Stylish, Ultra Slim Body
With an ultra slim body that has a fashionable and very compact rechargeable battery, the Optio M40 is a lot less than 7/10 inch thick. The outer features high quality aluminum alloy using 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 works by faces, wherever the folks come in the photo frame. Besides, optimal exposure settings are automatically conducted in order that the areas with faces are highlighted, even tough there exists backlighting. (Face Recognition AF and AE function available once the photography mode is "Portrait" or "Natural Skin Tone" and therefore the camera is provided to people within 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 up to ISO 3200 enhance the brightness on the subjects help photography with faster shutter speeds and pictures with less blur.

Flash Photography
The Optio M40 provides you with powerful flash photography performance methods of subjects in dark locations turn out to be captured clearly far away around 50 feet. The flash also consists of Soft Flash function that prevents overexposure of skin tones by controlling the magnitude of light emitted when photographing at close distances.

Large, Easy To View 2.5 Inch LCD Monitor
Despite the compact size belonging to the Optio M40, the camera incorporates a generous 2.5 inch monitor with the improved pixel variety of approximately 150,000 pixels for easier playback and better operational view of camera settings and menu displays. The Optio M40 is also designed with an Economy mode that promotes economical by dimming the backlight automatically following certain length of time has passed.

Auto Picture Way of 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 find the optimal settings for 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 which have been set along with the optimum exposure and white balance according to scene or subject. A Mode Palette icon helps make the selections simple.

3x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
The Optio M40 includes a 3x optical contact by using a focal range covering angles of view reminiscent of that regarding a 36 108mm lens in 35mm format, which is perfect a simple spectrum of subjects from landscapes to portraits.

Additional Optio M40 Features

• Equipped with Movie SR (Shake Reduction) function, which enables movies being delivered with high quality image rivaling camcorders
• Auto Macro mode provides close up photography as near as 10 centimeters on the normal focusing mode
• Auto tracking AF continuously targets 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 in line with 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