Pentax Optio W80

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Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio W80

Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Sensor shift
Weight
Light-weight
122 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Olympus Tough 6020

Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
Help
Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5 fps vs 1.3 fps
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Around 4x faster continuous shooting
Size Slightly smaller 95x62x22 mm vs 100x56x25 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Weight Lighter 122 g vs 156 g
Help
More than 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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More than 10% thinner
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1500s
Help
More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Pentax W80

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the W80's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The W80's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 1/4s
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16x longer exposures
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Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
Tough 6020:1/4s
W80:4s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
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
Tough 6020:2.7"
W80:2.5"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
Tough 6020:720p
W80:720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
Tough 6020:f/3.9
W80:f/3.5
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
Tough 6020:95x62x22 mm
W80:100x56x25 mm
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-610

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

$229 - $250

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Waterproof

$164

Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Wide angle Has a much narrower wide angle lens
Pentax Optio W90

Pentax Optio W90

Waterproof

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

Waterproof

Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Weight Is significantly heavier
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Casio Exilim EX-G1

Casio Exilim EX-G1

Waterproof

$190

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Weight Much heavier
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Aperture Wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster
Weight Heavier
Size Slightly larger
Olympus TG-820 iHS

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$299

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Weight Heavier
Size Slightly larger
Olympus TG-620

Olympus TG-620

Waterproof

$305 - $324

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Weight Significantly heavier
Size Slightly larger
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Aperture Wider aperture
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Size Larger
Weight Heavier

Pentax Optio W80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio WG-1

Pentax Optio WG-1

Waterproof

$244 - $264

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Larger screen
Size Significantly larger
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Pentax Optio WS80

Pentax Optio WS80

Waterproof

Screen size Larger screen
Size Smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100

Compact

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$300 - $315

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Larger
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Canon PowerShot D10

Canon PowerShot D10

Waterproof

$248 - $319

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Much larger
Wide angle Much worse wide angle

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