Gateway DC-M40

CNET editors' take

• Reviewed by:
  Aimee Baldridge
• Reviewed on: 09/05/2003

Four megapixels don't come any cheaper than this. This midrange entry in Gateway's new digital camera line puts high resolution in a basic point-and-shoot, appealing to photographers who like easy camera operation and big prints.

Upside: While it doesn't offer a very advanced feature set, the M40 covers the basics well, with a 3X zoom lens, exposure compensation, white-balance presets, and shutter speeds from 2 seconds to 1/2,000 second. You can shoot 320x240 video clips with sound and record voice memos with this model too.

Downside: Although Gateway throws in an adequately large (for a budget camera) 32MB CompactFlash card to get you started shooting, you'll have to spring for your own rechargeable batteries; only AA alkalines are included. We also wish that the M40's light-sensitivity selections went below ISO 200.

Outlook: This camera has the potential--if its image quality and performance are decent--to be the best value for snapshot photographers in Gateway's first batch of digital cameras. It's currently the least-expensive 4-megapixel digicam on the market at $200 (list price).

Compare prices for Gateway DC-M40

This product is currently not in stock at any of our online merchants.

Email me when this product is available

Recent user reviews

• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 14 reviews
• My rating: 0 stars Write review

• Showing 3 of 14 user reviews

• 4.0 stars

  "Good camera for infrequent use"

  by bethend on June 7, 2005

• 1.5 stars

  "Recommend buy something else"

  by pthang on May 27, 2005

• 4.0 stars

  "Great Camera for a Novice"

  on April 14, 2004

• See all 14 user reviews Write review