Pentax Optio W10

Points forts : Waterproof ; compact

Points faibles : Sluggish performance ; photos look soft when viewed at actual size

Conclusion : If you can get past its poor performance, the waterproof Pentax Optio W10 can take some pretty good shots where others can't even go.

Résumé : Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor sand, nor mud, nor dust will stop the 6-megapixel Pentax Optio W10. This postal-worker-worthy camera is specially sealed to prevent damage from the elements, completely submersible in water to a depth of 4.9 feet ...

Points forts : Excellent metering, great colour, good (but plastic) build, great underwater and dust proofing ; can dive to down to around 5 feet (1.5m)

Points faibles : The bad: lens softness at the full zoom, limited manual control, no optical viewfinder

Conclusion : The Pentax Optio W10 provides a great all-weather package being both JIS Class 8 waterproofed and Class 5 dust proofed

Points forts : Excellent metering, great colour, good (but plastic) build, great underwater and dust proofing ; can dive to down to around 5 feet (1.5m)

Points faibles : The bad: lens softness at the full zoom, limited manual control, no optical viewfinder

Conclusion : The Pentax Optio W10 provides a great all-weather package being both JIS Class 8 waterproofed and Class 5 dust proofed

Résumé : The Optio W10 is the follow up to Pentax's waterproof Optio WPi. Cliff Smith sees how it has been improved.

Conclusion : The W10 takes the unique abilities of the WP and WPi and improves on them. Better image quality, better movies, better handling and faster overall performance make it indisputably a better camera, while the lower launch price makes it even better ...