Pentax have just announced the latest model in their popular waterproof compact camera range, the Pentax Optio W80.

Pentax Optio W80

I mentioned in a previous blog about how good these little cameras are as a worry free point & shoot.

My sister, dad and Seiko all have different models of the camera, and yesterday I was given my own W60 so that I’m not always borrowing theirs.

The W80 will be on sale from next month for just under 300 dollars at Amazon.com. This latest model has 12.1 megapixels and is now coldproof as well as waterproof (to 5 meters) along with being able to record HD video.

This does mean that as soon as the W80 is available there should be plenty of places selling off the W60 cheaply. Right now, at Amazon the W60is $259, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this dropped to $200 over the next few weeks.

I won’t be using the camera for assignments, but for everyday events, images for the blog and documenting things the dogs have destroyed the camera should be perfect.

Which reminds me…  waterproof, coldproof, dustproof but probably not Bear-proof. Must keep it out of reach.