Stylish, Ultra Slim Body
With an ultra slim body that has a fashionable and also compact rechargeable battery, the Optio M40 body's not as much as 7/10 inch thick. The outside features high quality aluminum alloy which has a sophisticated textured finish.

8.0 Effective Megapixels Produce Exceptionally Fine Detailed Photos
With 8.0 megapixels, the Pentax Optio M40 delivers high resolution photos that capture images together with the finest details even at higher magnifications.

Face Recognition AF and AE Function
The Optio M40 gives you a Face Recognition AF and AE function that automatically detects and makes a speciality of faces, regardless of where regarding can be found in the photo frame. Besides, optimal exposure settings are automatically conducted so your areas with faces are highlighted, even though there's backlighting. (Face Recognition AF and AE function available as soon as the photography mode is "Portrait" or "Natural Skin Tone" plus the camera is inclined to people from front.)

Digital SR (Shake Reduction)
A Digital Shake Reduction mode reduces camera shake and subject blur when photographing still images. The sensitivity is adjusted automatically to as high as ISO 3200 to check the brightness from the subjects make it possible for photography with faster shutter speeds and pictures with less blur.

Flash Photography
The Optio M40 has powerful flash photography performance ways for subjects in dark locations that should be captured clearly well away nearly 50 feet. The flash also consists of Soft Flash function that prevents overexposure of skin tones by controlling the variety of light emitted when photographing at close distances.

Large, Easy To View 2.5 Inch LCD Monitor
Despite the lightweight of your Optio M40, you has an generous 2.5 inch monitor that has an improved pixel amount of approximately 150,000 pixels for easier playback and better operational view of camera settings and menu displays. The Optio M40 will also be furnished with an Economy mode that promotes economical by dimming the backlight automatically from a certain amount of time has passed.

Auto Picture Way of Automatic Optimal Settings for Shooting Conditions
An Auto Picture mode lets you automatically determine the shooting conditions for Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, and Normal mode and opt for optimal settings for every one subject. This Pentax original function simplifies photography for users by reduction of individualized camera settings.

Sixteen Photography Modes
The Optio M40 features 16 photography modes including Natural Skin Tone, Flower, Sport, Pet, and Food which have been set together with the optimum exposure and white balance with respect to the scene or subject. A Mode Palette icon is the selections simple.

3x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
The Optio M40 incorporates a 3x optical contact which has a focal range covering angles of view corresponding to that surrounding a 36 108mm lens in 35mm format, which is certainly well suited for a broad spectrum of subjects from landscapes to portraits.

Additional Optio M40 Features

• Equipped with Movie SR (Shake Reduction) function, which enables movies to always be delivered with high quality image rivaling camcorders
• Auto Macro mode provides for close up photography as near as 10 centimeters during the normal focusing mode
• Auto tracking AF continuously discusses a moving subject
• New Date Imprint function for easier images categorizing
• World time function for 75 cities (28 times zones) worldwide
• Calendar Display function allows easier image retrieval depending on the capture date
• Approximately 21.9MB of built in memory
• FotoNation's red eye compensation function for flash shots
• Includes the ACDSee for Pentax image viewer/image management software
• Support PictBridge, DPOF functions, Exif Print, and PRINT Image Matching III