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Pentax Optio M40 digital camera Easy to use and on paper looks good, so just how good is it?

Reviewer
Doug Harman
Review Date
31 October 2007
Manufacturer
Pentax
Price as reviewed
£140
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The good
Easy to use, good wide-view screen, nice design and build, good colour and metering performance, ISO and exposure compensation in most settings
The bad
Noise at all ISOs, pixel fringing, lens soft at edges, poor low light focus performance
Verdict
The M40 is a nice camera, and that’s the problem, it is nice not brilliant
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