If you’re planning a camping trip, surfing, exploring the underwater world on the seabed or a real extreme trip with kayaks or other complications, include the new Pentax WG1 rugged camera in your list of essential equipment for the coming summer. Only with such an all-terrain vehicle and all-terrain float will you return from the adventure with great photos and a live and healthy camera. Harming the Optio WG1 is difficult: the camera easily withstands all adventures and destructive accidents, including diving to ten-meter depths, falls from heights of up to one and a half meters and pressure with a load of up to 100 kg.
14 MP 28-140 mm 5 x 2.7″
The camera looks armored, of course, also quite extreme, but that’s the price for survivability. At the same design will not cause any special inconvenience: despite the special design and high strength, the thickness of the WG1 is less than 3 cm, and weighs 163 grams with the battery lithium-ion, enough for 200 shots .
On the contrary, for greater convenience the designers have prudently equipped the device with a reliable strap with a carabiner – so it can always remain at hand and not get lost in difficult situations with such impact resistance it can be safely attached to a backpack, boat or bicycle .
Specifications WG-1 is not limited to the specialization of the camera: quite a modern 14-megapixel sensor, a good 5x zoom with focal lengths 28-140 mm and a minimum focusing distance of 1 cm, and only the screen was not very big – only 2.7 inches at a resolution of 230 thousand. pixels.
Electronics can recognize faces, capture smiles and warn of closed eyes. In video recording mode, your adventure can be saved at 1280×720 pixels at 30 frames per second.
The model Optio WG1-PS, as the name suggests, differs from the usual WG1 by having a built-in GPS-module. This camera will appeal to fans of outdoor activities in travel, because it helps capture the geographic coordinates of each shot. Photos can later be geotagged in Google Earth, Picasa, Flickr or other programs and services that support geotagging.
The devices differ a little bit also in the appearance of the body by the way, both there, and made of aluminum alloy . The WG1 is produced in versions with a black and blue or purple front panel and dark body trim. WG1-PS will be available in green and silver panel versions.
These Pentax Optio WG1/WG1-GPS cameras seem great for capturing underwater moments. Can anyone share their experience using these cameras? How does the image quality compare to other compact cameras?
Are the Pentax Optio WG1/WG1-GPS cameras suitable for underwater photography and can they capture clear images at greater depths?