Digital Compact Camera: Optio A40
Optio A40 Specifications
| Lens | smc PENTAX zoom lens 7 elements in 5 groups (2 dual-sided aspherical elements, 1 single-sided aspherical element ) Focal Length: 7.9mm-23.7mm (equivalent to 37-111mm in 35mm format) Aperture: F2.8-F5.4 Intelligent Zoom: approx. 3.3X at 10M, approx. 3.9X at 7M, approx. 4.6X at 5M, approx. 5.7X at 3M, approx. 11.4X at 1024, approx. 17.9X at 640 (including optical 3X zoom) Digital Zoom: 1X - approx. 6X(Up to approx. 17.9X with optical 3X zoom) |
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| Shake Reduction | Still: CCD-Shift-Type (SR: Shake Reduction) approx. 2.5 - 3.5 Shutter-speed
steps Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) Movie: Movie anti-shake (Movie SR) |
| Focus System | Type: TTL contrast detection auto focus system, AF assist lamp available 5-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF Still: Normal: 0.35m to infinity (whole zoom area), 1.15 ft to infinity (whole zoom area) Macro:0.12m to 0.4m (at full wide-angle setting - 11.5mm), 0.39 ft to 1.31 ft (at full wide-angle setting - 11.5mm) Supermacro:0.06m to 0.15m (at full wide-angle setting), 0.2 ft to 0.49 ft (at full wide-angle setting) Infinity-landscape, Panfocus, Manual Focus: available |
| Face recognition | Face priority AF&AE is available at all mode. |
| Sensor | 1/1.7 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter, 12.4 megapixels (total pixels) |
| Effective pixels | 12 megapixels |
| Recorded pixels | Still: 12M (4000x3000), 10M (3648x2736), 7M (3072x2304), 5M (2592x1944),
3M (2048x1536), 1024 (1024x768), 640 (640x480) pixels * During Digital SR mode and Multi-exposure mode, the recorded size is fixed to 5M. * During Half-length Portrait and Frame Composition mode, the recorded size is fixed to 3M. Movie: 640 (640×480), 320 (320x240) pixels |
| File Formats | Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2),DCF,DPOF,PRINT Image Matching III Movie: AVI (DivX® compatible with MPEG-4), 30 fps, with sound, Movie anti-shake (The input image signal at 25fps is recorded as 30fps.) Sound: WAV (PCM), monaural |
| Quality Levels | Still:  (Best), (Better), (Good)Movie: (Best), (Better), (Good) |
| Sensitivity | Auto (ISO50 - 800), Manual (ISO50/100/200/400/800/1600) * The auto and fixed sensitivity can be selected up to 3200 at the Digital SR mode. * The range of auto sensitivity can be changed by the menu. |
| Dynamic-Range Adjustment |
Dynamic-Range Adjustment available (Auto and Manual Adjustments at Capture mode) |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting |
| LCD | 2.5 inch, TFT color LCD (with back light), approx. 232,000pixels Low reflection type, Wide viewing angle Brightness level: 3 steps (Economy mode, Normal mode and LCD Bright Mode) |
| Exposure Control | Metering System: TTL metering: Choice of Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted
metering, Spot metering Exposure mode: Picture mode, Program, Shutter priority, Manual Exposure Compensation: ±2EV (1/3EV steps) |
| Capture modes | Auto Picture, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual, Night Scene, Movie, Voice
Recording, Landscape, Flower, Natural Skin Tone, Portrait, Half-length Portrait,
Kids, Digital SR, Sport, Surf&Snow, Pet, Text, Food, Frame Composite Auto Picture: Automatically chosen from "Landscape", "Portrait", "Night Scene" and "Normal" Date Imprint: *Date Imprint Available (except Green) |
| Playback modes | Slideshow, Resize, Trimming, Image&Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Color
Filter, Digital Filter, Brightness Filter, Movie Edit, Red-eye Compensation,
Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Start-up Screen, Frame Composite Function: One Shot, Index (9 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 8X, scroll available), Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Select&Delete, Calendar Digital Effect: Color Filter (13), Digital Filter (5), Brightness Filter |
| Movie | Shooting Time: Until the memory card becomes full (One file size is up to
2GB) |
| Shutter Speed | approx. 1/2000 sec.- approx. 4sec. |
| Flash | Modes: Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" reduction function
employs a pre-discharge. Soft flash Effective Range: Wide: approx. 0.06m to approx. 7.1m (ISO Auto) , approx. 0.2 ft to approx. 23 ft (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 0.35m to approx.3.5m (ISO Auto), approx. 1.15 ft to approx. 11 ft (ISO Auto) |
| Drive Modes | One shot, Self-timer (10 sec, 2 sec), Continuous, Remote Control (3 sec, 0 sec), Multi-exposure *Remote Control Type is Infrared rays, Optional transmitter available. |
| Storage Media | Built-in Memory (approx. 21MB), SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card |
| Clock Function | World Time: 75 cities (28 time zones) |
| Power | Rechargeable D-LI8 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also
available Battery life: Still*: Approx. 180shots to be taken. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Playback**: Approx. 200min. to be taken. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Maximum charging time: approx. 100 min. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) |
| Interfaces | USB (2.0 Hi-Speed)/AV output terminal, DC Input terminal |
| Video Output | NTSC/PAL |
| PictBridge | Modes: Single image, All images, DPOF, Paper Size, Paper Type, Paper Quality, Border |
| Dimensions | 91.0 (W) × 56.5 (H) × 23.5 (D)mm (excluding protrusions.) |
| Weight | Body: 130 g (4.6 oz.):without battery and SD memory card With battery & SD card: 150 g (5.3 oz.):loaded and ready |
| Accessories | Rechargeable D-LI8 lithium-ion battery, Charger, AC cable, USB cable, AV cable, Software (CD-ROM), Strap |
