I got my Optio W60 Waterproof point and shoot today.
The price has dropped recently which was a nice
suprise. Unfortunately, B&H doesn't have any Impact
batteries in stock for the camera yet so I'll have to
make do with one battery for now.
This one replaces my venerable Optio W10 which I've
praised and repraised on this list many times. That
camera is going to my wife who's very happy to have
it. It produced something like 30,000+ images for me
and I couldn't be more pleased with it's performance.
I used it last weekend to take underwater video of
myself and the kids in about 5 feet of water. What a
great little camera!
The new model is 10MP and slightly smaller and lighter
than the W10. It has some black plastic on the
exterior (top and a grip on the right front) which is
textured for more solid gripping especially if you
plan on using it underwater or in inclement
weather...and I do! This is a big improvement as the
W10 was not easy to hold when wet or with white gloves
(I wear these when shooting watches to keep skin tones
from reflecting in shiny metals). It also has a larger
display on the back which is supposedly much easier to
view, especially in bright sunlight. The W60 has a
longer OPTICAL zoom range 5-25mm than the W10's
digital zoom (6.3-18.9mm). The lens does not protrude
from the body.
I'm going to shoot some tests with it ASAP and will
post the results here for anyone who's interested. My
hope is that the camera has increased dynamic range
along with it's higher resolution. Highlights could be
a bear to finese with the W10.
-Brendan
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