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
Fujifilm FinePix Z30

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix Z30

Size
Really small
Super compact 91x59x21 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
110 g
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm Z30

Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.7 vs f/3.8
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At its widest zoom, the Z30's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Size Slightly smaller 91x59x21 mm vs 92x60x22 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $92.87 vs $249.74
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The best price we've seen is $157 cheaper (2.7x less)
Weight Lighter 110 g vs 125 g
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More than 10% lighter
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Pentax WS80

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
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3x
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Around 3x more zoom
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 waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix Z30 Fujifilm FinePix Z30
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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Weight Light weight Help
Z30:110 g
WS80:125 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
Z30:1/1000s
WS80:1/1500s
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
Z30:3s
WS80:4s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
35 mm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
Z30:0.6 fps
WS80:1.1 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
Z30:f/3.7
WS80:f/3.8
Movie format Poor movies Help
Z30:480p @ 30fps
WS80:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
Z30:3x
WS80:5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
Z30:91x59x21 mm
WS80:92x60x22 mm
True resolution Capture very high resolution images Help
9.8 MP
Thickness Thin Help
Z30:0.8"
WS80:0.9"
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Weight Is significantly heavier
Size Is slightly larger

Fujifilm FinePix Z30 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus FE-5010

Olympus FE-5010

Compact

$211

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Waterproof Not waterproof
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1

Travel zoom

$179

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Waterproof Not waterproof
True resolution Lower true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1

Compact

$142

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Waterproof Not waterproof
Olympus X560 WP

Olympus X560 WP

Waterproof

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Screen size Smaller screen
Fujifilm FinePix Z35

Fujifilm FinePix Z35

Compact

$172

Screen size Smaller screen
Waterproof Not waterproof

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
Pentax Optio W80

Pentax Optio W80

Waterproof

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Smaller screen
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$499 - $500

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
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
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

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