**Measured based on PENTAX standard and may vary depending on the condition of use.
Optio A40 Storage
| Recorded Pixels | Quality Levels | Built-in Memory* | 64MB | 128MB | 256MB | 512MB | 1GB | 2GB | 4GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [12M] 4000 × 3000 |
|
3 |
11 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 201 | 410 | 807 |
|
5 | 17 | 36 | 72 | 145 | 291 | 594 | 1167 | |
|
8 |
24 | 51 | 101 | 201 | 404 | 822 | 1616 | |
| [10M] 3648 × 2736 |
|
4 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 120 | 242 | 494 | 971 |
|
6 | 21 | 44 | 87 | 174 | 350 | 714 | 1403 | |
|
9 | 30 | 62 | 121 | 242 | 486 | 989 | 1944 | |
| [7M] 3072 × 2304 |
|
6 | 20 | 43 | 85 | 170 | 342 | 697 | 1370 |
|
10 | 30 | 63 | 124 | 246 | 495 | 1007 | 1980 | |
|
14 | 42 | 87 | 172 | 342 | 685 | 1396 | 2742 | |
| [5M] 2592 × 1944 |
|
9 | 29 | 61 | 120 | 240 | 481 | 980 | 1925 |
|
14 | 43 | 89 | 174 | 347 | 695 | 1416 | 2781 | |
|
20 | 60 | 123 | 242 | 481 | 963 | 1961 | 3852 | |
| [3M] 2048 × 1536 |
|
15 | 45 | 96 | 183 | 363 | 728 | 1483 | 2913 |
|
22 | 66 | 135 | 264 | 525 | 1053 | 2143 | 4209 | |
|
31 | 92 | 187 | 367 | 728 | 1458 | 2967 | 5828 | |
| [1024] 1024 × 768 |
|
40 | 117 | 239 | 467 | 927 | 1856 | 3777 | 7418 |
|
58 | 170 | 346 | 675 | 1340 | 2682 | 5456 | 10000 | |
|
81 | 236 | 479 | 935 | 1856 | 3714 | 7556 | 10000 | |
| [640] 640 × 480 |
|
74 | 216 | 439 | 857 | 1701 | 3405 | 6926 | 10000 |
|
108 | 313 | 635 | 1239 | 2457 | 4918 | 10000 | 10000 | |
|
150 | 434 | 880 | 1716 | 3403 | 6811 | 10000 | 10000 | |
| - | Built-in Memory* | 64MB | 128MB | 256MB | 512MB | 1GB | 2GB | 4GB | |
| - | 24m7s | 1h5m47s | 2h13m19s | 4h19m59s | 8h35m26s | 17h11m28s | 34h58m | 68h39m39s | |
| Recorded Pixels | Quality Levels | Built-in Memory* | 64MB | 128MB | 256MB | 512MB | 1GB | 2GB | 4GB |
| 640 × 480 |
|
1m3s | 2m55s | 5m55s | 11m35s | 22m58s | 46m | 1h33m36s | 3h3m49s |
|
1m19s | 3m39s | 7m25s | 14m30s | 28m47s | 57m38s | 1h57m15s | 3h50m16s | |
|
1m35s | 4m23s | 8m55s | 17m25s | 34m33s | 1h9m11s | 2h20m46s | 4h36m26s | |
| 320 × 240 |
|
4m5s | 11m17s | 22m56s | 44m47s | 1h28m53s | 2h57m56s | 6h2m | 11h50m54s |
|
5m5s | 14m1s | 28m29s | 55m39s | 1h50m25s | 3h41m3s | 7h29m43s | 14h43m9s | |
|
5m51s | 16m9s | 32m51s | 1h4m10s | 2h7m18s | 4h14m52s | 8h38m30s | 16h58m14s | |
* Approximately 21 MB
The limitation of the record time becomes it up to 2GB (one file).
The continuous voice recording time is 24 hours.
System requirements / ACDSee for PENTAX
PC
OS: Windows Vista™, Windows XP,and Windows 2000
CPU: Intel Pentium3® or higher
Memory capacity: Over 256MB (512MB or higher recommended)
Hard disk capacity: Over 100MB (1GB or higher recommended)
Language : English, French, German, Spanish, Italian,Chinese[Traditional and
Simplified], Korean, Russian, Japanese
Macintosh
OS: Mac OS 9.2 (with the latest CarbonLib) , Mac OS X(Ver.10.1.2 or later)
CPU: Power Macintosh machines of 266MHz or higher
Memory capacity: 8MB minimum
Hard disk capacity: 6MB minimum
Language : English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese
USB
PC
OS: Windows Vista™, Windows XP,and Windows 2000 preinstalled
Macintosh
OS: Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X(Ver.10.1.2 or later) preinstalled
* Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system requirements.
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