The new S40 is still compact and the brushed aluminium casing gives it a toughness and elegance lacking in plastic models...On the rear the camera sports a 1.6in LCD display, which could have been bigger but perhaps due to the power being offered by two AA batteries probably a good thing...
A choice of metering modes, manual focus, histogram display, a variety of white balance settings, in camera color filtering, and manual selection of ISO settings (100, 200 and 400) aim to please users who want more control over their photography...It equips administrators with an arsenal of performance data, so they can zero in on systems' fragmentation and slows...The shredding method has been rewritten...
The Pentax Optio S40 combines above average features with below average photo-quality...The picture quality is good enough for small prints and sharing on the web so if that is your target medium the positive points will outweigh the negatives...The main advantages of the S40 over other ultra-compact cameras are its features and the usage of AA batteries...We recommend to look...
It can also be used as an auto focus point and shoot camera with good results as my 12 year old daughter did recently on a school trip...Very small and easy to use for beginners...Camera has a good mechanical interface that is very well designed and easy to use...
Summary from 31 user reviews Average Rating 3.5/10
I wanted a super compact camera for a trip to Italy...Compact, good pictures,externally rechargeable AA battery No image stabilization Very nice working camera, compact enough to be a real pocket camera, goes everywhere...and the load time between pics, but its not that bad at all...
Price! Good Deal! Size is awesome! Really enjoyed! No case, charger or memory card...The casio exilim is smaller (I have one that is why I know) but it is as good as...Overall, I would love this camera, except for its completely sub-par performance...
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