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July 12, 2007 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX Optio E40
A straightforward entry-level compact digital camera newly featuring “Face Recognition AF&AE” and “Shake Reduction” functions for easier enjoyment of high-resolution photography
PENTAX Optio E40

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Optio E40 Specification
  Lens   PENTAX zoom lens, Optical 3X zoom
6 elements in 5 groups ( 3 dual-sided aspherical elements )
      Focal Length   6.2mm-18.6mm ( equivalent to 37.5-112.5mm in 35mm format )
      F Value   F2.8-F5.2
      Capturing Area   approx. 157mm x 118mm to the fullest of LCD ( at Macro mode )
      Intelligent Zoom   -
      Digital Zoom   4X
  Shake Reduction   Still   Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode ( Digital SR )
      Movie   -
  Focus   Type   TTL contrast detection auto focus system, AF assist lamp available
3 point multi/spot/continuous
      Still  
Normal :0.4m to infinity ( whole zoom area )
1.31ft to infinity ( whole zoom area )
Macro :0.15m to 0.5m ( at wide setting )
0.49ft to 1.64ft ( at wide setting )
Infinity-landscape mode :Infinity ( whole zoom area )
Manual Focus :0.15m to infinity ( at wide setting ), 0.4m to infinity ( other than wide )
0.49ft to infinity ( at wide setting ), 1.31ft to infinity ( other than wide )
Panfocus :1.5m to infinity ( at wide setting ), 5.9m to infinity ( at tele setting )
4.9ft to infinity ( at wide setting ), 19ft to infinity ( at tele setting )
  Face recognition   * Face priority AF&AE is available at the Auto Picture, Program, Portlait and Kids mode
  Sensor   1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter, 8.29 megapixels ( total pixels )
  Effective Pixels   8.1 megapixels
  Recorded Pixels   Still   8M ( 3264 x 2448 ), 5M ( 2592 x 1944 ), 4M ( 2304 x 1728 ), 3M ( 2048 x 1536 ), 2M ( 1600 x 1200 ), 1024 ( 1024 x 768 ), 640 ( 640 x 480 ) pixels
      Movie   640 ( 640 x 480 ), 320 ( 320 x 240 ) pixels
  File Formats   Still   JPEG ( Exif 2.2 ), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
  Movie AVI ( Motion JPEG ), approx. 30fps / 15fps with sound *1
  Sound WAV ( PCM ), monaural
  Quality Levels   Still   (Best), (Better), (Good)
      Movie   Fixed
  Sensitivity   Auto,Fixed ( ISO 80/160/320/400/800/1000 )
* ISO 800 /1000 are only set by manual
* Digital SR mode allows ISO Auto to choose up to ISO 1000
  White Balance   Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
  LCD   2.4 inch, TFTcolor LCD
approx. 110,000 pixels, Approx. 100% of field of view
      Brightness level   2 steps ( Economy mode and Normal mode )
  Exposure Control   Metering System   Multi-segment metering
      Exposure Compensation   ±2EV ( 1/3EV Steps )
  Capture modes   Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice Recording, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Surf&Snow, Sport, Digtal SR, Kids, Pet, Panorama, Frame Composition, Green
* Date Imprint Available
  Playback modes   Slideshow, Resize, Trimming, Image&Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Brightness Filter, Frame Composite, Red eye compensation, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Start-up Screen
      Function   One Shot, Index ( 9 thumb nails ), Enlargement ( up to 8X, scroll available ), Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Folder, Select&Delete, Calender
      Digital Filter   B&W, 7 kinds of Color, Soft, Tile
  Movie   Shooting time   Until the memory card becomes full ( less than 3 hours )
      Editing Function   -
  Shutter speed   approx. 1/2000 sec.- approx. 4sec.
  Flash   Modes   Flash-on and Flash-off modes. “Red-eye” compensation function employs a pre-discharge.
      Effective Range  
Wide :approx.0.15m - approx. 4.3m ( ISO Auto )
approx. 0.15m - approx. 6.8m ( Digital SR mode )
Tele :approx. 0.5m - approx. 2.3m ( ISO Auto )
approx. 0.4m - approx. 3.6m ( Digital SR mode )
  Drive Modes   One shot, Self-timer ( 10 sec, 2 sec ), Continuous, 16-frame Shooting
  Storage Media   Build-in Memory ( approx. 10MB ), SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
  Clock Function   World Time   -
      Alarm clock   -
      Style watch   -
  Power   2 AA batteries ( Alkaline, Lithium, Nickel and Rechargeable Ni-MH )
      Battery life  
Still :approx. 240 ( Alkaline )
approx. 640 ( Lithium )
approx. 270 ( Nickel )
approx. 520 ( Rechargeable Ni-MH )
Playback :approx. 400 mins ( Alkaline )
approx. 770 ( Lithium )
approx. 390 ( Nickel )
approx. 570 ( Rechargeable Ni-MH )
Movie :approx. 90 mins ( Alkaline )
approx. 220 ( Lithium )
approx. 80 ( Nickel )
approx. 140 ( Rechargeable Ni-MH )
Audio :approx. 290 mins ( Alkaline )
approx. 590 ( Lithium )
approx. 250 ( Nickel )
approx. 430 ( Rechargeable Ni-MH )
  Interfaces   USB/AV, Dock terminal
  Video Output   NTSC/PAL
  PictBridge   Modes   Single image, All images, DPOF, Paper Size, Paper Type, Paper Quality, Border
  ImageLink   Kodak ImageLink system supported
  Water proof   -
  Dimensions       94(W) x 60(H) x 24(D) mm ( including lens depth )
  Weight   Body   130 g ( without battery and SD memory card )
      With battery & SD card   175 g ( loaded and ready )
  Language       Japanese, English, French, Germany, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungary, Turkish, Thai
  Accessories   2 AA Alkaline batteries, USB/AV cable, Software (CD-ROM), Strap, Dock Insert


Storage capacity

Storage capacity ( Still )
  Still
Recorded Pixels 8M (3264 x 2448) 5M (2592 x 1944) 4M (2304 x 1728) 3M (2048 x 1536) 2M (1600 x 1200) 1024 (1024 x 768) 640 (640 x 480)
Quality Levels
Internal memory 24737114101461218101725203445416587
64MB 153047244768306188387711261102154123206269247387516
128MB 316295499513862124178771562271242083122504175445007821043
256MB 6212118797187270121243348152304443243406609487813106097515242033
512MB 123241371192371536241483690301603878483805120896616112101193330214029
1GB 247483743386743107448396613816041208175896616112417193432234204386860448060
2GB 5039831512786151221859831966280912282458357619663278491739336556855278681229416395
4GB 9891930297015442970429119303861551724134827702238616436965577241287516795154512413832189

Storage capacity ( Movie / Sound )
  Movie Sound
Recorded Pixels 640 x 480 320 x 240
  30fps 15fps 30fps 15fps
Internal memory 0:110:230:230:460:16:12
64MB 1:082:172:174:351:35:55
128MB 2:194:384:389:163:13:55
256MB 4:319:029:0218:046:17:45
512MB 8:5717:5417:5435:4812:28:29
1GB 17:4535:4935:491:11:3824:57:16
2GB 36:251:12:511:12:512:25:4250:45:07
4GB 1:11:312:23:032:23:034:46:0699:38:59

*
Internal memory : approx. 10MB




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