PENTAX announced three new compact digital cameras last week (the Optio M50, the Optio S12, and the Optio E50) and also confirmed that the new Optio A40 would be coming out in February. Here’s a quick rundown of the specs to these four digital cameras:

Optio M50:

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  • 8 megapixel
  • 5x optical zoom lens
  • 2.5 inch LCD monitor with wide viewing angle
  • Face Recognition AF and AE
  • Digital Shake Reduction
  • Movie recording function with shake reduction
  • 16 shooting conditions and 15 playback modes
  • Panorama mode for stitching three photographs into 1 picture
  • Auto-macro support
  • Date imprint functions
  • 51.1 MB of internal memory
  • Features unique smile capture function which distinguishes smiles on subjects and automatically releases the shutter
  • Available in three colors – silver, light blue, and pink
  • Ships in March for $229.95

Optio S12:

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  • Smallest 12 megapixel camera in class
  • 3x optical zoom lens
  • 2.5 inch LCD screen with LCD booster function to increase brightness of screen
  • Face Recognition auto focus and auto exposure – recognizes up to 15 faces
  • Dynamic Range Adjustment
  • Digital Shake Reduction mode
  • Movie Function function – capture VGA resolution videos at 30 fps. Uses DivX
  • Auto picture mode
  • 18 shooting modes and 15 playback modes
  • Intelligent zoom function
  • Green button allows users to assign functions that are frequently used
  • Date imprint function
  • 21 MB of internal memory
  • Available in silver and black
  • Ships in April for $279.95

Optio E50:

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  • 8.1 megapixels
  • 3x optical zoom lens and 4x digital zoom
  • Face Recognition AF and AE
  • Digital Shake Reduction
  • Auto Picture Mode
  • Green Mode
  • Panorama mode for stitching three pictures together into one
  • 2.4 inch LCD monitor
  • Record movies up to VGA resolution
  • Date imprint function
  • 16 frame continuous shooting
  • 10MB of internal memory
  • Uses AA batteries
  • Ships in March for $149.95

Optio A40:

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  • Mechanical Shake Reduction
  • Digital Shake Reduction
  • Movie Shake Reduction
  • Face Recognition AF and AE function
  • Dynamic Range Adjustment function
  • 2.5 inch LCD monitor
  • 3x optical zoom and 6x digital zoom
  • Video recording in VGA at 30fps. Supports DivX
  • Choose shutter-priority AE mode and manual exposure mode
  • Intelligent zoom function
  • Auto picture mode
  • 21 MB of internal memory
  • Supports SD and SDHC
  • Ships in February for $299.95

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