Pentax Optio WG-2 (Black)
Manufacturer: Pentax Part number: 15471
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Pentax Optio WG-2 (Black) price range: $199.95 - $329.95
- Reviewed by: Joshua Goldman
- Reviewed on: 04/26/2012
The good: The Pentax Optio WG-2 is a lightweight, but extremely rugged compact camera with some extra features and functions you won't find in competing models.
The bad: The WG-2's shooting performance isn't particularly fast and it only has digital image stabilization.
The bottom line: The Pentax Optio WG-2 is a very good rugged camera with few trade-offs for its durability.
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- Manufacturer: Pentax
- Part number: 15471
- Description: Pentax pushes the Pentax WG adventure camera series to the edge for the 13th time with the PENTAX Optio WG-2 digital compact camera. Digital microscope mode uses 6 macro LEDs and detachable macro focus ring for perfect focus and smooth, even lighting around the smallest of subjects as close as 1 cm from the front of the camera. Large 3-inch LCD features a wide angle viewable HVGA resolution screen (460,000 dots), while anti-reflective coating on the screen's protective acrylic panel greatly enhances visibility in brightly lit shooting conditions.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Enclosure Color Black
- Resolution 16 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS
- Total Pixels 16,790,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
- Optical Zoom 5 x
- Digital Zoom 7.2 x
- Image Stabilizer Electronic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
- AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF
- Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE,
Smile Capture,
Pet Detection,
Blink Detection technology,
Self Portrait Auto Shutter - Digital Video Format H.264
- Image Recording Format JPEG
- Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO auto (125-6400),
ISO 125-6400 - Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic - Shooting Programs Handheld night shot,
Candle,
Report,
Night scene with portrait,
Underwater,
Sports mode,
Flower,
Green,
Frame composition,
Text,
Anti shake,
Night scene,
Digital microscope,
Underwater movie,
Surf & snow,
Digital wide,
Digital panorama,
Fireworks,
Food,
Pet,
Kids,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Miniature,
Color Extract,
Starburst,
High contrast,
Toy camera,
Brightness,
Color Emphasis,
Fisheye,
Soft,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Ink Rubbing,
Retro,
HDR - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Shade,
Fluorescent - Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
Lens System
- Type 5 x x Zoom lens - 5 mm - 25 mm - F/3.5-5.5
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 0.4 in - 23.6 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements
- Features Aspherical lens,
Built-in lens shield Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features AF illuminator
- Effective Flash Range 7.9 in - 18 ft : ISO auto ( Wide lens ),
7.9 in - 11.5 ft : ISO auto ( Tele lens ) Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second for 30 frames (5MPix),
1 frame per second - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Additional Features Digital image rotation,
Pixel Track SR,
In-camera red-eye removal,
Audio recording,
Dynamic Range Adjustment,
Eye-Fi Card Ready,
PRINT Image Matching,
Resizing an image,
Cropping an image,
Triple Shake Reduction technology,
Date/time stamp,
Exif Print support,
High-speed recording,
DPOF support,
RGB primary color filter,
Multi-picture burst,
Histogram display,
In-camera movie editing,
Interval shooting mode,
Digital image stabilization (video mode),
Built-in LED illuminator,
Face zoom,
1080p Full HD movie recording,
USB 2.0 compatibility Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Built-in
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x HDMI output Software
- Software Drivers & Utilities
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP SP3,
MS Windows 7,
Apple Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.7,
MS Windows Vista - Peripheral Devices USB port
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories Macro stand,
Battery charger,
Carrying strap,
USB cable,
Carabiner clip - Body Material Polycarbonate
- Protection Freezeproof,
Crushproof,
Shockproof,
Waterproof - Underwater Depth Up to 39.4 ft
Battery
- Supported Battery Pentax D-Li92
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
- Battery Life Details Photo shooting,
Playback - 4 hour(s),
Video recording - 1.17 hour(s),
Voice recording - 4.5 hour(s) Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
SD Memory Card,
SDXC Memory Card - Internal Storage 88.2 MB
- Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456,
JPEG 3456 x 3456,
JPEG 4608 x 2592,
JPEG 3072 x 2304,
JPEG 3072 x 1728,
JPEG 2592 x 1944,
JPEG 2592 x 1464,
JPEG 2048 x 1536,
JPEG 1920 x 1080,
JPEG 1024 x 768,
JPEG 640 x 480 - Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080,
H.264 - 1280 x 720,
H.264 - 1280 x 720,
H.264 - 640 x 480,
H.264 - 640 x 480 Dimensions & Weight
- Width 4.8 in
- Depth 1.2 in
- Height 2.4 in
- Weight 6.1 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 14 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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