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Pentax Optio W80 – full-sized, real-world photos at DC.Watch – Tons of sample images (landscapes, macros / close-ups, architecture) and an ISO noise performance test series (ISO64, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600, ISO3200) for your evaluation
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How the Pentax W80 fared in DPReview's 'Waterproof' Camera Group Test (Q2 2009) – In this Digital Photography Review's test, the Pentax Optio W80 Waterproof 12.1MP Digital Camera emerged "Middle of the road" in almost every test category.
Don Wan, the reviewer, wrote:
Pentax appeared to have kept the attractive overall package of the W60 and increased the resolution and improved the video mode to produce the W80. The increase in resolution on such a small sensor and apparently inferior image processing saw image quality suffer at all ISO settings, and it was disappointing to see Pentax still not including image stabilization in this camera.