Stylish, Ultra Slim Body
With an ultra slim body that includes an exclusive and incredibly compact rechargeable battery, the Optio M40 person is less than 7/10 inch thick. The outdoors features high quality aluminum alloy with 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 when using the finest details even at higher magnifications.

Face Recognition AF and AE Function
The Optio M40 has a Face Recognition AF and AE function that automatically detects and is targeted on faces, wherever folks can be bought in the photo frame. Furthermore, optimal exposure settings are automatically conducted so your areas with faces are highlighted, even in the event there may backlighting. (Face Recognition AF and AE function available as soon as the photography mode is "Portrait" or "Natural Skin Tone" and therefore the camera is provided to people from the front.)

Digital SR (Shake Reduction)
A Digital Shake Reduction mode reduces trembling camera and subject blur when photographing still images. The sensitivity is adjusted automatically to as high as ISO 3200 to the brightness of your subjects help photography with faster shutter speeds and images with less blur.

Flash Photography
The Optio M40 comes with powerful flash photography performance selections for subjects in dark locations for being captured clearly well away around 50 feet. The flash also boasts a Soft Flash function that prevents overexposure of skin tones by manipulating the variety of light emitted when photographing at close distances.

Large, Easy To View 2.5 Inch LCD Monitor
Despite the compact size with the Optio M40, you also has a generous 2.5 inch monitor having an improved pixel selection of approximately 150,000 pixels for easier playback and better operational view of camera settings and menu displays. The Optio M40 is loaded an Economy mode that promotes energy saving by dimming the backlight automatically after a certain certain period of time has passed.

Auto Picture Mode for Automatic Optimal Settings for Shooting Conditions
An Auto Picture mode lets the camera automatically determine the shooting conditions for Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, and Normal mode and select the optimal settings for each and every subject. This Pentax original function simplifies photography for users through the elimination of individualized camera settings.

Sixteen Photography Modes
The Optio M40 features 16 photography modes including Natural Skin Tone, Flower, Sport, Pet, and Food that will be set along with the optimum exposure and white balance according to scene or subject. A Mode Palette icon is the selections simple.

3x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
The Optio M40 includes 3x optical zoom lens using a focal range covering angles of view comparable to that regarding a 36 108mm lens in 35mm format, and that is ideal for a diverse spectrum of subjects from landscapes to portraits.

Additional Optio M40 Features

• Equipped with Movie SR (Shake Reduction) function, which enables movies to generally be delivered with high quality image rivaling camcorders
• Auto Macro mode covers close up photography as close to 10 centimeters while in the normal focusing mode
• Auto tracking AF continuously concentrates on 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 using 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