Pentax Optio WS80

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Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WS80

Size
Really small
Super compact 92x60x22 mm
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
125 g
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach
AgfaPhoto DC-600uw

18

Runner-up

Agfa DC-600uw

Reasons to buy the Agfa DC-600uw

Size
Really small
Compact 101x61x32 mm
Weight
Light-weight
161 g

differences

Advantages of the Agfa DC-600uw

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.8
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At its widest zoom, the DC-600uw's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 8s vs 4s
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2x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Pentax WS80

Size Significantly smaller 92x60x22 mm vs 101x61x32 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Screen size Significantly larger screen 2.7" vs 2.4"
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More than 10% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The WS80's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.9" vs 1.3"
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More than 30% thinner
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 230k dots vs 110k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Weight Lighter 125 g vs 161 g
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More than 20% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/1500s vs 1/1000s
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More than 30% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

AgfaPhoto DC-600uw Agfa DC-600uw
18 vs 53
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Pentax Optio WS80 Pentax Optio WS80
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Pentax Optio WS80. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a waterproof.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
DC-600uw:1/1000s
WS80:1/1500s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
DC-600uw:2.4"
WS80:2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
DC-600uw:110k dots
WS80:230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
DC-600uw:480p @ 30fps
WS80:720p @ 30fps
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
DC-600uw:f/3.5
WS80:f/3.8

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

AgfaPhoto DC-600uw Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241 - $273

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Longest exposure Shorter max exposures
Olympus TG-320

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$190 - $202

Macro focus Much better macro capability
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Longest exposure Slightly shorter max exposures
Kodak EasyShare Touch M577

Kodak EasyShare Touch M577

Compact

$101 - $233

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Significantly smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$135 - $179

Macro focus Much better macro capability
Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Olympus FE-370

Olympus FE-370

Compact

$114

Macro focus Much better macro capability
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Weight Slightly heavier

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Aperture Much wider aperture
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Much larger
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Olympus SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Super zoom

$379

Zoom Much more zoom
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$71

Aperture Much wider aperture
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Significantly larger
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Olympus Stylus 550WP

Olympus Stylus 550WP

Waterproof

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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