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SPANKY · 01-04-2006, 09:03 AM

i bought a pentax optio-wp last summer. it has 5 megapixels. it's compact but still offers a large (2") lcd screen. it has the movie function with sound and a rechargeable battery. but what really sold me on this one was the fact it is waterproof up to 5 feet deep. the zoom is limited to 3x optical and 4x digital due to the fact that the zoom function has to happen behind the sealed lens, but i have found this to be plenty of zoom for an amateur like me. i paid around $300. but have seen it cheaper since then.

01-04-2006, 09:03 AM	#11
SPANKY Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i bought a pentax optio-wp last summer. it has 5 megapixels. it's compact but still offers a large (2") lcd screen. it has the movie function with sound and a rechargeable battery. but what really sold me on this one was the fact it is waterproof up to 5 feet deep. the zoom is limited to 3x optical and 4x digital due to the fact that the zoom function has to happen behind the sealed lens, but i have found this to be plenty of zoom for an amateur like me. i paid around $300. but have seen it cheaper since then.