Pentax Optio S40 Review

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Pentax Optio S40
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kiwiguy's Review of Pentax Optio S40

12th Aug 2004

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Image Quality
    4 stars
  • Features
    5 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    1 - 4 Weeks
  • Battery Life
    4 stars
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars

Pentax Optio S40 - After reading a range of reviews on this site and others, I was a little unsure as to what camera to buy. I decided early on that it must be 4mp, use AA batteries and use either SD or CF. After reviewing what was available in this country (New Zealand,) the choice came down to 2 cameras, both with a pretty similar price, this, the Optio S40, and the Casio QV-R40. After looking at even more reviews and going into the shop to compare cameras, the Optio won out. The camera's compact size was a major factor, although the Casio did have a bigger LCD.

Now that I have got the camera I am extremely happy with it. It's a great size and fits easily into my pocket. It has great functions and is easy to use for a beginner, as well as the intermediate user like myself. It has a great number of functions such as 'panorama assist' and 'split shots' that I didn't even know were there until I read the manual.

Overall, I would have so say that the camera is a good buy, and despite some so-so reviews online, I think that it will just prove itself to be better as I use it more.

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