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Ricoh Pentax W8 All Weather Digital Camera (Green)

MFR# 01502
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$399.95
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Ricoh Pentax WG-8 Digital Camera, Rechargeable Battery DB-110, USB Power Adapter Power Plug, USB Cable I-USB173, Hand Strap, Macro Stand


The PENTAX WG-8 is waterproof to a depth of 20 meters, shockproof against a fall from heights of 2.1 meters, and able to operate in temperatures as low as -10°C. Its heavy-duty construction ensures that the WG-8 performs superbly and dependably in harsh, demanding outdoor conditions and on worksites.

All-weather camera with a rugged chassis that can be relied on in the harshest conditions.

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 20 meters, shockproof against a fall from heights of 2.1 meters, and able to operate in temperatures as low as -10°C.

It 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 Its heavy-duty construction ensures that the WG-8 performs superbly and dependably in harsh, demanding outdoor conditions and on worksites.

Sharp, high-resolution images with 5X Optical Zoom

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.
The five-times 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.

Webcam Function

The WG-8 can be used as a web camera*for real-time streaming of Full HD-resolution video images at 30 frames per second. By combining its macro shooting capability with the built-in Ring Light unit, you can deliver fine-detailed images during online business meetings or private online communications.
*When using a tripod, the optional TE-2 Extension Adapter (available separately) is required to avoid interference with the battery cover.

Worksite-friendly, heavy-duty design

Equipped with a durable, rugged body assuring impeccable protection against water, dust, shock and freeze, the WG-8 is designed to assure a firm hold even with a gloved hand and provide effortless shifting of various modes with a simple turn of the dials.

Lens PENTAX lens, 11 elements in 9 groups (5 aspherical elements)
Focal Length 5 – 25 mm
(in 35mm format equivalent) Approx. 28 – 140mm
Maximum Aperture F3.5(W) – F5.5(T)
Zoom Optical Zoom 5X
Digital Zoom approx. 8.1X
Intelligent Zoom approx. 7X at 10M, approx. 40.5X at 640 (including optical zoom)
Motion Blur Reduction Still Pixel Track SR
Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR)
Movie Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR、Movie SR+)
Focus Type 9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF
Focus Range
(From lens face)
Standard: 0.5m – infinity / 1.64ft. – infinity (entire zoom range)

Macro:0.1 – 0.6m / 0.33 – 1.97ft. (entire zoom range)

1cm Macro:0.01 – 0.3m / 0.03 – 0.98ft. (middle zoom position)

Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available

Number of Effective pixels Approx. 20 megapixels
Image Sensor 1/2.3″ CMOS
Number of Recorded pixels Still Size: L(20M)、M(10)、S(5M)、XS(3M)、2M、1M、VGA
•( ) in aspect 4:3.
• 2M and 1M are available only in the CALS mode.
Aspect: 4:3、3:2、1:1
• In the CALS mode, the aspect ratio is fixed to 4:3.
Movie 4K, 1920, 1280
Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity) AUTO, Manual (ISO 125 – 6400)
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light(D:Daylight Color, N:Daylight White, W:White Light, L:Warm White), Ring light, Manual
Display Type 3.0″ (aspect ratio 3:2) LCD, approx. 1040K dots, AR Coating(Cover only)
Adjustments Brightness, Outdoor View Setting: ±2 Steps
Exposure Control Metering System Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Compensation ± 2EV ( 1/3EV steps)
Capture modes CALS, Auto Picture, Program, Scene (HDR, Handheld Night Snap, Movie, High Speed Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Underwater, Underwater Movie, Interval Shot, Interval Movie, Surf & Snow, Kids, Pet, Sport, Night Scene, Fireworks, Digital SR, Report, Green, Depth of field composition) Digital Microscope
Face detection Face Detection AF&AE is available for all modes up to 30 faces. Smile Capture, Self-portrait Assist, Self-portrait Assist + Smile Capture, Blink Detection
Pet detection Detect up to 1 pet's face(auto)
Playback modes Slideshow, Image Rotation, Small Face Filter, Ink Rubbing Filter, Digital Filter(B&W / Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature), HDR Filter, Movie Edit, Red-eye Edit, Resize, Cropping, Image Copy, Protect, Start-up Screen, Recover File, Auto Image Rotation
Shutter Speed 1/4000 – 1/4sec.(Mechanical and electronic shutter), 4sec at most. (Night Scene mode setting)
Built-in flash Modes Flash-on and Flash-off modes. “Red-eye” compensation function employs a pre-discharge.
Flash Range Wide:approx. 0.2 – 5.5m / 0.66 – 18 ft. (ISO Auto)
Tele:approx. 0.2 – 3.5m / 0.66 – 11 ft. (ISO Auto)
Drive Modes One shot, Self-timer, Continuous Shooting, Burst Shooting, M Continuous, S Continuous, Remote Control, Auto Bracketing
Storage Media Built-in Memory (approx. 27MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card,
FlashAir™ Card
Power Source Rechargeable Battery DB-110, AC Adapter Kit K-AC166(Optional)
Battery life Still*1: approx. 340 shots (Rechargeable Battery)
Playback*2: approx. 260 min. (Rechargeable Battery)
Interfaces USB3.0(Type-C), HDMI output terminal(Type D)
Waterproof / Dustproof Equivalent to JIS Class 8 waterproof and JIS Class 6 dustproof capabilities
Dimensions Approx. 118.2 (W)x65.5 (H)x33.1 (D)mm /4.7 (W)x2.6 (H)x1.3 (D) inches (excluding operating and protruding parts)
Weight Approx. 242g / 8.5 oz. (Included dedicated battery and SD memory card),Approx. 215g / 7.6 oz.(Body only)
Included Accessories Rechargeable Battery DB-110, USB Power Adapter, Power Plug, USB Cable I-USB173, Hand Strap, Macro Stand
Languages English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italy, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkey, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
GPS GPS, GLONASS
GPS display mode: LAT/LON, UTM, MGRS
GPS log, GPS lock, GPS time adjustment, GPS data imprint, UTC data imprint
Electronic Compass Compass heading :Cardinal, Degrees, Cardinal/Degrees
Declination, Compass data imprint
Web Camera Video output: USB Video Class 1.1

*1 Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions.
*2 According to the result of RICOH in-house testing.

PENTAX WG-8

● Still image (shots)

