Pentax Optio W80 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
12.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Pentax D-Li78 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Optio W80
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.6 cm
Width 9.9 cm
Depth 2.5 cm
Weight 150 g
Body Material Aluminium, polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour Azure blue | Cardinal red | Gunmetal gray | Honey yellow
Protection Shockproof
Digital Zoom 6.25x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Pentax Optio W80
Sensor Resolution 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 12,390,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Pentax Optio W80
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Pentax Optio W80
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, face zoom, Smile Capture
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Optio W80
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (64-6400), ISO 64-6400, ISO auto (64-1600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, text, surf & snow, PET, food, fireworks, panorama assist, flower, night scene, Underwater, sports mode, candle, night scene with portrait, anti shake, frame composition, kids, report, half-length portrait, digital wide
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Sepia, fisheye, Retro, Toy camera
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, tungsten light, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Pentax Optio W80
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Pentax Optio W80
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, Soft
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 3.9 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Optio W80
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Pentax Optio W80
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2672
JPEG 4000 x 2256
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1024 x 768
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 1280 x 720 - 15 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
RAM Installed 33.7 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Optio W80
Battery Type Pentax D-Li78 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li78 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Optio W80
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
System Requirements Details Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium III - 500 MHz - 512 MB - 1 GB
MacOS X 10.1.2 or later - 233 MHz - 8 MB
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Pentax Optio W80
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.27 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer
OTHERS Pentax Optio W80
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 5 m

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