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Pentax recently announced the OptioWP digital camera. A 5 megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom, the OptioWP delivers a fairly good feature set in a very small package – just 4x2x0.9 inches. The camera weighs in at 4.2 ounces sans battery or memory card, and has extensive waterproofing features that give it a JIS Class 8 water resistance rating. The camera will begin shipping to retailers in April of 2005.
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PENTAX Imaging Company has announced the amphibious OptioWP digital camera.
With 5.0 megapixels and a 3X zoom, the sleek, elegant OptioWP captures high quality images both on land and up to five feet underwater without an additional underwater housing unit.
The OptioWP is the perfect digital camera for active people who snorkel, ski, sail, surf, or participate in a variety of outdoor activities.
Well-known for delivering tiny digital, PENTAX keeps the OptioWP dimensions to a mere 4x2x0.9 inches and only 4.2 ounces (without battery and memory card).
Despite the diminutive size, the OptioWP features a generous 2.0 inch low reflection LCD, 10MB built-in memory, quick start-up, an ultra fast nine point autofocus, and it captures movies at 30 frames per second in JPEG format.
How does the OptioWP outdo other water resistant digital cameras in the marketplace?
The design of the new OptioWP is not only stylish, it's innovative.
Every seam in the camera is protected with rubber sealant and an interlocking design to resist the enemies of all electronics including dust, pressure and moisture.
These technological design advances help qualify the PENTAX OptioWP as the first 5.0 megapixel, 3X zoom digital camera with a JIS Class 8 water resistant rating.
PENTAX will unveil the OptioWP this week during the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
PENTAX Imaging Company is an innovative leader in the production of digital and film cameras, sport optics, lenses, mobile printers, scanners and internet cameras.
For more than 80 years, PENTAX technology has developed durable, reliable products that meet the needs of consumers and businesses.
PENTAX Imaging Company is a division of PENTAX of America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PENTAX Corporation of Japan.
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