Still image
20M
4:3 (5184×3888 pixels)
18M
3:2 (5184×3456 pixels)
15M
1:1 (3888×3888 pixels)
10M
4:3 (3648×2736 pixels)
9M
3:2 (3648×2432 pixels)
★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★
Built-in Memory 3 6 9 3 6 10 4 8 12 7 12 18 7 13 20
4GB 480 830 1303 541 932 1460 637 1101 1707 954 1637 2525 1072 1809 2818
8GB 936 1616 2537 1053 1815 2843 1242 2145 3324 1858 3189 4917 2088 3522 5488
16GB 1873 3233 5075 2107 3631 5687 2484 4291 6648 3716 6379 9834 4177 7045 10977
32GB 3744 6463 10147 4213 7259 11370 4967 8579 13292 7430 12753 19661 8351 14085 21947
64GB 7756 13207 20361 8726 14808 23270 10180 17452 27149 15271 25720 40723 16851 28746 44425
128GB 15501 26395 40692 17439 29594 46505 20346 34879 54256 30519 51401 81384 33676 57448 88783
256GB 30519 51401 81385 34879 57448 88783 40692 69758 108513 61038 97662 162770 65108 108513 162770
512GB 61010 102755 162695 69726 114844 177486 81347 139453 216927 122021 195234 325391 130156 216927 325391
Still image
7M
1:1 (2736×2736 pixels)
5M
4:3 (2592×1944 pixels)
4M
3:2 (2592×1728 pixels)
4M
1:1 (1920×1920 pixels)
★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★
Built-in Memory 9 15 24 11 22 31 13 25 35 15 29 40
4GB 1262 2126 3275 1616 3030 4179 1809 3366 4661 2164 4040 5509
8GB 2458 4140 6378 3146 5900 8138 3522 6556 9077 4214 7867 10728
16GB 4917 8281 12758 6294 11801 16277 7045 13112 18155 8429 15735 21456
32GB 9830 16556 25506 12583 23593 32542 14085 26214 36297 16852 31457 42896
64GB 20361 32578 48868 25720 48868 61085 28746 54298 69811 34905 61085 81447
128GB 40692 65107 97661 51401 97661 122077 57448 108513 139517 69758 122077 162769
256GB 81385 122077 195324 97662 195324 244155 108513 195324 244155 139517 244155 325541
512GB 162695 244043 390469 195234 390469 488087 216927 390469 488087 278907 488087 650783
Still image
3M
4:3 (2048×1536 pixels)
3M
3:2 (2048×1368 pixels)
2M
1:1 (1440×1440 pixels)
2M
4:3 (1600×1200 pixels)
*CALS Mode Only
1M
4:3 (1280×960 pixels)
*CALS Mode Only
VGA
4:3 (640×480 pixels)
★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★
Built-in Memory 18 34 45 20 37 51 27 48 63 28 51 66 35 59 77 137 223 297
4GB 2473 4661 6060 2754 5050 6733 3673 6379 8657 3910 6733 8657 4661 8080 10100 17315 30302 40403
8GB 4816 9077 11801 5364 9834 13112 7152 12422 16858 7613 13112 16858 9077 15734 19668 33717 59005 78673
16GB 9633 18155 23602 10728 19668 26225 14304 24844 33718 15227 26225 33718 18155 31470 39337 67436 118013 157351
32GB 19259 36297 47186 21448 39322 52429 28597 49670 67409 30443 52429 67409 36297 62915 78644 134819 235933 314577
64GB 37591 69811 97736 44425 69811 97736 54298 97736 122170 61085 97736 122170 69811 122170 162894 244341 488683 488683
128GB 75124 139517 195323 88783 162769 195323 108513 195323 244154 122077 195323 244154 139517 244154 325539 488309 976619 976619
256GB 139517 244155 325541 162770 325541 325541 195324 325541 488311 244155 325541 488311 244155 488311 488311 976623 976623 976623
512GB 278907 488087 650783 325391 650783 650783 390469 650783 976174 488087 650783 976174 488087 976174 976174 1952349 1952349 1952349

● CALS mode

Aspect ratio 4:3
Size MB pixels
L 20 5184×3888
M 10 3648×2736
S 5 2592×1944
XS 3 2048×1536
2M 2 1600×1200
1M 1 1280×960
VGA 0.3 640×480

・ CALS mode is available to select Aspect 4:3 only.

● Microscope mode

Aspect ratio 4:3
Size MB pixels
XS 3 2048×1536

Number of Recorded pixels of Microscope mode used intelligent zoom is fixed in XS(3M), aspect 4:3 only.

● Movie

Movie
3840
(3840×2160)
1920
(1920×1080)
1280
(1280×720)
Frame rate 30fps(hh:mm:ss) 30fps(hh:mm:ss) 30fps(hh:mm:ss) 60fps(hh:mm:ss) 120fps(hh:mm:ss)
Built-in Memory 00:00:00 00:00:06 00:00:14 00:00:06 00:00:02
4GB 00:05:15 00:26:42 00:44:09 00:26:42 00:16:44
8GB 00:10:19 00:52:04 01:26:04 00:52:04 00:32:41
16GB 00:20:44 01:44:15 02:52:14 01:44:15 01:05:27
32GB 00:41:32 03:28:30 05:44:25 03:28:30 02:10:57
64GB 01:26:07 07:11:57 11:53:28 07:11:57 04:31:20
128GB 02:52:12 14:23:20 23:45:57 14:23:20 09:02:20
256GB 05:44:29 28:46:46 47:32:00 28:46:46 18:04:45
512GB 11:28:44 57:32:03 95:01:29 57:32:03 36:08:37

The figures for movies are the total length that can be recorded. The maximum recording time per shooting is 25 minutes or the equivalent of 4GB.

System Requirements

USB interface

Windows® Windows® 10 Windows® 11
Macintosh macOS 11.0 Big Sur macOS 12 Monterey macOS 13 Ventura macOS 14 Sonoma

Supported OS must be pre-installed in PC and updated to the latest version. USB port must be standard equipped.

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