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October 02, 2007 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX Optio A40
A top class, compact digital camera with 12.0 effective megapixels
PENTAX Optio A40

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Optio A40 Specification
  Lens   smcPENTAX 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 )
  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 )
1.15ft 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
  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 Flame composition mode, the recorded size is fixed to 3M.
      Movie   640 ( 640x480 ), 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. 0.20ft to approx. 23ft ( ISO Auto )
Tele :approx. 0.35m to approx.3.5m ( ISO Auto )
approx. 1.15ft to approx. 11ft ( 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-LI68 D-LI8 #1 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available
      Battery life  
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 )
  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) x 56.5(H) x 23.5(D) mm ( excluding protrusions. )
  Weight   Body   130g ( 4.6 oz. ) : without battery and SD memory card
      With battery & SD card   150g ( 5.3 oz. ) : loaded and ready
  Accessories   Rechargeable D-LI68 D-LI8 #1 lithium-ion battery, Charger, AC cable, USB cable, AV cable, Software ( CD-ROM ), Strap

*
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.
**
Measured based on PENTAX standard and may vary depending on the condition of use.


Storage capacity ( Still )
Recorded Pixels 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 )
Quality Levels
Internal memory 358469610149142015223140588174108150
64MB 111724142130203042294360456692117170236216313434
128MB 253651304462436387618912393135187239346479439635880
256MB 507210160871218512417212017424218326436746767593585712391716
512MB 10014520112017424217024634224034748136352572892713401856170124573403
1GB 20129140424235048634249568548169596372810531458185626823714340549186811
2GB 410594822494714989697100713969801416196114832143296737775456755669261000010000
4GB 807116716169711403194413701980274219252781385229134209582874181000010000100001000010000

Storage capacity ( Movie / Voice recording )
  Movie Voice recording
Recorded Pixels 640 x 480 320 x 240
 
Internal memory 1:031:191:354:055:055:5124:07
64MB 2:553:394:2311:1714:0116:091:05:47
128MB 5:557:258:5522:5628:2932:512:13:19
256MB 11:3514:3017:2544:4755:3964:104:19:59
512MB 22:5828:4734:331:28:531:50:252:07:188:35:26
1GB 22:5828:4734:331:28:531:50:252:07:188:35:26
2GB 93:361:57:152:20:466:02:007:29:438:38:3034:58:00
4GB 183:493:50:164:36:2611:50:5414:43:0916:58:1468:39:39

*
Internal memory : 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
Windows ( ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0 )
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 ( ACDSee for PENTAX )
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
Windows
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.




REMARKS :  This information is current as of the date of publication. Note that information displayed may have already been changed without prior notice.
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A partial modification was made to the battery specification on October 26, 2007.

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