Jaume and Henk (and others)... What's the difference between the W20 and W30?
t Henk Terhell wrote: > I went yesterday to the shop with the full intention to buy an Olympus > Mju 760 (because of weatherproof properties as well as having shake > reduction). I want a pocket camera I can safely take along to the beach > and also use in wet environment. The guy in the shop (the largest shop > in this country) made a plea to buy the W20 because the Mju 760 is not > guaranteed as waterproof, so I walked away with the W20. He mentioned > that these waterproof Pentax W-series have gained a special niche of the > market, though I didn't believe his story that other manufacturers only > like to sell more cameras when water is leaking inside not covered by > guarantee. Anyway, interesting that a camera seller has convinced me to > buy a Pentax! > > Henk > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Jaume Lahuerta >> Sent: 12 August, 2007 12:49 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Optio W10/20/30 users - opinions? >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I just acquired a W20 since i wanted a camera that i could >> bring where I'd never bring my DS. >> >> I have to say that I am positively surprised by the usability >> (responsiveness). It focuses acceptably fast and i can take >> pictures to my (moving) child with no problems. The camera >> has lots of options, including live histogram and burned >> shadow and highlights indicators. It stars and stops very >> fast (no moving zoom). You can also set the green button in >> order to have direct access to some functions. The first >> underwater pictures that I took were specially good. I have >> to say that the pool was in the shadow, so there were no >> flare problems. The only real issue that I've found so far is >> the visibility of the LCD in bright light (and there is no >> optical viewfinder). This is the only thing that makes me >> wonder if I should have spent some more money and go for the >> W30, since they claim to have a brighter screen (although one >> never knows with marketing...). There is also anther issue, >> that I already observed in the Optio M30. If the camera fires >> the flash in ISO set to Auto, the camera ALWAYS uses ISO 400, >> which degrades the quality since it is a bit grainy. You have >> to force a lower iso (a good use for the programmable green button). >> >> Please, let me know if you have more specific questions. I >> can send you a link to some pictures and even send you some >> original pictures so you can judge the quality. For mi is OK >> for its purpose. (Also Steve's Digicams has reviewed both W20 >> and W30 and has samples). >> >> Regards, >> Jaume >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
