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Pentax Optio W60 Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 15th Aug 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Pentax |
| Price | £173.91 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £200.00 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersHere are some general test shots to help evaluate the camera's overall image quality, including the zoom range of the lens. Some pictures may be clicked to download the full size original image.
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The 28mm equivalent wide angle is good for capturing wider scenes, but the metering system has under-exposed this shot.
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The teolephoto end is equivalent to 140mm, good for medium-distance details.
Colour reproduction is possibly a little over-saturated, but that could be due to under exposure.
The W60 has a 1cm macro range.
The persistent under-exposure produces murky shadows in high-contrast shots.
Dartmoor, 8am, and it's just started raining. It's often been said that other countries have climate, here in England we just have weather. Look, there's some of it right there.
By 10am we were all thouroughly soaked. At that altitude you're just walking through rain clouds, and even the best waterproof cloting does no good at all. The W60 didn't seem to mind though.
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julesagogo said on 26th May 2009
julesagogo said on 26th May 2009
@RC: True, but you can turn AF off in Menu-RecMode-Movies. Still a design flaw if you ask me - my WP never did that, my W20 did and they replaced it saying it was defective. The ... more
Bruce said on 24th June 2009
This camera is awesome.. It was working fine in -20 temps in Whistler last year, Ive also thrown it from 10m into water and still doesnt miss a beat..
mick said on 18th September 2009
I took this camera to Discovery Cove in Florida, it took excellent underwater photos ,If I could attach them to this copmment I would
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It's true, the autofocus on the W60 clicks when shooting video.* This happened on my Optio W20 and they replaced it saying it was a defect, now it's designed that way (I... more