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Review summary: The Pentax Optio W60 is a ruggedized, waterproof model meant for the ski slopes, the pool and other spots where digital cameras ordinarily fear to tread. The W60 is small and attractive, available with a silver finish or a distinctive turquoise front ...

Verdict: The W60 is easy to hold with one or both hands. The shutter button sits on the top but, unlike most cameras, there's no zoom control nearby. Instead, the zoom controls are found on the camera back and are a bit fiddly to use, consisting of two small ...

Review summary: The Pentax Optio W60 is a 10 Megapixel compact with a 5x optical zoom, 2.5in screen and a waterproof body which allows it to be fully submerged underwater without the need for an additional housing. Announced in May 2008, it's the successor to the ...

Pros: Fully waterproof to depths of 4m., Decent 5x optical range with 28mm wide., Contrast, sharpness and saturation controls., Interval timer shooting and smile detection., Fully waterproof to depths of 4m., Decent 5x optical range with 28mm wide., ...

Cons: No optical or sensor-shift anti-shake., Average video quality and HD at only 15fps., Low contrast images in some tests., No optical or sensor-shift anti-shake., Average video quality and HD at only 15fps., Low contrast images in some tests.

Verdict: There was a time if you wanted a waterproof compact, Pentax was the only name to consider. Over recent generations though, Olympus has grabbed much of the attention with its SW range, but now with the Optio W60, Pentax is back with one of the most ...

Review summary: A major selling point of the Pentax W60 is that it's waterproof to four metres, yet, optically, it also competes well with unsealed compacts

Pros: Waterproofing, Design, Handling

Cons: Slight image quality issues, Lacks shockproofing

Verdict: The W60 is able to compete with unsealed compacts optically, yet also works in the wet.

Review summary: Enjoy taking pictures underwater with the Pentax Optio W60. It is a lightweight and waterproof digital camera that provides users with 10 megapixels shots with 5x zoom lens plus 28 mm wide-angle capability. Due to its waterproof feature, it is able to ...

Pros: Waterproof to four metres (13ft), cold-proof to sub-zero temperatures and 100 per cent proof if you drop it in a bucket of Absynth. We shot far off sea horses with the 5x internal optical zoom, while close-up frogspawn was glorious in all its detail ...

Cons: Indoor shots taken with and without the flash, however, were a little noisy and grainy, but given the W60's focus on outdoor and underwater abilities we can forgive that. Also, while you can shoot HD movie footage in the 720p format, it's only at ...

Verdict: Pentax has come up with the ideal companion for festival goers, travellers and water fetishists.

Review summary: The Pentax Optio W60 is meant to be your foul-weather photographic friend, oblivious to water (whether a splash or a full-on immersion) and freezing cold. You wouldn't know it at a glance, though - the 10-megapixel W60 is as sleekly styled and ...

Pros: - Waterproof to 13 feet - Withstands freezing to 14 degrees - Handsome compact design

Cons: - No manual exposure controls - Mediocre performance on timing tests - Strange Auto ISO behavior

Verdict: Most of us miss out on great photo opportunities because we're afraid to ruin our cameras in harsh conditions. The beach is a wonderful place to grab shots of our family (or particularly attractive members of someone else's family, for that matter), ...