Pentax Optio A40 Digital Camera – Black (12.0MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 2.5″ LCD is pleased to announce the PENTAX Optio A40, the latest model in the “Optio A” series- PENTAX’s top class compact digital cameras that purse high image quality and high performance. The Optio A40 has an increased 12.0 effective megapixels and high image quality rivalling that of SLR cameras
Main Features
1. 12.0 effective megapixels for higher image quality and enhanced performance. The Optio A40 is PENTAX’s first digital camera with 12.0 effective megapixels, which enables for ultra high-definition images. It is newly equipped with a large, 1/1.7-inch CCD that has a wide light receiving area that is superior in tone reproduction
2. It has triple anti-shake reduction to suit any photography situation:
(i) SR(Shake Reduction) mechanism. The SR mechanism is unique to PENTAX, and corrects camera shakes when photographing still images by shifting the image sensor (CCD) horizontally and vertically in relation to the amount of shaking that the high-accuracy gyro sensor detects. The shake reduction technology used in PENTAX’s digital SLR cameras is applied to the Optio A40 as well
(ii) “Digital SR” (Shake Reduction) mode automatically adjusts sensitivity, to as high as an ISO 3200 according to the brightness of the subject
(iii) “Movie SR” (Shake Reduction) function electronically reduces camera shakes exclusively during the shooting of movies. This function uses software to effectively correct distortions in images caused by camera shakes during the capturing of movies
3. “Face Recognition AF&AE” function that photographs portraits more beautifully with simple operation
4. The Optio A40 is newly equipped with a “Dynamic Range Adjustment” to prevent white outs and black outs by correcting the tones for the highlighted or shadowed areas of a subject with significant differences in contrast
5. Bright and easy-to view 2.5″ LCD monitor. This monitor is equipped with an LCD booster that adjusts the brightness of screen, enabling users to easily check the screen even in the outdoors. It can also be viewed from a range of angels due to its wide viewing angle
6. The Optio A40 features 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, through memorial photographs, to portraits. Such zooming power can also be combined with 6X digital zoom to achieve a total of approximately 17.9X zoom capability
7. Video recording function enabling high-quality recording for long period of time. It smoothly captures movies at 30fps (frames per second) at sizes up to 640×480 pixels with image quality rivalling camcorders. Since it employs the DivX (MPEG-4) movie format, the Optio A40 can record long, high-quality movies
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