PENTAX Optio WS80
A go-anywhere, waterproof digital compact camera
coupling a compact, lightweight body
with underwater-shooting capabilities
August 6, 2009
A go-anywhere, waterproof digital compact camera
coupling a compact, lightweight body
with underwater-shooting capabilities
HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Products is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX Optio WS80 digital compact camera. The combination of a compact, lightweight body and outstanding waterproof and dustproof capabilities makes the new Optio WS80 an ideal choice for casual, day-to-day applications, including a variety of outdoor activities.
Within its compact body, the Optio WS80 offers a number of advanced, user-friendly features. These include: the assurance of high-quality, high-resolution image reproduction thanks to 10.0 effective megapixels; an optical 5X zoom lens; a large 2.7 inch LCD monitor; HDTV-proportioned movie recording; and a state-of-the-art Face Recognition function. Its airtight body also allows underwater photography to a depth of 1.5 meters for up to two hours continuously. This eliminates worries in situations where water or dirt can be a concern, such as outdoor events, in the garden or kitchen, or on a rainy day.
Exceptional waterproof performance for worry-free underwater shooting
Despite its compact, palm-sized body, the Optio WS80 assures reliable waterproof performance conforming to IPX 8 (or JIS Class 8) standards, allowing underwater photography at a depth of 1.5 meters for up to two hours continuously. It also features the PENTAX-exclusive, highly water-repellent SP (Super Protect) coating on the protective glass element installed at the front end of the zoom lens. As a result, the Optio WS80 can be simply rinsed clean with fresh water if it becomes covered with dirt or sand. Coupled with remarkable dustproof capabilities equivalent to JIS Class 6, the Optio WS80 can be used without worry in many different situations where water or dirt can be a major concern, including water and winter sports.High-speed Face Recognition, with a range of user-friendly features
The Optio WS80’s advanced Face Recognition AF & AE function comes in handy for casual shooting of people. This user-friendly function not only captures 32 faces in sharp focus and perfect exposure in a mere 0.03 seconds, but can even accurately detect a subject standing diagonally to the camera, or one with a tilted head. The Optio WS80 also offers other user-friendly features, including: the Small Face filter, which makes the subject’s face appear smaller in proportion to the body than it actually is, to produce attractive, well-balanced portraits; the Smile Capture mode, which automatically releases the shutter the moment the camera detects the subject’s smile; and the Blink Detection function, which warns the photographer when the subject’s eyes close at the time of shutter release.High-performance optical 5X zoom lens
Despite its compact dimensions, the Optio WS80 features an optical 5X zoom lens covering focal lengths from 35mm to 175mm in the 35mm format. It also offers the Intelligent Zoom function, which extends the zoom range up to approximately 28.5 times for even tighter zooming in on the subject.Triple anti-shake protection to prevent different types of camera shake
* When the High-Sensitivity SR mode is selected, the recorded size is fixed to 5M (2592 x 1944 pixels).
** When the Movie SR mode is selected, the angle of view becomes narrower than normal shooting.
High-quality HDTV-proportioned movie recording
The Optio WS80 captures beautiful, flawless movie clips at 16:9 high-definition TV proportions (1280 x 720 pixels)*** at a frame rate of 30 frames per second. It also comes equipped with advanced, user-friendly features designed to facilitate movie recording: the Movie SR (Shake Reduction) mode, which automatically compensates camera shake during movie shooting; and the Underwater Movie mode, which automatically optimizes all camera settings for underwater movie shooting.*** When the Optio WS80's AV output terminal is used, movie clips are output as normal image-size data. If the user wishes to play back movie clips at high-definition-TV proportions (1280 x 720 pixels), the data must be transferred to a personal computer for playback.
