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Optio A40 Specification
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Lens |
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smcPENTAX zoom lens 7 elements in 5 groups ( 2 dual-sided aspherical elements, 1 single-sided aspherical element ) |
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Focal Length |
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7.9mm - 23.7mm ( equivalent to 37 - 111mm in 35mm format ) |
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Aperture |
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F2.8 - F5.4 |
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Intelligent Zoom |
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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 ) |
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Digital Zoom |
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1X - approx. 6X ( Up to approx. 17.9X with optical 3X zoom ) |
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Shake Reduction |
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CCD-Shift-Type ( SR : Shake Reduction ) approx. 2.5 - 3.5 Shutter-speed steps Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode ( Digital SR ) |
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Movie anti-shake ( Movie SR ) |
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Focus System |
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TTL contrast detection auto focus system, AF assist lamp available 5-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF |
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| Normal : | 0.35m to infinity ( whole zoom area ) 1.15ft to infinity ( whole zoom area ) |
| Macro : | 0.12m to 0.4m ( at full wide-angle setting - 11.5mm ) 0.39ft to 1.31ft ( at full wide-angle setting - 11.5mm ) |
| Supermacro : | 0.06m to 0.15m ( at full wide-angle setting ) 0.20ft to 0.49ft ( at full wide-angle setting ) |
| Infinity-landscape, Panfocus, Manual Focus: available |
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Face recognition |
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Face priority AF&AE is available at all mode. |
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Sensor |
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1/1.7 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter, 12.4 megapixels ( total pixels ) |
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Effective Pixels |
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12 megapixels |
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Recorded Pixels |
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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 Flame composition mode, the recorded size is fixed to 3M. |
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Movie |
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640 ( 640x480 ), 320 ( 320x240 ) pixels |
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File Formats |
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JPEG ( Exif 2.2 ), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III |
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Movie |
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AVI ( DivX® compatible with MPEG-4 ), 30 fps, with sound, Movie anti-shake ( The input image signal at 25fps is recorded as 30fps. ) |
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Sound |
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WAV ( PCM ), monaural |
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Quality Levels |
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  (Best),  (Better), (Good) |
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Movie |
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  (Best),  (Better), (Good) |
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Sensitivity |
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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. |
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Dynamic-Range Adjustment |
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Dynamic-Range Adjustment available ( Auto and Manual Adjustments at Capture mode ) |
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White Balance |
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Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting |
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LCD |
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2.5 inch, TFT color LCD ( with back light ), approx. 232,000pixels Low reflection type, Wide viewing angle |
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Brightness level |
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3 steps ( Economy mode, Normal mode and LCD Bright Mode ) |
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Exposure Control |
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Metering System |
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TTL metering : Choice of Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering |
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Exposure mode |
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Picture mode, Program, Shutter priority, Manual |
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Exposure Compensation |
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±2EV ( 1/3EV Steps ) |
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Capture modes |
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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 |
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Auto Picture |
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Automatically chosen from ”Landscape”, ”Portrait”, ”Night Scene” and ”Normal” |
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Date Imprint |
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* Date Imprint Available ( except Green ) |
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Playback modes |
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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 |
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Function |
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One Shot, Index ( 9 thumb nails ), Enlargement ( up to 8X, scroll available ), Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Select&Delete, Calendar |
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Digital Effect |
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Color Filter ( 13 ), Digital Filter ( 5 ), Brightness Filter |
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Shooting time |
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Until the memory card becomes full ( One file size is up to 2GB ) |
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Shutter speed |
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approx. 1/2000 sec. - approx. 4sec. |
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Flash |
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Modes |
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Flash-on and Flash-off modes. “Red-eye“ reduction function employs a pre-discharge. Soft flash |
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Effective Range |
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| Wide : | approx. 0.06m to approx. 7.1m ( ISO Auto ) approx. 0.20ft to approx. 23ft ( ISO Auto ) |
| Tele : | approx. 0.35m to approx.3.5m ( ISO Auto ) approx. 1.15ft to approx. 11ft ( ISO Auto ) |
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Drive Modes |
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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.* |
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Storage Media |
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Built-in Memory ( approx. 21MB ), SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card |
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Clock Function |
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World Time |
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75 cities ( 28 time zones ) |
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Power |
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Rechargeable D-LI68 D-LI8 #1 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available |
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Battery life |
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| Still* : | Approx. 240shots 180shots to be taken. ( Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery ) |
| Playback** : | Approx. 250min. 200min. to be taken. ( Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery ) |
| Maximum charging time : | approx. 115 min. 100min. ( Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery ) |
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Interfaces |
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USB ( 2.0 Hi-Speed )/AV output terminal, DC Input terminal |
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Video Output |
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NTSC/PAL |
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PictBridge |
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Modes |
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Single image, All images, DPOF, Paper Size, Paper Type, Paper Quality, Border |
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Dimensions |
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91.0(W) x 56.5(H) x 23.5(D) mm ( excluding protrusions. ) |
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Weight |
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Body |
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130g ( 4.6 oz. ) : without battery and SD memory card |
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With battery & SD card |
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150g ( 5.3 oz. ) : loaded and ready |
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Accessories |
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Rechargeable D-LI68 D-LI8 #1 lithium-ion battery, Charger, AC cable, USB cable, AV cable, Software ( CD-ROM ), Strap |
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- The number of recordable images are based on the CIPA standard measurement, but it may vary with the conditions under which the camera is used.
