Pentax Launches 6MP Waterproof Camera

PENTAX announced another WP series compact digital camera that offers higher resolution for shooting performance in a variety of conditions. The new PENTAX OptioWPi features 6.0 effective megapixels packed in a slim body that captures images up to five feet underwater and offers a JIS Class 5 dustproof rating.

Perfect for extreme indoor or outdoor adventure, the OptioWPi offers high resolution images with a quick start-up, a 3X zoom lens and an ultra-fast 9-point Autofocus to keep your subjects sharp.


The PENTAX OptioWPi also offers a 2.0 inch LCD monitor, a quick 0.6 second start-up, a recover function to retrieve erased images and overall operational ease. The camera will ship in October 2005 for $350 US.

Priced at $19.95 US, the new Skins are designed to fit both the OptioWPi and the OptioWP. Additional plans are underway to offer the PENTAX OptioWPi in the alternative colors of burgundy and cobalt as well as traditional silver.


Additional Features

- Ready to shoot just 0.6 seconds after the power is turned on

- Real-time display of "washed out" and "blacked out" areas

- Soft flash function avoids overexposure when shooting with flash in close proximity

- Up to 4X digital zooming

- Macro mode enables shooting as close as 1cm from the subject when lens is in wide setting

- Three color modes (full-color, B&W, sepia) for versatile movie recording

- "Clock Mode" function displays the time even when the camera is off

- SD memory card compatibility; approximately 10.5MB built-in memory

- Standard image viewer, ACDSee for PENTAX software

- FotoNation's red-eye compensation function for flash shots

- DPOF, Exif Print, and PRINT Image Matching III compatibility