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The Pentax Optio W30 has been praised for its “ruggedness and durability” while also being an “ideal holiday camera” in a recent review.

Writing on Trusted Reviews, Cliff Smith said the model, which replaces the Pentax Optio W20 in the W-series line-up, comes with a similar control layout to its predecessor - but it also boasts a number of “crucial differences”.

Chiefly, the Pentax Optio W30 comes with improved seals around its controls and hatches, which have improved its water resistance to a depth of three metres for up to two hours - double the depth and quadruple the duration of the Pentax Optio W30, Mr Smith states.

The camera also comes with higher ISO at 3200 and Digital Shake Reduction, which increases shutter speed to reduce blurring caused by movement.

Image-wise, the Pentax Optio W30 has 21 shooting modes, as well as “several useful features” when using playback, such as auto red-eye reduction, cropping and resizing, voice memo, frame composites and a range of colour filters, Mr Smith commented.

Overall, he gave the camera an eight out of ten rating, concluding that the Pentax Optio W30 is a “stylish and well made camera” that is easy to use and “especially impressive” in low light conditions.

Other cameras in the Pentax Optio range include the Pentax Optio E50, the Pentax Optio S12 and the Pentax Optio A40.