Pentax Optio S40

amazing camera

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Pros: long battery life, high quality, small form-factor

Cons: none

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if you want quality out of a camera, unless you are a professional, this cam is for you Read More

Fantastic camera for beginners like me

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Pros: Picture quality, battery life, easy to use, small size... too many to list.

Cons: A few seconds' pause between shots while flash recharges, during which LCD goes black

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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. Read More

Compact, lots of featurs

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Pros: so many features and options, small.

Cons: Keep a steady hand when taking pics, or else blurry

too 'small', too automatic

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Pros: small, light; good value; battery life (sometimes); good variety of automatic modes

Cons: terrible flash recycling; sometimes noisy pictures; too 'automatic'

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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. Read More

Pentax Optio S40 too big?

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Pros: Small, 4Megapixel, Lots of features, 3x Optical Zoom, Very Intuitive interface

Cons: Could be smaller (See Optio S4i), some blurring from small lens

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Excellent camera, but buying this means you want a small camera, and there are smaller with the same features. (S4i-S5i) Read More

Good camera

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Pros: Compact,good features,long life batteries.

Cons: Shutter lag,softness in pictures,mushy shoot button.

Pleasing at first, but ultimately lacking.

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Pros: Small, takes AA batteries, 3x optical zoom.

Cons: Noisy pictures in low light, loooooong flash charge and slow shot to card transfer.

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Make sure you try out the competition first unless you like upgrading once a year. Read More

OK for casual use

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Pros: Small form factor, good ergonomics

Cons: Battery issues, mushy shutter release

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Fine for undemanding users (i.e. first timers, casual shooter) Read More

Lousy picture quality

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Pros: Small, takes rechargeable and standard AA batteries, comes with 64MB SD memory

Cons: Poor picture quality at best setting, no case or docking station

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For this price, compare indoor flash picture quality before choosing a digital camera. Read More

Terrible Battery Life

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Pros: Small

Cons: Ridiculously bad battery life Confusing Menu