Ricoh Imaging is pleased to announce the new Pentax WG-8. The toughest of the Pentax WG series, the WG-8 boasts outstanding waterproof, shockproof, and cold-resistant performance. It is waterproof to a depth of 65.6 feet (20 meters), shockproof against a fall from heights of 6.8 feet (2.1 meters), and able to operate in temperatures as low as 14 degrees F (minus 10 degrees C). The WG-8 has a host of advanced features and user-friendly functions, including a multi-application ring light, ideal for close-up macro photography, and web camera capability when connected to a computer for live-streaming of high-quality, high-resolution images. Its heavy-duty construction ensures that the WG-8 performs superbly and dependably in harsh, demanding outdoor conditions and on worksites. It captures super-high-resolution still images of approximately 20 effective megapixels and high-quality 4K-resolution movie clips. The 5x optical zoom lens with focal-length coverage from 5mm to 25mm (equivalent to approximately 28mm to 140mm in the 35mm format), and minimum focusing distance of one centimeter, allows the user to capture a wide range of images, from eye-catching close-ups to sweeping landscapes.
Rugged, Heavy-Duty Construction
The WG-8's solid, airtight body is not only waterproof to a depth of 65.6 feet (20 meters) - the greatest operating depth in the history of the WG series - for up to two hours of continuous operation (equivalent to IPX8 or JIS Class 8), but it's also shockproof against a fall from heights of up to 6.8 feet (2.1 meters), dustproof (equivalent to IPX6 or JIS Class 6), resistant to temperatures as low as minus 10 degrees C, and crushproof against weights of up to 100kgf (kilogram-force, equivalent to approximately 220.5 lbs of force). This heavy-duty construction ensures that the WG-8 performs superbly and dependably in harsh, demanding outdoor conditions and on worksites.
High-Quality, High-Resolution Images
Combining a state-of-the-art back-illuminated CMOS image sensor that provides excellent high-sensitivity, low-noise characteristics, and high-speed readout of image data signals, with a high-performance imaging engine, the WG-8 delivers a top sensitivity of ISO 6400 and produces super-high-resolution images of approximately 20 effective megapixels. It also integrates advanced image processing functions to ensure sharp, clear, high-resolution images.
5x Optical Zoom Lens with a 28mm Wide-Angle Coverage
The WG-8's 5x optical zoom lens provides angle-of-view coverage from 5mm to 25mm (equivalent to approximately 28mm to 140mm in the 35mm format) and a minimum focusing distance of one centimeter, allowing the user to capture eye-catching close-ups to sweeping landscapes. Its Intelligent Zoom function extends the zoom range by approximately 40.5 times without compromising image quality, while the Interval Shooting mode comes in handy for fixed-point photography.
4K-Resolution Movie Recording
The WG-8 provides 4K-resolution movie recording in the H.264 format, allowing the user to capture high-quality, extended movie clips (3840 x 2160 pixels, 30 frames per second). In addition to the conventional Movie SR (Shake Reduction) mode, it also features the Movie SR Plus mode, which generates a shake-reduction effect similar to the one created by a gimbal unit to ensure high-quality movie shooting with more active, fast-action outdoor activities.