Pentax Optio M40 8.0 MP Digital Camera

So stylish and so many features!
Ultra-slim and stylish, the PENTAX Optio M40 offers so much more than you might expect from a digital camera with an affordable price. Loaded with 8.0 megapixel image quality, 3X optical smc PENTAX lens, the Optio M40 hosts an array of advanced features including Digital Shake Reduction, an Auto Macro feature, Face Recognition Auto Focus and Auto Exposure. The sophisticated, metallic Optio M40 body also features high-quality extended movie capture in QuickTime motion JPEG (640 x 480) at 30fps.

Features:

• megapixel CCD, 3x optical zoom for outstanding image and print quality
• Ultra thin compact design is comfortable, portable, and very fashionable
• High resolution, 2.5? LCD monitor
• Digital Shake Reduction (ISO up to 3200) to freeze subject action in difficult lighting conditions
• Auto macro function automatically sets the camera for close focusing without having to change modes
• Face Recognition AF & AE takes the guesswork out of portraits
• High quality extended movie capture when a picture just isn't enough
• Extended flash range up to 18 feet illuminates your subject even when you can't get close
• High capacity Lithium-ion battery ? 230 shots, so you don't run out of power at important moments

Specifications:

	Lens					PENTAX zoom lens, Optical 3X zoom 6 elements in 5 groups ( 4 aspherical elements )
			Focal Length			6.3mm-18.9mm ( equivalent to 36-108 mm in 35mm format )
			F Value			F3.1-F5.9
			Capturing Area			approx. 47.0 mm x 35.2 mm to the fullest of LCD ( at Super Macro mode )
			Intelligent Zoom			-
			Digital Zoom			approx. 4X
	Shake Reduction		Still			Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode ( Digital SR )
			Movie			Movie anti-shake ( Movie SR )
	Focus		Type			TTL contrast detection auto focus system 9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF
			Still			Normal : 0.4m to infinity ( whole zoom area. Tele only: 0.6m to infinity ) 1.31ft to infinity ( whole zoom area. Tele only: 1.97ft to infinity ) Macro : 0.1m to 1.0m ( at wide setting ) 0.33ft to 3.3ft ( at wide setting ) Super macro : 0.05m to 0.4m 0.16ft to 1.31ft Infinity-landscape mode : Infinity ( whole zoom area ) Manual Focus : 0.1m to infinity ( at wide setting ), 0.6m to infinity ( other than wide ) 0.33ft to infinity ( at wide setting ), 1.97ft to infinity ( other than wide ) * AF is fixed to Face priority AF at the Portorait and Natural skin tone mode.
	Sensor					1/2.35 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter, 8.50 megapixels ( total pixels )
	Effective Pixels					8.0 megapixels
	Recorded Pixels		Still			8M ( 3264 x 2448 ), 5M ( 2592 x 1944 ), 4M ( 2304 x 1728 ), 3M ( 2048 x 1536 ), 2M ( 1600 x 1200 ), 1024 ( 1024 x 768 ), 640 ( 640 x 480 ) pixels
			Movie			640 ( 640 x 480 ), 320 ( 320 x 240 ) pixels
	File Formats		Still			JPEG ( Exif 2.2 ), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
			Movie			AVI ( Motion JPEG ), approx. 30fps / 15fps with sound *1
			Sound			WAV ( PCM ), monaural
	Quality Levels		Still			(Best), (Better), (Good)
			Movie			(Best), (Better), (Good)
	Sensitivity					Auto,Fixed ( ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600/3200 ) * The sensitivity is auto selected up to 3200 at the Digital SR mode
	White Balance					Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
	LCD					2.5 inch, TFTcolor LCD approx. 150,000 pixels
			Brightness level			2 steps ( Economy mode and Normal mode )
	Exposure Control		Metering System			TTL metering : Only Multi-segment metering
	Exposure mode		Metering System			Picture mode, Program * AE is fixed to Face priority AE at the Portorait and Natural skin tone mode.
			Exposure Compensation			?2EV ( 1/3EV Steps )
	Capture modes					AUTO Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice Recording, Landscape, Flower, Natural Skin Tone, Portrait, Surf&Snow, Sport, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Food, Frame Composition * Date Imprint Available
	Playback modes					Slideshow, Resize, Trimming, Image&Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Brightness Filter, Frame Composite, Red-eye Compensation, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Start-up Image Setting
			Function			One Shot, Index ( 9 thumb nails ), Enlargement ( up to 8X, scroll available ), Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Bright and Dark portion, Folder display, Select&Delete, Calendar
			Digital Filter			B&W, Sepia, Color Filter ( 6 colors ), Color extract ( B&W with Red, B&W with Green, B&W with Blue ), Soft
	Movie		Shooting time			Until the memory card becomes full ( up to 2GB )
			Editing Function			-
	Shutter speed					approx. 1/2000 sec.- approx. 4sec.
	Flash		Modes			Flash-on and Flash-off modes. ?Red-eye? compensation function employs a pre-discharge. Soft flash
			Effective Range			Wide : approx. 0.2m - approx. 8.0m ( ISO Auto ), approx. 0.2m - approx. 15.5m ( at Digital SR mode ) Tele : approx. 0.6m - approx. 4.0m ( ISO Auto ), approx. 0.6m - approx. 8.1m ( at Digital SR mode )
	Drive Modes					One shot, Self-timer ( 10 sec, 2 sec ), Continuous
	Storage Media					Build-in Memory ( approx. 21.9 MB ), SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
	Clock Function		World Time			75 cities ( 28 time zones )
			Alarm clock			-
			Style watch			-
	Power					Rechargeable D-LI63 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available
			Battery life			Still : Approx. 220 ( Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery ) Movie : Approx. 80 ( Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery )
	Interfaces					USB ( 2.0 Hi-Speed )/AV, DC Input terminal
	Video Output					NTSC/PAL
	PictBridge		Modes			Single image, All images, DPOF, Paper Size, Paper Type, Paper Quality, Border
	ImageLink					-
	Water proof					-
	Dimensions					97.5(W) x 57.5(H) x 18(D)mm ( excluding protrusions )
	Weight		Body			115 g ( without battery and SD memory card )
			With battery & SD card			135 g ( loaded and ready )