Pentax présente l'Optio W60, un nouveau compact étanche à 299 euros.
 
 

 
Pentax propose l'Optio W60, un compact étanche jusqu'à 4 mètres et doté d'un grand-angle 28 mm.
 
 
 
Le nouveau compact est doté d'un capteur à 10 millions de pixels et surtout d'un intéressant zoom 5x (28-140 mm) grand-angle, mais malheureusement peu lumineux. Autre grande nouveauté, l'arrivée de la vidéo en haute définition (1280 x 720 pixels) malheureusement en 15 i/s seulement. Bien sûr, comme tous les modèles de la série W, le W60 est étanche et peut descendre jusqu'à 4 m (les précédents modèles ne pouvaient dépasser 3 m). En outre, il résiste parfaitement jusqu'à -10°C.
 
 
Le Pentax Option w60 (299 euros, disponible en juillet 2008) en quelques points clés (télécharger la fiche technique complète)
 
 
- Capteur CCD 10 Mpix 1/2,3 pouce
 
- Zoom optique 5x, 28-140 mm, f/3,5-5,5
 
- Écran LCD 2,5 pouces, 230 000 pixels
 
- Sensibilité 100-6400 ISO
 
- Macro : 1 cm
 
- stabilisateur numérique
 
- Autofocus sur 9 points
 
- Vidéo HD 720p, 15 i/s
 
- AV, USB 2 et alimentation secteur
 
 
 
Source: Pentax France
 
News parue sur Focus Numérique

Voici peut-être un compact de la marque qui va (enfin !) faire date...
beaucoup en disent du bien (même CI, qui lui octroie 5* à l'issue du test!)
 
aussi piqué sur "Hiboox" (désolé, y a de la redite...):
"Pentax Imaging Company has announced the Pentax Optio W60 compact digital camera. Lightweight and fully waterproof, the Optio W60 features 10 megapixels and a 5X zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle capability. The enhanced design of the Optio W60 allows the camera to operate up to 13 feet underwater for two hours and at extreme temperatures well below freezing.
Perfect for photography in adventurous as well as everyday settings, the 5X optical zoom refraction lens never protrudes from the Optio W60, yet it covers focal lengths from 5mm to 25mm (approximately 28mm to 140mm in 35mm format). This range allows the camera to capture a wide variety of scenes including expansive landscapes, architecture, and group photos in confined spaces as well as close-up telephoto shots of subjects. A Digital Wide function merges two shots into one image for ultra-wide-angle image capture (equivalent to a focal length of 21mm in 35mm format).
The Optio W60 also accompanies users to new aquatic depths. With improved design and construction of the shutter button and controls, as well as reinforced, airtight joints, the Optio W60 allows underwater photography up to 30 percent deeper than previous Pentax waterproof models. In addition to the JIS Class 8 waterproofing standard, the camera is JIS Class 5 dustproof against dirt, sand and dust and operates in extreme temperatures as cold as 14 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 10 degrees Celsius).
Other important features and modes of the Pentax Optio W60 include a High-Quality Movie mode with HD resolution up to 1280 x 720 pixels (comparable to a 720p HDTV at 15fps) as well as Auto Picture mode, fast Face Recognition, Smile Capture, Blink Detection, an Underwater Movie mode, High Sensitivity Digital SR mode that automatically adjusts the sensitivity up to ISO 6400, and an LCD monitor with a 170 degree wide-angle view and Anti-Reflection coating to reduce glare.
A perfect companion for indoor and outdoor enthusiasts, the Pentax Optio W60 performs well during winter and summer activities as well as in and around water and sand. The Pentax Optio W60 will be available in July 2008 for US $329.95 in a choice of two colors: Ocean Blue and Silver.
More information is available here: www.h20camera.com."