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Pentax Optio WS80 was announced in 2009 and is a 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm) Standard Compact camera with 10.00 Megapixel CCD sensor. Its native ISO ranges from 64 to 6,400. The camera has a Fixed 2.70" screen with 230k dot resolution.
Pentax Optio WS80 can capture video up to 1280 x 720 resolution.
In this section we present pros and cons of Pentax Optio WS80.
And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:
Pentax Optio WS80 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution which is quite low by today's standards.
Pentax Optio WS80 features a 10.00 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 28.1 mm2. Its native ISO range is 64 - 6,400.
Camera is equipped with Prime processor and can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolutions like 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.
The camera does not have an image stabilization.
Pentax Optio WS80 has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) input for data transfer.
Pentax Optio WS80 comes with D-LI68 battery pack.
The camera has 33.6 MB internal storage and a single SD/SDHC card slot.
Pentax Optio WS80's shutter speed can go up to 1/1500 sec. Camera can shoot continuously up to 1.1 fps.
Pentax Optio WS80 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 3.40 m.
Pentax Optio WS80 has dimensions of 92 x 60 x 22 mm (3.62 x 2.36 x 0.87"). It weighs 125 g (0.28 lb / 4.41 oz), so it is a lightweight camera.
92 mm (3.62")
60 mm (2.36")
60 mm (2.36")
22 mm (0.87")
Pentax Optio WS80 dimensions
We give scores to the camera for different type of photography based on its features and specifications. Let us see how Pentax Optio WS80 is suitable for six different types of photography.
Pentax Optio WS80 gets a score of 66 and is AVERAGE choice for Landscape photography.
Pentax Optio WS80 gets a score of 37 and is BAD choice for Sports photography.
Pentax Optio WS80 gets a score of 54 and is POOR choice for Wildlife photography.
Pentax Optio WS80 gets a score of 45 and is POOR choice for Portrait photography.
Pentax Optio WS80 gets a score of 83 and is GOOD choice for Street photography.
Pentax Optio WS80 gets a score of 90 and is EXCELLENT choice for Travel photography.
We evaluate Pentax Optio WS80 and give score of 45 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 7 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new camera is added to the database.
We give Pentax Optio WS80 a score of 47 for Sensor parameters.
We give Pentax Optio WS80 a score of 36 for Photo parameters.
We give Pentax Optio WS80 a score of 7 for Video parameters.
We give Pentax Optio WS80 a score of 54 for Focusing parameters.
We give Pentax Optio WS80 a score of 50 for Screen and Viewfinder parameters.
We give Pentax Optio WS80 a score of 38 for Connectivity parameters.
We give Pentax Optio WS80 a score of 83 for Battery, Storage and Physical parameters.
For a full specification list please go to the specifications page:
