Pentax Optio WG-1 Kit Digital Camera
Product Details
- Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- ASIN: B004XGFIIG
By : Pentax
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Price : $229.95
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Product Description
Like a certain caped comic-book superhero, the ridiculously rugged Optio WG-1 Kit Digital Camera can take whatever punishment you're in the mood to dish out. Waterproof to 33 feet (so you can shoot underwater), shockproof from up to a 5-foot drop, crush-proof to withstand up to 100KG of force, cold-proof to 14F, and dust-proof, this is one point-and-shoot you're going to have to work hard to destroy. Also tough to beat: advanced features in this high-res 14-megapixel camera that allow you to capture anything from detailed Super Macro shots to HD movies.
Product Features
- Material: reinforced polycarbonate, (accents) aluminumDimensions: 4.5 x 2.3 x 1.1 inZoom Length: (optical) 5 x, (digital) 6.7 xEffective Focal Length: (1/2.3in sensor) 5-25mm, (approximate 35mm equivalent) 28-140mmField of View: Aperature:
- Resolution: [14 megapixels] 4288 x 3216 pixels, (1:1) [10 megapixels] 3216 x 3216 pixels, (16:9) [10 megapixels] 424 x 2376 pixels; [7 megapixels] 3072 x 2304 pixels, (1:1) [5 megapixels] 2592 x 1944 pixels, (16:9) [5 megapixels] 2592 x 1944 pixels, (16:9) [4 megapixels] 2592 x 1464 pixels; [3 megapixels] 2048 x 1536 pixels, (16:9) [2 megapixels] 1920 x 1080 pixelsVideo Size: (HD) 1280 x 720 pixels, (VGA) 640 x 480 pixels, (QVGA) 320 x 240 pixels
- Video Formats: (motion jpg) AVIVideo Processor: Sensor: 1/2.3in interline transfer CCDPhoto Formats: JPG (EXIF 2.3), DCF 2.0, Print Image Matching IIIBattery Type: rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI92Frame Rates: (still burst mode max) 0.68 frames per second, (video) 30 frames per second at 720p HDISO Range: (auto) 80 - 1600, (manual, 5M or 4M) 80 - 6400LCD Size: (widescreen 16:9) 2.7 in
- Megapixels: 14Memory Card Type: SD, SDHC, SDXCManual Exposure: Manual Focus: yesFlash: yes, auto, , flashedeye, , on + redeye off, , auto + rMic Type: built-inOperating System: (PC) Windows XP(SP3), Vista, 7, (Mac) MacOS 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6PC Connection: yes, USB portWeight: (w/out battery or memory) 5 ozRecommended Use: hiking, biking, swimming, boating, capturing the extreme
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Customer Reviews
Check out my updating youtube videos. I am user: "PentaxWG1" The good the bad the ugly. The over all feel of this camera is strong and gripable. I love having metal and rubber on my electronics. I have dropped this camera. It was on my lap in the jeep and there was a hornet. I jumped out and it threw to the ground. No problems. The removable circle around the lens (macro stand) has threads. They are 46mm and can screw on filters and caps. I got a cap, uv filter, polorized filter, and flourecent filter on e-bay for $6. So other than the sony TX10, this is the only camera that can protect the lens. Can't wait to buy a telescopic lens. My camera has been underwater about 15 ft. I've seen no problems with leaking. It has two openeings; one for battery and sd card, and one for hd/av hook-up. Both seem strong and sturdy to me. Battery cover does move ever so slightly but seems fine. Ok, thats the construction. As you have already heard, the macro/super macro is awesome. If you can get your specimen to sit still, you can get some pretty great material. The movie macro is even pretty cool, but you have to stay at a consistant focal length or it gets blury. I recorded a wolf spider in pitch black and the l.e.d. lights around the lens made it look like a monster movie! One bad thing about the macro is that when set straight down on the subject it will focus and take the picture on something as flat as a leaf or picture.... if it protrudes as much as a dime width or more it won't stay focused. But when I pulled back just a hair the dime did look awsome. N-E-Wayz, It seems the closer you are to the subject with this camera the better it looks. A closer shot of two people, shoulders and up, look really good. But further away not so much. pictures of groups of people (full body) or the shot of a pond or a... cow...I say the camera is about par. Not bad but not great. I have tried the cybershot TX10 and if you strictly want waterproof picture quality go that way or panasonic. TX10 was beautiful but not as fun. Back to the WG-1. With par pics I do feel the camera is more consistant than its predesessor w90. Better with stand, free hand not as good..but always the same. Never a crappy picture out of nowhere. I also feel it does much better in lower light than the w90. It gets noisey but I was getting decent lighted shots (no flash) in areas that where very dim to the naked eye. The l.e.d. lights are handy, too. Optical zoom works pretty well for pictures. You'll want a steady hand or stand if zoomed all the way in. Digital zoom sucks. The panorama is not sweep. You take 3 pics and line them up, then the camera stitches them. Not as convinient as the TX10 but it looks good and you can do tricks...As for underwater. Pictures and video where pretty darn good. Anti shake or wudever made it pretty smooth. With video underwater or above the zoom works but it doesn't refocus very well. But over all regular video was better than I expected. Once again when things are close it seems very virbrant. I got about a foot from a cow's face and the fur on his head got very HiDef-ish. Battery life....sucks, but I got and extra generic one when I ordered mine for 6 bucks. Over-all I really love this camera. I've been totally entertained for 2 days and havn't even gotten to time lapse phtography yet. Although I do think of the pic quality of the TX10 now and then. I would have been bored with that camera after one dip in the lake. I can get a 10 mp zoom camera for less than a hundred and fill in anywhere the wg-1 lack.
We owned a Pentax's first waterproof camera (Optio W10) and loved it. So when it came time to upgrade we bought this one before our trip to Mexico. We choose this one because of its ergonomic design. We figured this would work wonders when splashing around underwater and be easy to hold onto. The ergonomic design is the only redeeming feature of this camera.
At first we were concerned about how loose the battery door was. The battery door stayed shut but it would slide partially open when closed and was very loose (not enough for water to actually get in but enough to make us concerned). Thinking it might just be the camera we picked up, we went back to the store where we bought it from. After looking at other ones it appears to be part of the design. This should have been our first clue that this is a horrible camera.
While on vacation in Mexico the camera froze several times requiring the battery to be removed to get it to unfreeze. Now this can be a true problem when you need to let the camera dry for about an hour before opening the battery door otherwise you risk exposing both the battery and memory card to water.
We also discovered small water spots on the inside of the display screen. Clearly it is not as waterproof as claimed. I am glad we were only using it while wading in the ocean and not actually snorkelling.
The battery life is extremely poor requiring charging every two days when the camera is moderately used.
We also found the image quality not that good. After returning from our vacation, we looked at old images from our previous camera (Optio W10) and they were much better even though it was only 6 megapixels. In fact the same picture taken with our iPhone 3Gs had a better image quality.
Pros
- Great rugged looking design
Cons
- Poor image quality
- Freezes
- Not completely waterproof
- Poorly manufactured
Summary
Clearly Pentax designed a nice looking camera that gives the illusion of ruggedness; however, their production quality of this model is extremely poor. We've returned the camera and are looking for a different one (not from Pentax) to replace it with.
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