Unleash excitement in your daily routine with the Pentax WG-1000, WG-90 and WG-8! Whether you're capturing the sweeping vistas from towering peaks or the mesmerizing dance of fish in coral reefs, these rugged cameras are designed to follow you on every daring escapade. The Pentax WG Series is crafted to endure the harshest environments, ensuring you never miss a moment of the awe-inspiring adventures that lie ahead.
Pentax WG-1000
The Pentax WG-1000 stands out with its rugged, all-weather design, crafted to be dustproof, shockproof from drops up to two meters, and waterproof down to 15 meters for up to an hour. This compact, lightweight camera boasts a 4x optical zoom lens, covering focal lengths from 4.9mm to 19.6mm (approximately 27mm to 108mm in 35mm format), making it versatile for various shooting scenarios. Equipped with a back-illuminated CMOS sensor of about 16.35 effective megapixels, it excels in light sensitivity, delivering sharp, high-resolution images.
With seven unique capture modes, including Auto Picture, Manual, Underwater, and Scene, users can effortlessly select the ideal setting for any adventure. The WG-1000 also offers 20 Color modes, allowing for creative image customization. For video enthusiasts, it can shoot Full HD movies at 30 frames per second and High-Speed movies in slow motion (640 x 480 pixels at 120 frames per second).
Pentax WG-90
The Pentax WG-90 is crafted for dedicated outdoor photographers, showcasing a robust protective body that remains waterproof down to 14 meters for up to two continuous hours. It is impervious to dust and dirt, shockproof against drops from 1.6 meters, crushproof against pressures up to 100 kilogram-force, and freeze-proof in temperatures as low as -10°C. This camera delivers sharp, clear, high-resolution images with an impressive dynamic range and minimal noise, courtesy of a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with approximately 16.0 effective megapixels. It features a five-times optical zoom lens with focal lengths ranging from 5mm to 25mm (equivalent to about 28mm to 140mm in the 35mm format), making it versatile for various scenes and subjects. When paired with its Digital Zoom function, the zoom range can be extended by roughly 36 times, equivalent to 1008mm in the 35mm format.
The WG-90's 2.7-inch LCD monitor, featuring a 16:9 aspect ratio and approximately 230,000 dots, is enhanced with an advanced Anti-Reflection (AR) coating to significantly reduce bothersome glare and reflections. Its Outdoor View Setting mode allows you to adjust the monitor's brightness to match ambient lighting conditions, thereby improving the visibility of on-screen images. You can choose from 25 scene mode options tailored to different subjects or creative intentions, along with six unique Image Tone modes to apply the perfect finishing touch to your captured images. Additionally, the Flash Off + Flash On feature automatically captures two images, one without flash and another with flash, minimizing the need for manual adjustments and letting you focus more on image composition.
Pentax WG-8
The Pentax WG-8 excels with reliable performance in extreme environments, whether you're venturing through snow-covered mountains or diving underwater, thanks to its rugged, heavy-duty construction. The airtight body is not just waterproof to 20 meters for up to two hours of continuous underwater operation, it is also dustproof to resist dirt and dust, shockproof to withstand drops from up to 2.1 meters, crushproof against weights up to 100 kilogram-force, and cold-resistant to -10°C. Combining a state-of-the-art back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with around 20 effective megapixels and superb light-receiving efficiency with a high-performance imaging engine, the WG-8 produces high-resolution, low-noise images that maintain excellent detail even when cropped and enlarged. It boasts a five-times optical zoom lens with an angle-of-view ranging from 5mm to 25mm (equivalent to approximately 28mm to 140mm in the 35mm format), making it versatile for various applications.
Encased in a robust body crafted from high-rigidity aluminum panels, the WG-8 allows seamless mode switching with a simple turn of the mode dial. The vertical zoom button simplifies zooming, making it more intuitive. It features a large, high-resolution 3.0-inch LCD monitor (3:2 proportions and roughly 1,040,000 dots) with an advanced Anti-Reflection (AR) coating applied to its protective cover to minimize glare and reflections during outdoor photography. The WG-8 also supports 4K-resolution movie recording (at 3840 x 2160 pixels). Besides the conventional Movie Shake Reduction (SR) mode, it offers Movie SR+ mode in both HD and Full HD recording modes to deliver natural, flawless video clips free from camera shake and distortion. The integrated GPS module receives signals from GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) as well as standard GPS satellites, automatically logging position data and travel log information onto your captured images.
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Pentax WG-1000
Pentax WG-90
Pentax WG-8
