Pentax Optio A40 Digital Camera

I did a lot of research before the purchase, it was hard to find for awhile. I have to pay top dollars to get it from Best Buy. The camera is well built, I drop it once on concrete pavement and it survived.

Bought the Canon A40 for $211 online, and couldn't be happier with it. With the money I saved buying it online I purchased a generic ac adapter for $23 (who wants to pay between $45 and $75 for the actual Canon AC Adapter?). The camera takes nice pictures considering the price paid for the camera. Loads of manual functions, and special effects like Black and White, and Sephia as well as a movie mode with sound make this camera top notch. For a little more than $200 you'd be hard pressed to find a better camera!

The most interesting things I found with it includes : . The Auto Mode can take very good quality pictures by itself. plus the program AE / Manual mode, it's very powerful regarding its price. . when view pictures, it's easy to zoom in/out and navigator across pictures. . It can be use to make movie (with sound)! As for me , there is a pity that I cannot buy it with the $249 price listed in the DCView.com. I'm in Shanghai, Mainland China, and I buy it with RMB2650($320) in 2002.4.18

I wanted to go digital to save money on film and enjoy my photography hoby . I choose canon A40 after trying several cameras and returned them because I was not satisfied with the quality of photographs . If you are not professinal photographer just use the Auto mode . You get superior result. If you want to be fancy with some profesional effect use manual mode or the Program mode. It is the best.

This is my first digital camera and I bought it 3 months ago, and I just love it! It's hard to take bad pictures with this unit. Bought the lens adapter to add close-up lens. You can add ANY brand of add-on lenses to the camera's lens adapter, provided they are 52 mm diameter screw-on type. Canon lenses are on the expensive side.

A great camera that takes incredible photos for its price. It has a lot of extra features but they are not terribly intuitive so the manual is a must. I had some minor trouble loading the driver onto my system but a quick call to Canon's help line had the problem licked in minutes. They have technicians on hand to take calls on Saturday even though the literature states only Monday to Friday. My experience with this camera has been that pictures up to nearly 8x10 are almost indistinguishable from traditional prints. For smaller photos or web style shots there are setings that take up much less memory. It could use a memory card larger than the 8meg that comes with it. I have not tried the video mode so will not comment on it. All and all a great starter camera for someone who is serious about good pictures but not a fanatic.

My first digital camera. Received the A40 for Christmas and have enjoyed using it although still learning about some of the setting options. Makes great pictures in auto mode. 2 recommendations: 1) buy rechargeable batteries and charger. 2) Instead of Canon's costly AC adapter, buy a card reader (mine was $30.00). I found the card reader software simpler to use than Canon's. In fact, had I known about the card reader earlier, I probably would not have even installed the Canon software. I really enjoy being able to take just a few pictures without having to use up a whole roll of film.

My first digital camera. I've bought it almost 3 months, loved it. No images/Driver/software problems solved by using CF cardreader. Images can be easily retrived using CF card reader.

First Digital Camera - I was very apprehensive but after doing my homework and price checking, this camera appeared what I needed and it was perfect. Simple to use and setup!!

After an exhaustive search for my first digital camera, I settled on the A40. After using it for a week, I couldn't be happier. My "other" camera is a nice Nikon SLR, so I wanted a camera with flexible manual options. For me, the A40 had the perfect balance of features. I wanted add-on lenses, which narrows the field quite a bit. I also wanted some aperture control, which few cameras in the price range offer. Another key issue was image quality, and this camera does better than some higher resolution cameras. Finally, I had a max $400 budget, including add-ons. So, I got the A40, 2 sets of rechargeable batteries and charger, an AC adapter (from Radio Shack), a case, and 256MB CF card. What knocked me out was the fact that in fully automatic mode, it takes amazing night shots. On my old Nikon, getting good night shots took a lot of work and expertise. With the A40, it's just point and shoot.

This is our first digital camera and I couldn't be happier. It takes great photos. I use it constantly for the kids. It does drain batteries quickly so I purchased rechargable batteries and am very happy with them. If your looking for an inexpensive digital with good quality photos I highly recommend this camera.

I have been wanting to upgrade my digital camera (Polaroid PDC700) for the past 2 years. I have been researching the quality and price on digital cameras and found the Canon A40 to have great reviews. I just purchased the Canon A40 3months ago and have been very pleased with the quality of the pictures (especialy outdoor pictures)and the functions. I especialy enjoy knowing that I can purchase lenses to attach to my camera. The only negativity-a camera case should have came with the camera (had to purchase one). Overall I am very happy with the digital camera.

It is an amazing camera for beginners as well as advanced users. Even in the simplest AUTO mode one gets very nice pictures in-door and out-door! You will definitely LOVE it!

Overall it is an excellent camera. Great for family vacations and any outdoor shots. The rechargeable nimh 1800 mah batteries lasted me a very long time with full lcd use! When indoors under artificial lighting the photos seem a bit soft. The flash has only adequate range. Pictures taken outdoors are excellent though. The movie mode cannot be compared to any video camera. But then again, this is a digital still camera.

After doing a lot of reserch on the net, I bought this camera with some accesories like 128MB CF card, battery recharger and a card reader. I have been using it for 2 weeks now and I love it. It is a great camera with good features for a very good price.