Hi-tech Review

Pentax has recently information on their new digital camera, the Optio W80. Continue with the quality of digital cameras, the W80 is no different, as it should please even casual photographers and serious photographers. To begin with, it is waterproof, dustproof, shock-proof and weather proof in terms of handling extremely cold temperatures (such as 14 degrees Fahrenheit).

As for “shockproof,” it also in a drop of three feet (which will definitely be a nice feature for those with shaky hands), and in view of the waterproof, it can go under water at a depth of 16 feet . Basically, you can use pictures in the rain or under water without worrying about possible water damage. In addition, it is a 12MP camera with 5x optical zoom, 28mm wide-angle lens, and a “Super Protect coating protects the instrument and lens from fingerprints and oil.

It has a 2.5-inch LCD screen with anti-reflective technology, HD movie capture, Fast Face Detection Technology, Anti-Shake technology, and is super close, very close objects are in clear focus. It is to be in July 2009. The Pentax Optio W80 is available in different versions with a cardinal red, gunmetal gray, or blue.

Pentax has unveiled its newest camera, the X70 Megazoom. The camera has a 24x optical zoom, which makes sense because it is a “Megazoom.” The camera looks like a DSLR, but is supposed to be an in-between camera not a DSLR and not quite a point and shoot. It has an SLR-shape and shoot pictures with 12 megapixels. The camera also has a 2.7-inch display.

The X70 has some advanced controls that you would normally not be a point and shoot, such as aperture shutter priority and high-speed shooting at 11 FPS. ” The X70 can also shoot 720p video at 15 frames per second. This is a strange amount of frames per second for a video, so you do not replace your camcorder with this device.

via gadgetell