Pentax Optio M40 compact camera

Good looks aren't everything...

There’s also a digital shake-reduction system called Digital SR. Pentax has wisely refrained from describing Digital SR as a full-blown anti-shake mechanism because all it does it boost the shutter speed and set the aperture automatically to reduce blurring. Needless to say, Digital SR is hardly the most effective shake-reduction system around. Oh, and you can also use a face-recognition system when selecting the auto, portrait or natural skin tone modes.

Sample Shots

When shooting outdoors, the Optio M40 is capable of producing some impressive results
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The 3x optical zoom seems to offer a greater magnification than its spec would suggest
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The biggest problem is that the ISO setting is boosted far too high in auto mode
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By adjusting the ISO setting to 100, you can see the improvement
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