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Pentax Optio W60
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 15th Aug 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Pentax |
| Price | £173.91 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £200.00 (Inc VAT) |
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A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.
Here's the usual detail test shot of the West Window of Exeter Cathedral, for you to compare with other cameras. See below for a full res crop, or click to see the whole picture.

The general level of detail is pretty good, on a par with other recent 10MP compacts.

The lens does produce quite severe barrel distortion, although this may not be the case underwater, due to the different refractive properties.

Centre sharpness is good...

...but the corner sharpness could be better.
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hypster said on 30th September 2008
TonyZ said on 17th November 2008
It seems that the Pentax camera does not a viewfinder. I continue to look for a waterproof compact digital camera of good quality, with a viewfinder. I tried the Olympus WP770 and ... more
Ian Graham said on 19th November 2008
ok - as soon as someone take a picture while doing snorkelling, please post it.
As the contrast is usually reduced underwater, I don't agree with the comment ... more
Ian Graham said on 19th November 2008
Cliff - I like your approach of giving the full picture at minimum and maximum ISOs for compacts. I agree that the close ups show serious degradation at higher ISOs but reckon tha... more
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