High-quality images delivered by 10.0 effective megapixels
Combining approximately 10.0 effective megapixels with the PENTAX-developed imaging engine and high-performance PENTAX zoom lens, the Optio WS80 allows the user to produce brilliant, high-resolution prints with edge-to-edge sharpness, even when images are enlarged to larger sizes.Large 2.7 inch LCD monitor for effortless image viewing
Despite its compact body, the Optio WS80 features a large 2.7 inch high-brightness color LCD monitor, which allows the photographer to view on-screen images and menus with great comfort and facilitates mode-setting and other camera operations — during both shooting and playback.Other features
Lens | PENTAX zoom lens, 10 elements in 8 groups (4 aspherical elements) | |
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Focal Length | 6.2 - 31mm | |
35mm equivalent focal length | approx. 35 - 175mm |
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Aperture | F3.8(W) - F4.7(T) | |
Zoom | Optical Zoom | 5X |
Digital Zoom | approx. 5.7X |
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Intelligent Zoom | approx. 5.9X at 7M, approx. 28.5X at 640 (including optical zoom) | |
Motion Blur Reduction | Still | Pixel Track SR. Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) |
Movie | Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR) | |
Focus | Type | 9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF |
Focus Range (From lens face) | Standard: 0.4m - infinity (whole zoom area) 1.31 ft. - infinity (whole zoom area) Macro: 0.1 - 0.5m (from wide to the middle zoom position) 0.33 - 1.64 ft. (from wide to the middle zoom position) Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available |
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Face recognition | Face recognition AF&AE is available for all modes up to 32 faces. Smile Capture. Blink Detection. | |
Number of Effective pixels | approx. 10.0 megapixels | |
Image Sensor | 1/2.3" CCD | |
Number of Recorded pixels | Still | 10M, 7M, 5M, 3M, 2.1M, 1024, 640 |
Movie | 1280, 640, 320 | |
Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity) |
Auto, Fixed (ISO 64 - 6400) | |
White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting | |
Display | 2.7"LCD, approx. 230K dots | |
Exposure Control | Metering System | Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering |
Exposure Compensation | ±2EV(1/3EV steps) | |
Scene modes | Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Underwater, Underwater Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Digital Wide, Surf & Snow, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Half-length Portrait, Sport, Fireworks, Candlelight, Night Scene Portrait, Natural Skin Tone, Food, Digital Panorama, Frame Composite, Party, Green | |
Playback modes | Small Face Filter, Slideshow, Resize, Cropping, Image/Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Digital Filter( Color Filter(15 kinds), Toy Camera Filter, Retro Filter, Soft Filter, Brightness Filter), Movie Edit, Frame Composite, Red-eye Compensation, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Image Recovery, Start-up Screen, Face close-up playback | |
Shutter Speed | 1/1500 - 1/4sec. 4sec at most. (Night Scene mode setting) | |
Built-in flash | Modes | Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" reduction function employs a pre-discharge. Soft Flash |
Flash Range | Wide: approx. 0.4 - 3.4m (ISO Auto), approx. 1.31 - 11 ft. (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 0.4 - 2.8m (ISO Auto), approx. 1.31 - 9.2 ft. (ISO Auto) |
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Drive Modes | One shot, Self-timer, Continuous Shooting, High Speed Continuous Shooting, Interval Shooting | |
Storage Media | Built-in Memory (approx. 33.6MB), SD/SDHC Memory Card | |
Power Source | Rechargeable D-LI88 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available | |
Battery life | Still*: approx. 200 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Playback**: approx. 240 min. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) |
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Interfaces | USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), AV terminal | |
Video Output | NTSC/PAL | |
Waterproof / Dustproof | Equivalent to JIS Class 8 Waterproof and JIS Class 6 Dustproof capabilities. | |
Dimensions | approx. 91.5(W) × 59.5(H) × 22(D)mm (including lens depth) approx. 3.6(W) × 2.3(H) × 0.9(D) inches |
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Weight | Body | approx. 105g (without battery and SD memory card), approx. 3.7 oz. |
With battery & SD card | approx. 125g (loaded and ready), approx. 4.4 oz. |
* Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions.
** According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing.
[Storage capacity]
Still | Built-in Memory * | 512MB | 1GB | 2GB | 4GB |
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10MH (3648x2736) | 8 | 120 | 240 | 487 | 957 |
10M (3648x2736) | 17 | 239 | 479 | 975 | 1915 |
7M (3072x2304) | 21 | 299 | 598 | 1205 | 2366 |
5M (2592x1944) | 26 | 368 | 737 | 1499 | 2943 |
3M (2048×1536) | 42 | 592 | 1185 | 2364 | 4641 |
2.1M (1920×1080) | 61 | 863 | 1727 | 3415 | 6703 |
1024 (1024×768) | 126 | 1777 | 3556 | 6830 | 13407 |
640 (640×480) | 239 | 3358 | 6717 | 12294 | 24133 |
Movie (H:M:S) | Built-in Memory * | 512MB | 1GB | 2GB | 4GB | |
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1280 (1280x720) | 30fps | 0:00:10 | 0:02:32 | 0:05:05 | 0:10:20 | 0:20:18 |
15fps | 0:00:21 | 0:05:05 | 0:10:10 | 0:20:29 | 0:40:13 | |
640 (640X480) | 30fps | 0:00:32 | 0:07:31 | 0:15:02 | 0:30:08 | 0:59:09 |
15fps | 0:01:03 | 0:14:48 | 0:29:38 | 1:00:16 | 1:58:18 | |
320 (320X240) | 30fps | 0:00:51 | 0:11:59 | 0:23:59 | 0:48:47 | 1:35:46 |
15fps | 0:01:37 | 0:22:53 | 0:45:48 | 1:33:08 | 3:02:49 |
Voice recording | Built-in Memory * | 512MB | 1GB | 2GB | 4GB |
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(hh:mm:ss) | 0:26:38 | 6:14:15 | 12:28:41 | 25:22:33 | 49:48:41 |
*Approx. 33.6MB
The maximum file size is 2GB for movie.
The maximum length is 24 hours for Voice recording.