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Pentax Optio S40 Digital Camera

 
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Key Features
  • Camera Type: Compact
  • Resolution: 4.23 Megapixel
  • LCD Screen Size: 1.6 in.
  • Optical Zoom: 3x
  • Digital Zoom: 2.6x
  • Weight: 0.13 kg
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Pentax Optio S40 Digital Camera
 
   

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Average Rating: 4.0
 
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11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

OK for casual use

Date of Review:  Jul 18, 2004
The Bottom Line: Fine for undemanding users (i.e. first timers, casual shooter)
Review: This is my third digital camera. My first, the Fuji MX-1200 was a one megapixel product with quality control issues. I keep this camera in my fishing tackle box. It's really obsolete, so I won't mind if I someday drop it overboard. My next camera,...
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  3.0

by: ds8251
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Small form factor, good ergonomics
Cons
Battery issues, mushy shutter release
 
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Pleasing at first, but ultimately lacking.

Date of Review:  Oct 2, 2004
The Bottom Line: Make sure you try out the competition first unless you like upgrading once a year.
Review: I hate reading unfavourable reviews for a desirable product. When I'm looking to buy any piece of technology I want everybody to think the item is great, cheap and the best thing since sliced bread. That way I feel vindicated in my purchase...
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  3.0

by: rkcoggy
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Small, takes AA batteries, 3x optical...
Cons
Noisy pictures in low light, loooooong...
 
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Terrible Battery Life

Date of Review:  Feb 8, 2005
Review: THIS IS THE WORST DIGITAL CAMERA I HAVE EVER OWNED! I put in new AA batteries and got 6 pictures! That is ridiculous! So I figured it must have been the batteries, so I went out and bought 2 more. SAME THING. The menus make NO sense. This camera was...
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  1.0

by: cameraguy9999
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Small
Cons
Ridiculously bad battery life Confusing...
 
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Pentax Optio S40 too big?

Date of Review:  Dec 21, 2004
The Bottom Line: Excellent camera, but buying this means you want a small camera, and there are smaller with the same features. (S4i-S5i)
Review: The Pentax Optio S40 is beautiful camera made with every detail in mind. It's key selling point though is its minute size. Overall the camera is a great buy. Some final picture quality is lost due to the minute lens, but for anyone who is out to get...
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  4.0

by: man4mac
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Small, 4Megapixel, Lots of features, 3x...
Cons
Could be smaller (See Optio S4i), some...
 
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

too 'small', too automatic

Date of Review:  Feb 26, 2005
The Bottom Line: good for a point-and-shoot, take-on-vacations, photos-of-friends kind of photographer. more advanced users will probably be disappointed by its inflexibility.
Review: the camera is pretty small and convenient, and i got very good battery life out of it (scores of photos, i haven't recharged in a few weeks) with some batteries (rechargeable, 2300 mAh). with other batteries, this camera eats through them in about...
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  4.0

by: nerdybirdy
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
small, light; good value; battery life...
Cons
terrible flash recycling; sometimes...
 
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Fantastic camera for beginners like me

Date of Review:  Jun 19, 2004
The Bottom Line: I would highly recommend this camera to all beginners who want excellent point-and-shoot photos, plus extras like great battery life and solid aluminum casing.
Review: I got the Pentax Optio S40 as a birthday present about two or three weeks ago. It's my first digital camera (besides a $40 webcam I bought at Longs Drugs, which doesn't count), so I'm not an expert photographer. But for a point-and-shoot camera for...
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  5.0

by: emandems
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Picture quality, battery life, easy to...
Cons
A few seconds' pause between shots...
 
40 out of 40 people found this review helpful.

amazing camera

Date of Review:  Jul 7, 2004
The Bottom Line: if you want quality out of a camera, unless you are a professional, this cam is for you
Review: It is a pleasure taking pictures using this camera. I selected it primarily because of the size -- it easily fits into a pants pocket and secondly because of the high quality/price ratio: for $250 one gets 4.0 megapixel quality shots, very hard to...
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  5.0

by: unk1911
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
long battery life, high quality, small...
Cons
none
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Good camera

Date of Review:  Jul 24, 2004
Review: I'm happy with my camera.This is my first digital camera.I've been readings a lot of reviews about this camera before I bought it.In my little experience of 1 week I had good results and bad results.The features are very good to a camera this size.I...
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  4.0

by: iemanjaus
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Compact,good features,long life...
Cons
Shutter lag,softness in pictures,mushy...
 
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Compact, lots of featurs

Date of Review:  Aug 23, 2004
Review: This camera was a present and was a lot more than I had expected from examining similarly priced cameras. I think that Pentax likes to provide the digital camera user with a lot of options that mimic a traditional SLR. It has a manual focus feature,...
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  5.0

by: odfreem
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
so many features and options, small.
Cons
Keep a steady hand when taking pics, or...
 
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Lousy picture quality

Date of Review:  Sep 4, 2004
The Bottom Line: For this price, compare indoor flash picture quality before choosing a digital camera.
Review: This is my third serious digital camera. My second was a 4MP HP that I bought at Costco. I really liked it, but it was accidentally turned on in a cupholder of a golf cart and the zooming mechanism broke trying to extend the lens.

So when...
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  2.0

by: pdewolf
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Small, takes rechargeable and standard...
Cons
Poor picture quality at best setting,...
 

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