). It still can't focus well.The quality of underwater photos is slightly improved over the W10, but given that you're moving in the water and the fish are moving, the focus problem is really serious.Overall, I'm very disappointed. I get about 1.5 meters (4 feet) of range before the light fails -- that's extremely close up.The focus is quite poor. The W10 in contrast was much easier to manipulate.The waterproof housing is noticeably improved over the W10.The battery has almost no lifespan. Since I was on vacation at the time, I was VERY happy that I had a second camera with me.
I am also disappointed that they changed the battery shape from the W10 -- I have perfectly good batteries from that camera, and had to buy new ones for this; not very environmentally friendly.The flash is weaker that it was in the W10; and it's now almost useless. Even when in "portrait" mode (when it tries to look for faces), the camera does not always focus on the face it found. I sent it back to the manufacturer for repair, and it was returned about 10 days later. Even more so because I loved the W10, and was really looking forward to the next generation.
I was quite impressed with the quality of the Pentax Optio W60. On the water, in the water or anywhere, it takes great pictures. Just went on vacation recently and everyone commented on the clarity and image quality.
I had this camera about 6 months and I still hate it. The video, r u serious. I bought it to use for my website and I cant use any of the video. I have to press the shoot button so hard I feel as though im gunna break it, and by then I already missed the shot. The lens fogs up if I use it in the sun for longer than 10 minutes to top it off. I end up with blurry pics. I mean it takes pictures and is better than a polaroid, but they should have tested this before they released it. The audio has this stupid clicking noise and all the audio is then a complete waste.
Once in awhile I will get a good shot. LIke 2 percent. If you buy this camera you will be very dissapointed. Good luck.
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