Pentax Optio WG-2

Pentax Optio WG-2
Waterproof Waterproof, Compact
February, 2012

Summary Pentax WG-2

Prices Price
Camera only $324
all WG-2 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #8 of 20 Among similar cameras #12 of 28
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 5x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/3.5 Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 1080p @ 30fps
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Pros

The Pentax WG-2 vs other recent waterproof cameras

Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm
Announced New Help
February, 2012
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second
Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 30fps
Screen size Above average sized screen Help
3.0"
Light sensitivity Good maximum light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO

Cons

The Pentax WG-2 vs other recent waterproof cameras

Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
1 fps
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Thickness Thick Help
1.2"
GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Lowest price Expensive Help
$323.99
Size Slightly large Help
Compact 122x61x30 mm
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Weight Heavy Help
192 g

Appearance

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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:52 PM, April 10, 2012)
It looks like Pentax has a system that bumps the ISO up and uses a faster shutter speed to reduce image blur, I am not sure if I would call that image stabilization. 
 
Avatar for First L First L (1:35 PM, April 10, 2012)
I looked at their specs at their website and they have Pixel SR, etc. listed for their Stabilization. Maybe it is just digital? How much better is optical stabilization from digital anyways?
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:27 PM, April 10, 2012)
Hey @f2e2a6bb9419dcc147e115eb3a1c2104:disqus 
Unfortunately there is no image stabilization in this camera, the only reason I can think that they left it out was because it was one more moving part that might break if it was dropped, but I am not sure.
 
Bloodfire1004 (8:15 AM, April 10, 2012)
Is there really no image stabilization to this camera?