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My father first bought a Pentax camera when we went to Thailand in 1972. He has had a Pentax for the most part since then (although moving into the digital world he ended up buying a Fuji, and he used my old Kodak for awhile).
I was intrigued by the new Pentax WG-1 camera. It seemed to offer a lot of things that various other point and shoots I’ve had in the past had. Burst mode, waterproof to 30 feet, video and shock protection.
It also add a GPS (which by the way if you are lost in the wilderness and need to find your way back to civilization this is not the UPS for you. My Delorme PN60 boots faster, gets a connection faster and frankly the battery lasts 2 times as long). It is however a nice tough to be able to geotag your photos.
The camera is also small and lightweight. It doesn’t weigh anywhere near where the other camera’s in that rough and tumble point and shoot class do.
What I like:
- light
- easy to set-up and use quickly
- Takes SDHC cards so you can have more pictures
- 14.1 megapixels
- video
- waterproof
- shock resistant
- cold resistant
- rugged look and feel
What I don’t like
- takes forever to catch a GPS signal
- 14.1 on a point and shoot is not the same as 14.1 on a DSLR
Overall if you are looking for a camera that the kids can borrow, like the Olympus I reviewed over a year ago this is a great camera. It takes reasonable pictures and once the GPS signal is locked it does a good job with locations. All and all this is a pretty good camera.
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