- Waterproof to 4m (13 feet) protects from rain and spills, as well as allowing underwater photos and video.
- 10 Megapixels for large, detailed images.
- 5x optical zoom in a slim 1 inch body is equivalent to 28-140mm.
- Wide angle 28mm zoom lens ideal for landscape, indoor, or group photos.
- HD movie capture to vividly capture moving memories in widescreen 720p.
Product Description
Take your PENTAX Optio W60 to new extremes. With 10 megapixels and a 5X internal zoom, this waterproof Optio shoots deeper, wider and at colder temps. A new design allows the Optio W60 to operate up to 13 feet underwater for two hours and at extreme temperatures well below freezing. Perfect for photography in adventurous settings, the Optio W60 captures a wide variety of scenes including expansive landscapes, architecture, and group photos in confined spaces as well… More >>
Pentax Optio W60 10 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 2.5 inch LCD
I got one off Amazon and was impressed. It takes great pictures if you do not use the auto 800 setting. Just use it at 100 or 200 setting. Great videos.
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These are three I made for some friends.
The controls are easy to use and work.
great picture options.
Good underwater shots but do not go to deep.
AAA+++
Going to buy the W80 next.
Looks great
Rating: 5 / 5
I had the older Pentax W20 and loved it. Take it on remote float trips in Alaska. Just a great camera. The new W60 is that much nicer. Need a waterproof camera, buy it. Nothing to worry about. Nothing to regret. This product is top shelf.
Rating: 5 / 5
My Optio W10 died on me, and while it had it’s faults it was a good reliable camera. The W60 has some of the same complaints (slow to take pics, not good in low light, etc) but the images are even worse than the W10. I wouldn’t recommend this camera. I haven’t used the waterproof feature yet…plan on doing that in a couple weeks at the beach.
Rating: 2 / 5
Worked very well on a holiday to the sand and surf. Rinsing in fresh water after a day of use helps. Was late rinsing once and battery door became sticky. Took a good cleaning with a toothbrush to remedy. Underwater pictures and videos were very good and battery life is good.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought the W60 early this summer when my W10 was damaged in an accident. I am extremely disappointed in the W60.
The user interface is basically fine, but I find it hard to press the separate buttons (I always feel fat-fingered on it). The W10 in contrast was much easier to manipulate.
The waterproof housing is noticeably improved over the W10.
The battery has almost no lifespan. I get about 60 pictures (no flash) before I have to recharge it. Even more annoying, the battery doesn’t sit terribly well in the recharger, so you have to be careful to ensure that it’s actually recharging. I find it *exceedingly* annoying that you can’t recharge this camera from the USB port — you plug in the camera to download the pictures, and even if the camera is attached to a wall outlet, the battery fails. I am also disappointed that they changed the battery shape from the W10 — I have perfectly good batteries from that camera, and had to buy new ones for this; not very environmentally friendly!
The flash is weaker that it was in the W10; and it’s now almost useless. I get about 1.5 meters (4 feet) of range before the light fails — that’s extremely close up.
The focus is quite poor. Even when in “portrait” mode (when it tries to look for faces), the camera does not always focus on the face it found. About 1/3 of my photos are out-of-focus. (On the W10, I’d only have problems when the subject was moving.) My suspicion is not that the focus mechanism itself is poor, but the algorithm that decides on where to focus picks the wrong item.
About 4 weeks after I purchased the camera, the power switch failed. (It took quite some googling to figure out what the problem was, as the manual only says to recharge the battery.) Since I was on vacation at the time, I was VERY happy that I had a second camera with me. I sent it back to the manufacturer for repair, and it was returned about 10 days later. They had corrected the power switch, focus, and zoom block. It still can’t focus well.
The quality of underwater photos is slightly improved over the W10, but given that you’re moving in the water and the fish are moving, the focus problem is really serious.
Overall, I’m very disappointed. Even more so because I loved the W10, and was really looking forward to the next generation.
Rating: 2 / 5