Pentax intros compact Optio M50 digital camera

If those high-end Pentax DSLRs aren't your thing, then perhaps the company's just-announced Optio M50 will be more to your (and your bank account's) liking. Available in your choice of silver, blue or pink, this one boasts 8 megapixels and a slightly better than usual 5x optical zoom, along with a 2.5-inch LCD, ISO shooting modes all the way up to ISO 6400, and increasingly common features like face recognition and smile capture. Look for it to hit in March with a list price of $230 and be sure to hit up the gallery below for a closer look at the camera in each of the available colors.

Pentax Optio M50

[kirsch Posted Jan 23rd 2008 5:44PM]

I used to have an Optio S and loved its compact size. I replaced it with a Casio Exilim 600.
I'm always looking for something smaller and thinner that has "decent" (a subjective definition, sure) quality. How does this camera compare to the Optio S in terms of size?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2008 8:26AM]

Of course, we know this will be incredibly popular because of the pink. Consumers clamor for the pink.