Customer Reviews

Pentax Silicone Skin for Optio WP/WPi

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Don't bother with the silicon sleeve for extra-protection. I think it was in theory a good accessory, especially for people like me who will likely take it into some rough places, fishing, rafting, snorkelling, etc, but I have missed quite a few good shots when the cover didn't match up with the buttons or left one depressed and I was left trying to figure out why the zoom isn;t working or the shutter won't depress. May work one time and not the next. And while I don't purposefully test the durability of any expensive item, the camera itself is holding up fine to slightly more than "normal" use.

TAKE NOTE PENTAX--- I would much rather see a waterproof case that would allow you to take to deeper depth. I would feel much safer with a water proof camera in a water proof case as reviews for other water proof cases suggested leaking ruined their $400 non-waterproof camera. I couldn't see a little leak as an issue with this camera and Pentax wouldn't be bad-mouthed like Cannon is for ruining hundred dollar cameras when they produce finecky waterproof housing.

At first glance, you will think that this skin will fit the optio w10 since the camera look very very simliar and its an optio waterproof camera.

Couldnt be farther from the truth. I put this on my Optio W10 (new model released) and it although it slides over well, the button placement is basicaly off...and in some locations such as the shutter button, way off. To top it off, the new W10 has 2.5" screen vs the 2.0" screen of the WP and the WPi so the skin covers part of the LCD screen. Like another user said, the skin is hard to see through and will have to remember which button is what as well. Pentax should put in bold...DOES NOT FIT THE W10 PROPERLY in their add for this product.

Now the concept behind it is fantastic. THe skin does seem like it adds an extra dimension of protection to an already rugged camera. All and All, if you have the W10, I wouldnt really recommend this product.

I returned this product. This skin does not fit the camera well at all. You have to blindly use the controls, including the shutter and on/off buttons, because they are under the skin and there are no cut outs or visibility of the buttons. The controls on the back of the camera are covered as well. The skin doesn't even math up with the viewing screen on the back. Nice idea, but doesn't fit and it is not at all functional.

This product is a piece of junk - in fact I am returning it. First of all I pulled out of the box and it was dark gray - not whte - but that I could live with - what I could not live with was as I am putting it on the camera - not even hardly stretching it - it RIPS right in half! I was under the impression it would be just like the skins I have for my iPods - but it is not! It is made of very cheap material - STAY AWAY!

Yes, it covers your camera and somewhat increases the protection. However, the buttons dont line up with the areas on the rubber casing where they are designed to. This makes it very cumbersome to use the camera with the rubber case on. You will find after a while, that you simply prefer to use the camera without the additional protection.

Not worth the purchase.

Yes, it's hard to see the buttons. And yes, it fits looser than you'd expect. I slipped one on my W20 yesterday and had the same initial thoughts as those who posted below. However, I was up and running within 5 minutes, using all the controls and every button from memory without any issues. And after the skin was on the camera for a while, it actually fit better and the buttons actually lined up. And, you don't have to take the entire skin off to access the battery or SD card. You just slip a corner off and you're fine. So, for the price and added protection, I really don't think these issues are that big of a deal.

This thing is a joke. Twenty-five dollars for a lump of malformed silicone. It may have been designed to cover some camera, but it was definitely not designed to cover the Optio. The screen window is too small, off center and doesn't line up with the display. The top edge, which is supposed to have "push through" buttons for the power switch and the shutter control lines up with neither button. You can not turn the camera on or off with the cover in place. The milky translucent color of the thing makes it impossible to see the symbols on any of the buttons underneath. You have to peel back the skin, memorize the button sequence you want, and then after replacing the skin, hope each button responds to your input. Inasmuch as the camera is waterproof to begin with, you are better off just accepting any scuffs and scratches which may occur while it is in your pocket.

Not so great - even though it protects the cam a bit, once slipped onto the cam the operation buttons in the back won't work. For some strange reason trying to push the buttons through the skin does not work - in order to use any buttons, the cover has to be removed from the cam.

What I received was grease-stained and torn and then stapled back into it's packaging. It was a different color than the picture. I promptly returned it.

While this skin is nice and for the price probably worth it, the skin makes the buttons hard to read/use. While I know the camera well, whenever I give it to someone else to snap a picture, they end up pushing the "off" button instead. Very frustrating sometimes. Anyway, it's a decent buy for the price, but also doesn't cover the lense or anything. I'd get it, but don't expect too much.