Pentax Optio W80 is a waterproof and underwater camera specially designed to meet the demanding conditions of underwater photography. In the discussion ahead you will be able to get an idea about some of its important features. With its outstanding shockproof, dustproof and coldproof capabilities, it makes your photography a worry-free experience. The waterproof performance of Optio W80 has been enhanced to some extend in comparison to the previous models of Pentax. The new model is water-resistant up to the height of five meters and its body is more air tight. This has been done by creating tighter external joints. Special shock-absorbents materials have been applied throughout its inner body and all the components have been made more rigid and durable. This makes it endure a fall from one meter height without causing any damage to the body. Its exceptional cold resistance ability enables operation at temperatures as low as 10 degrees. All these features make it a perfect choice for photography of outdoor activities such as skiing, marine sports and fishing.

Although it has a compact dimension, but its lens have been designed to give excellent zoom coverage. The optical 5X zoom lens covers focal lengths from 5mm to 25mm. For capturing spectacular landscape and magnificent architecture from a distance, the Pentax Optio W80 is the best choice because of it has a wide zoom range that can be extended to approximately 31.3 times. Another attractive feature of the new model of Pentex is its HD-proportioned movie recording that enables flawless capturing of movie clips at a frame rate of 30 frames per second. Its Shake Reduction (SD) mode and Underwater Movie mode compensates shake during shooting and optimizes all camera settings for underwater shooting, respectively.