Using the Pentax Optio WPi waterproof digital camera

Recently I a bought a Pentax Optio WPi camera, which is engineered to such a high standard that it is waterproof without any modifications down to 1.5 metres. So when I went on holiday to Bulgaria last week, I couldn’t wait to test it out in the swimming pool.

First of all, I filmed a clip of me breathing underwater…

and then took another of my girlfriend swimming “doggy” paddle…

By now I was coming up with loads of ideas of cool things to film, so I asked my gf to film me diving in the pool over her head…

All in all, I think the Pentax Optio WPi is the best 200 GBP that I have ever spent on a gadget. They have now released a new version, the Pentax Optio W10 which has a bigger LCD screen on the back (2.5 inch instead of 2.0 inch) and it can take 640×480 video clips instead of 320×240, and what’s more it is even cheaper at 160 GBP!

In case you are wondering, we stayed at the Kempinski Grand Hermitage Hotel, which, with 5 stars and costing less than £350 for a week including flights, was a fantastic bargain!

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