Comments on: Pentax goes deeper with Optio W80

The newest water and shockproof camera from Pentax can survive up to two hours underwater--down to 16 feet.

[carguy622]

I know that Pentax has a long history of offering these types of cameras, and they tend to perform well... but sorry Pentax, no image stabilizer, no sale.

[gregwjohnson]

It has a form of stabilization referred to as SR. "Pixel Track SR" as the full name. There are separate forms of it for still, movie, etc... It's probably closer to a digital image stabilization than anything else, but it's a new technology that doesn't use any moving parts to reduce the chance of part failure, which is good for a camera designed to take a lot of abuse. Jury is out on how good it works yet, as I haven't seen any in depth reviews yet...

[joshua.goldman]

I put a side by side comparison of Pixel Track SR in my review of the E70. It works better than boosting ISO and shutter speed, which is how other cameras generally handle shake reduction/motion blur.
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/pentax-optio-e70-red/4505-6501_7-33526985.html