Pentax WG-1000 Waterproof Compact Camera - Gray

The Pentax WG-1000 is a rugged, waterproof compact camera that's engineered to withstand the harshest conditions, making it the perfect companion for adventurers, outdoor enthusiasts, and water sports aficionados. With a sturdy build and an array of features tailored for versatile shooting environments, the WG-1000 offers both reliability and high-quality imaging capabilities. At the heart of the WG-1000 lies a 16.35-megapixel Backside-Illuminated (BSI) CMOS sensor, designed to offer improved low-light performance and high image quality. The camera is equipped with a 4x optical zoom lens, providing a full-frame equivalent focal length range of 27-108mm, suitable for a wide range of shooting scenarios from wide-angle to telephoto. Composition and playback are facilitated through a 2.7-inch LCD monitor with a resolution of 230,000 dots, ensuring clear visibility even in bright outdoor conditions. It supports Full HD video recording in the H.264 format, allowing you to capture all your adventures in stunning detail with smooth motion.

The WG-1000 comes with seven different capture modes to optimize the camera's settings based on the shooting environment or your creative vision. With twenty color modes to choose from, you can add a personal touch to your images by adjusting the colors to suit your style or the mood of the scene. Designed for durability, the camera is shockproof against falls from heights, dustproof to prevent the intrusion of particles, and waterproof, enabling underwater photography and use in wet conditions. This camera offers a versatile ISO range that can be adjusted to suit varying lighting conditions, from bright sunlight to dimly lit scenarios. The built-in electronic shake reduction feature helps to minimize camera shake effects, ensuring sharp images even when shooting in challenging conditions or at longer zoom lengths.

The Pentax WG-1000 Waterproof Compact Camera is a robust and versatile camera designed to accompany you on all your adventures, whether under the sea, on mountain trails, or in the middle of an action-packed sport. Its durable construction combined with high-quality imaging features makes it an excellent choice for those who need a camera as adventurous as they are. The WG-1000 ensures that no matter where you go, you're always ready to capture the moment with great clarity and full of life colors.

Product Features in Detail

An all-weather outdoor camera with superb waterproof performance
Despite its compact, lightweight body, the WG-1000 features outstanding waterproof and shock-resistant performance. It can be used in a wide range of scenes and activities for casual outdoor and underwater photography.
The WG-1000 is waterproof down to a depth of 15 meters, for up to one hour of continuous operation, dustproof against dirt and stains, and shockproof against a fall from a height of two meters. It comes with a carabiner strap and a protector jacket, which protects the camera body from scratches.
The PENTAX WG-1000 features a dependable all-weather body, designed to be waterproof down to a depth of 15 meters for up to one hour of continuous operation; dustproof against dirt and stains; and shockproof against a fall from a height of two meters.

Sharp, clear images with 4X optical zoom
The WG-1000 features a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with approximately 16.35 effective megapixels and outstanding light reception efficiency to deliver sharp, clear, high-resolution images.
Its four-times optical zoom lens with a focal-length coverage from 4.9 mm to 19.6mm (equivalent to approx. 27mm to 108mm in the 35mm format) to accommodate a wide range of applications.

A range of shooting modes to capture all kinds of scenes and subjects
The WG-1000 offers seven image capture modes and a variety of color modes, enabling users to enhance their images based on their shooting environment and add their own personal aesthetic to the finished photo.

Work-site friendly features
Thanks to its exceptional shockproof performance, you can use it at a variety of construction and work sites without worries.
Since the WG-1000 can be safely sterilized with solutions containing ethanol, sodium hypochlorite (approved as a disinfectant of food additives) or chlorine dioxide, it can be used at medical facilities and production lines.

A solid, all-weather body for protection against dust and water
The PENTAX WG-1000 features a dependable all-weather body, designed to be waterproof down to a depth of 15 meters for up to one hour of continuous operation; dustproof against dirt and stains; and shockproof against a fall from a height of two meters.
• Waterproof : IPX8, JIS Class 8 • Dustproof : IP6X, JIS Class 6 • Shockproof : Measured under RICOH IMAGING-original testing standards: a drop from a height of two meters onto a surface of 5-cm thick plywood.

Sharp, clear images
The WG-1000 features a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with approximately 16.35 effective megapixels and outstanding light reception efficiency to deliver sharp, clear, high-resolution images.
Within its compact, lightweight body, it features a four-times optical zoom lens with a focal-length coverage from 4.9 mm to 19.6mm (equivalent to approx. 27mm to 108mm in the 35mm format) to accommodate a wide range of applications. When coupled with its Digital Zoom function, you can extend the zoom range by approximately 24 times.

A choice of seven capture modes
The WG-1000 provides a choice of seven distinctive capture modes, including: Auto Picture, which automatically detects a given scene or subject and selects the most appropriate shooting mode; Manual, which allows you to manually select the desired aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity; Underwater, which reproduces true-to-life colors of the underwater world by reducing the bluish color cast; and Scene, which lets you select a desired scene mode from 18 different options.
List of shooting modes:
Auto; Program AE; Manual; Movie; Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Night Landscape, Snow, Children, Panorama, Glass, Anti-Shake, Panning Shot, Night Portrait, Party, Indoor, Leaf, Museum); Underwater; CALS

A selection of Color modes to personalize the visual expressions
The WG-1000 provides 20 Color modes to add the desired finishing touch to your images. In addition to the conventional Black and White and Sepia modes, it also features more creative options, such as Japan Style, which enhances bluish hues; Italian Style, which enhances greenish hues; French Style, which enhances reddish hues; Negative, which creates a finishing touch resembling that of negative film before a positive is made; and Sketch, which adds a visual effect resembling that of a drawing. This function lets you add the desired finishing touch to your image, either before or after shooting.
List of Color modes:
Normal, Vivid, Japan Style, Italian Style, French Style, Punk, Black and White, Sepia, Partial Color-Red, Partial Color-Blue, Partial Color-Yellow, Partial Color-Green, Negative, Dreamy, Vignetting, Salon, Fish Eye, Reflection, 4 Grids ‐ Stylish (2M), Sketch

A host of other creative options
Full HD Movie recording
The WG-1000 features a choice of movie recording modes, including: Full HD Movie (at a frame rate of 30 frames per second) and High Speed Movie* for recording slow-motion movies (with 640 X 480 pixels, at 120 frames per second). It also provides the easy-to-access Movie button for a delay-free start of movie recording.
* Maximum duration: 30 seconds for recording, two minutes for playback. Audio recording is not available.
Interval Shooting
The WG-1000’s Interval Shooting function lets you automatically capture a series of images at a fixed interval. You can choose the desired interval setting from 30 seconds, one minute, five minutes, or 10 minutes.
Versatile self-timer
The WG-1000’s self-timer provides three options: two-second delay, 10-second delay, and Self-timer Smile, which automatically releases the shutter when the camera detects a smiling face.
Other features:
Face Detection AF（Up to 12 faces） ／ AF assist lamp ／ Electronic shake reduction ／ Continuous shot／ Continuous shot-high speed ／ Blink detection
Work-site friendly features
Thanks to its exceptional shockproof performance, you can use it at a variety of construction and work sites without worries.

Dependable protection against ethanol, sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide solutions
Since the WG-1000 can be safely sterilized with solutions containing ethanol, sodium hypochlorite (approved as a disinfectant of food additives) or chlorine dioxide, you can use it at medical facilities and production lines.

Two-point strap suspension
The WG-1000 provides two strap lugs, so it can be suspended horizontally at two points using the optional O-ST174 Neck Strap. This strap also comes in handy when you want to carry the camera across your body.