The Pentax Optio W80 is a jack of all trades, ready-for-the-beating compact camera that can go up to 5 meters of water, fall from 1 meter high, and used in temperatures freezing cold as -10°C. Making the Optio w80 the most waterproof, freeze proof and shock proof, Pentax camera ever. This point-and-shoot tough camera have 12 megapixel sensor, 5x zoom and a focal range of 28-140 (not that wide), and [...]
The guys at DP review conducted a group review of the newest water proof digital camera, I call it the Water Proof Camera Royal Rumble. They included the Canon PowerShot D10, Fuji FinePix Z33WP, Olympus Stylus Tough 8000,Stylus Tough 6000, Pentax Optio W60, Optio W80, and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 (often mistaken as Panasonic Lumix TSI). They have thoroughly compared every aspects to help us decide on which underwater digital [...]
The S90 is Canon’s new charm, while the lack of HD video is a definite turn-off it’s manual rotating control on the lens and it’s low light performance is a WOW factor. While in the hunt for underwater camera I found out that the Canon S90 have an underwater casing and is available for pre-order at Amazon the WP-DC 35. Manufactured by Canon this underwating should be perfect for deep [...]
While comparing available tough digital cameras I stumbled upon Olympus µ TOUGH 6010 which I think is an upgrade to Tough 6000 but less tougher than the 8000.
I love to take pictures and I think it’s time to take the hobby under water. I’ve been on a hunt for a good waterproof and tough camera, at first my only option was the Olympus Tough 8000, it’s tough and waterproof although it’s also freeze proof, living in a tropical country like the Philippines makes that feature irrelevant unless you want to hide your digital camera in the freezer.
