Features
• Featuring 12.0 effective megapixel resolution for ultra high-definition images. It is equipped with a large, 1/1.7-inch CCD that has a wide light receiving area that is superior in tone reproduction.
• The Optio A40 has a 3X optical zoom lens with a focal range covering angles of view equivalent to those of a 37-111mm lens in 35mm format, which is ideal for a broad spectrum of subjects from landscapes to portraits. Such zooming power can also be combined with 6X digital zoom to achieve a total of approximately 17.9X zoom capability
• The Optio A40 contains enhanced Shake Reduction technology that includes :
- SR(Shake Reduction) - When photographing still images, highly corrective effects, equivalent to shutter speeds of approximately 2.5 to 3.5 steps can be achieved.
- Digital SR (Shake Reduction) mode that selects an ISO up to 3200.
- Movie SR (Shake Reduction) effectively corrects distortions in images due to camera shake through software.
• Face Recognition Auto Focus and Auto Exposure automatically detect a person’s face to assure properly exposed portraits. “Natural Skin Tone” mode smoothly presents skin texture based on the detected information, and “Half-length Portrait” mode automatically takes a head and shoulder photograph of subjects.
• With Dynamic Range Adjustment, highlights and shadow areas will be properly exposed to show more detail
• The LCD monitor is a high intensity type equipped with an LCD booster that adjusts the brightness of screen. With a 2.5-inch screen size and high resolution of approximately 232,000 pixels, it is easy to confirm picture composition and the focus.
• The Optio A40 smoothly captures movies at 30fps (frames per second) at sizes up to 640x480 pixels with image quality rivaling camcorders. Since it employs the DivX® (MPEG-4) movie format*, the Optio A40 can record long, high-quality movies. *The Optio A40 is DivX® certified. Movie playback is not supported on Macintosh operating system
• Users can freely choose “Shutter-Priority AE” mode and “Manual Exposure” mode, depending on the effect they are aiming to achieve
• An “Intelligent zoom” function enhances the digital zoom
• “Auto Picture” mode automatically determines the best settings for the shooting conditions
• Mode palette provide quick access of 18 shooting modes and 15 playback modes
• Approximately 21.0 MB of built-in-memory
• Compatible with SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards
• FotoNation’s red eye compensation function for flash shots
• Includes the ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0 image viewer/image management software that support Windows Vista™
• Support PictBridge, DPOF functions, Exif Print, and PRINT Image Matching III
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