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- Measured based on PENTAX standard and may vary depending on the condition of use.
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| Storage capacity ( Still ) |
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12M ( 4000 x 3000 ) |
10M ( 3648 x 2736 ) |
7M ( 3072 x 2304 ) |
5M ( 2592 x 1944 ) |
3M ( 2048 x 1536 ) |
1024 (1024 x 768 ) |
640 ( 640 x 480 ) |
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| Internal memory |
3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 58 | 81 | 74 | 108 | 150 |
| 64MB |
11 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 29 | 43 | 60 | 45 | 66 | 92 | 117 | 170 | 236 | 216 | 313 | 434 |
| 128MB |
25 | 36 | 51 | 30 | 44 | 62 | 43 | 63 | 87 | 61 | 89 | 123 | 93 | 135 | 187 | 239 | 346 | 479 | 439 | 635 | 880 |
| 256MB |
50 | 72 | 101 | 60 | 87 | 121 | 85 | 124 | 172 | 120 | 174 | 242 | 183 | 264 | 367 | 467 | 675 | 935 | 857 | 1239 | 1716 |
| 512MB |
100 | 145 | 201 | 120 | 174 | 242 | 170 | 246 | 342 | 240 | 347 | 481 | 363 | 525 | 728 | 927 | 1340 | 1856 | 1701 | 2457 | 3403 |
| 1GB |
201 | 291 | 404 | 242 | 350 | 486 | 342 | 495 | 685 | 481 | 695 | 963 | 728 | 1053 | 1458 | 1856 | 2682 | 3714 | 3405 | 4918 | 6811 |
| 2GB |
410 | 594 | 822 | 494 | 714 | 989 | 697 | 1007 | 1396 | 980 | 1416 | 1961 | 1483 | 2143 | 2967 | 3777 | 5456 | 7556 | 6926 | 10000 | 10000 |
| 4GB |
807 | 1167 | 1616 | 971 | 1403 | 1944 | 1370 | 1980 | 2742 | 1925 | 2781 | 3852 | 2913 | 4209 | 5828 | 7418 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
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| Storage capacity ( Movie / Voice recording ) |
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640 x 480 |
320 x 240 |
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| Internal memory |
1:03 | 1:19 | 1:35 | 4:05 | 5:05 | 5:51 | 24:07 |
| 64MB |
2:55 | 3:39 | 4:23 | 11:17 | 14:01 | 16:09 | 1:05:47 |
| 128MB |
5:55 | 7:25 | 8:55 | 22:56 | 28:29 | 32:51 | 2:13:19 |
| 256MB |
11:35 | 14:30 | 17:25 | 44:47 | 55:39 | 64:10 | 4:19:59 |
| 512MB |
22:58 | 28:47 | 34:33 | 1:28:53 | 1:50:25 | 2:07:18 | 8:35:26 |
| 1GB |
22:58 | 28:47 | 34:33 | 1:28:53 | 1:50:25 | 2:07:18 | 8:35:26 |
| 2GB |
93:36 | 1:57:15 | 2:20:46 | 6:02:00 | 7:29:43 | 8:38:30 | 34:58:00 |
| 4GB |
183:49 | 3:50:16 | 4:36:26 | 11:50:54 | 14:43:09 | 16:58:14 | 68:39:39 |
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- Internal memory : Approximately 21 MB
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- The limitation of the record time becomes it up to 2GB ( one file ).
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- The continuous voice recording time is 24 hours.
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System requirements
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| ACDSee for PENTAX |
| Windows ( ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0 ) |
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Windows Vista™, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 |
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Intel Pentium3® or higher |
| Memory capacity |
Over 256MB ( 512MB or higher recommended ) |
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Over 100MB ( 1GB or higher recommended ) |
| Language |
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese [Traditional and Simplified], Korean, Russian, Japanese |
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| Macintosh ( ACDSee for PENTAX ) |
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Mac OS 9.2 ( with the latest CarbonLib ), Mac OS X ( Ver.10.1.2 or later ) |
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Power Macintosh machines of 266MHz or higher |
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8MB minimum |
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6MB minimum |
| Language |
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese |
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Windows Vista™, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 preinstalled |
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| Macintosh |
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Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X ( Ver.10.1.2 or later ) preinstalled |
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- Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system requirements.
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