Pentax Optio WPi 6MP Waterproof Digital Camera

Pentax Optio WPi 6MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

The Pentax OptioWPi is a compact digital camera that features JIS Class 8-equivalent waterproof performance and has a body only .9 inches thick. What's more, the OptioWPi also features a 2.0-inch LCD monitor, a 3x optical zoom lens, and the imaging power of 6.0 effective megapixels.
Developed in line with the three keywords Sportiness, Elegance, and Leisure, the OptioWPi provides the user with the advantage of waterproof performance that enables confident shooting during a range of water sports. And unusually for a camera with such sporting capability, the OptioWPi also has surprisingly sophisticated styling that makes it ideal for use on practically any kind of occasion.

With the incorporation of a truly easy-to-operate user interface and other innovations, the OptioWPi enables truly stress-free operation. A key example of this is the unique Pentax Mode palette function, which redefines user friendliness and has been exceptionally well received on other models. Indeed the OptioWPi takes the palette function a couple of steps further, allowing it to be used for playback mode selection as well as for shooting mode selection by displaying the icons for various modes on the screen at once. Additionally, the OptioWPi features a function that displays easy explanations for each function too, and all Playback operations have been carefully reviewed and simplified.

Major Features:

Slim, Flat Body
With a thin body of just 22mm, the OptioWPi can be easily slipped into and out of a pocket or bag. And despite its compact dimensions, its well-designed grip ensures the camera remains safe and stable in the hands when shooting at all times. With a front panel crafted from an aluminum alloy, the camera conveys a sense of accessible sophistication, while the round water ring design and four-way key are every bit as attractive as they are practical.


JIS Class 8 Waterproof performance allows underwater photography and video a maximum depth of 1.5 meters.
Waterproof Performance
Offering JIS Class 8-equivalent waterproof performance, the OptioWPi enables the user to shoot continuously for up to approximately 30 minutes underwater at a maximum depth of 1.5 meters. Such waterproof capability also allows the user to wash the camera with water to rinse away sand and dirt. The perfect companion for watersports, skiing, and other outdoor leisure activities, the OptioWPi also allows the user to shoot in places that would be too dirty to take other cameras.

3x Optical Zoom Lens and 6.0 Effective Megapixels
The OptioWPi incorporates an optical lens unit specially designed to suit underwater photography. Delivering 6.3-18.9mm 3x optical zooming performance, it provides a focal range covering angles of view equivalent to those of a 38-114mm lens in 35mm format. Such zooming power can also be combined with approximate 4x digital zoom, making a maximum zooming power of 12x possible whenever desired. Like all Pentax zoom lenses, the lens of the OptioWPi offers excellent imaging performance. It is also composed of 9 groups of 11 elements (3 of which are aspherical lenses) to achieve optimal compensation for aberrations and make the most of the impressive 5.0 effective megapixels.

Large, 2.0-Inch LCD Monitor
Despite its compact and slim body dimensions of 4.0 by 2.0 by 0.9 inches, the OptioWPi features a large, 2.0-inch LCD monitor. Incorporating low-reflection technology and a backlighting system, this LCD monitor remains extremely easy to view, even when used outdoors on sunny days. The LCD monitor also features a power saving mode that extends battery life by automatically reducing the intensity of the aforementioned backlighting.

Green Mode
Green mode fixes all camera settings to a standard combination with a single press of the Green button (with the exception of the zoom setting). This is of particular use should the user become confused with the selection of settings or should the user wish to ask someone else to take a picture. The photographer also has the ability to allocate up to 4 frequently used functions to the Green button as short cuts, providing direct access to exposure compensation and white balance, for example.

Other features


Becomes ready to shoot just 0.6 seconds after the power is turned on.
The red-eye compensation function touches up red eyes in recorded images.
Real-time warnings indicate washed out and blacked out areas.
Digital zooming provides up to 4x performance.
Macro mode enables shooting from as close as 1 centimeter from the subject.
Full-color, black and white, and sepia color modes are available for movie shooting.
Features SD memory card compatibility and has approximately 10.5MB of built-in memory.
Compatible with exclusive, rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries.
Comes complete with ACDSee for Pentax Standard image viewer software.
Features DPOF functionality, Exif Print, and PRINT Image Matching III compatibility.
What's in the Box
Optio WPi Camera, rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-L18, battery charger D-BC8 (A), AC plug cord D-CO2U, AV cable I-AVC7 (B), USB cable I-USB7, software S-SW30 (CD ROM), strap O-ST20, operating manual, serial number card, service network directory.

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