Pentax Optio W60

The Pentax Optio W60 is a compact camera launched on 07/01/2009.

Technically speaking, the Pentax Optio W60 ranks well below the category average, scoring 26 overall. The Pentax Optio W60 weights 165 gr and spans 98 x 56 x 25 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Pentax Optio W60 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 90, ranks in the category best 42%.

On the contrary, the performance of Pentax Optio W60 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 8% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 17, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 23, ranks among the worst 6% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 8, ranks 2% in its category. Pentax Optio W60 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 7, ranks 5% in its category. Pentax Optio W60 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 17, ranks 13% in its category. Pentax Optio W60 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Pentax Optio W60 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 50, ranks in the best 73% of its category. Pentax Optio W60 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Pentax Optio W60 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 208.0 USD and 393.93 USD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Pentax Optio W60 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.