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Pentax Optio A40 Digital Camera - 12 Megapixel Featuring 12 megapixels, the compact and stylish Optio A40 offers three types of Shake Reduction including mechanical, digital and movie. Each version helps deliver sharp, blur-free shots where camera-shake is an issue such as action photography or in low light conditions at dawn, dusk or at night. This Optio also features the newest Face Recognition technology including a Natural Skin Tone mode and a Half-length Portrait mode, which automatically takes a head and shoulder photograph of subjects. RRP $449.   Movie Feature – The A40 captures video with sound in DivX® format at up to 640 x 480 at 30 frames/sec and features movie anti-shake (Movie SR). Recording length is only limited by the memory card size or when file size reaches 2gb. What are the features and how will they benefit you? Dual Image Stabilisation – mechanical (optical) and digital technology works together to counteract blurred images due to shaky hands, subject movement, or when shooting in low-light conditions. Important at full zoom where a small movement of the hand can cause a lot of movement at the other end. Auto Tracking AF – continuously focuses on a moving subject. Face Recognition - automatically detects faces and focuses on them (rather than just focusing somewhere in the centre).  It also sets the exposure so that faces don't get darkened when there is bright light in the background.     What's in the box? Pentax Optio A40 Camera with approx 21MB internal memory USB Cable AV Cable Strap Lithium-ion Battery (D-LI8) Battery Charger AC Plug Cord Software CD-ROM with ACDSee 12 Month Warranty with CR Kennedy To get started, DCW recommends....   ... extra memory Secure Digital Cards are available in standard speed, or other options include USB connectivity and high speed cards. ... a spare battery      ... a camera case Click for Camera Cases or Lanyards and Straps   ... an extended warranty   ... a cleaning kit     Take your photography to the next level with these Optional Accessories    Specifications of the Pentax Optio A40 (from Pentax Australia) 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 colour 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(640×480), 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 colour 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, Centre-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, Colour Filter, Digital Filter, Brightness Filter, Movie Edit, 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, Select & Delete, Calendar Digital Effect Colour 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 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available Battery life Still*: Approx. 240shots to be taken. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Playback**: Approx. 250min. to be taken. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Maximum charging time: approx. 115 min. (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)×56.5(H)×23.5(D)mm (excluding protrusions.) Weight Body 130 g (4.6 oz.):without battery and SD memory card With battery & SD card 150 g (5.3 oz.):loaded and ready   Accessories Rechargeable D-LI68 lithium-ion battery, Charger, AC cable, USB cable, AV cable, Software (CDROM), Strap Specifications subject to change by the manufacturer without notice *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.   System requirements  ACDSee for PENTAX Windows (ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0) OS Windows VistaTM, 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 VistaTM, 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.     Pentax says:   PENTAX Optio A40 – A top class, compact digital camera with 12.0 effective megapixels PENTAX Corporation 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. Through the incorporation of a new image engine that has excellent colour reproducibility and smc PENTAX lens, which has a reputation as having high resolving power, the Optio A40 pursues even higher image quality and further enhanced performance.   2. Three types of anti-shake functions to suit any photography situation (1) 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, and highly corrective effects that are equivalent to shutter speeds of approximately 2.5 to 3.5 steps can be achieved.   *1: Recording size is fixed at 5M(2592x1944 pixels) when “Digital SR” is selected   (2) “Digital SR” (Shake Reduction) *1 Digital SR (Shake Reduction) mode automatically adjusts sensitivity, to as high as the ultrahigh sensitivity of ISO 3200 according to the brightness of the subjet, and effectively reduces camera shakes and subject blurring when photographing still images. With fast shutter speeds, photography with reduced blurring is available.   (3) “Movie SR” (Shake Reduction) *2 The Movie SR 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.   *2: When using “Movie SR”, the field of view is narrower than that during normal recording   3. “Face Recognition AF&AE” function that photographs portrait more beautifully with simple operation_ The Optio A40 is equipped with a “Face Recognition AF&AE” function*3 that automatically detects and focuses on faces. In addition, the Optio A40 also comes with new functions that apply face recognition technology, such as “Natural Skin Tone” mode, which smoothly presents skin texture based on the detected information, and “Half-length Portrait” mode*4, which automatically takes a close-up photograph of the bust by trimming the people recognized in photo frame. *3 :This Camera’s “Face Recognition AF&AE” function uses the Face Tracker face recognition technology from FotoNation. *4: Recording size is fixed at 3M (2048x1536 pixels) when “Half-length Portrait” is selected   4. New “Dynamic Range Adjustment” function to prevent white outs and black outs 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 areas or the shadowed areas of a subject with significant differences in contrast. When photographing people against the sun, it is possible to deposit subjects brightly while keeping the tones of the background   5. Bright and easy-to view LCD monitor This LCD monitor is a high intensity type equipped with an LCD booster that adjusts the brightness of screen, which users can easily check the screen even at the outdoors. With 2.5-inch and high resolution of approximately 232,000 pixels, it is easy to confirm picture compositions and the focus. Due to its wide viewing angle, the screen can also be easily viewed, since there is little change in brightness and colours even when looking at the monitor diagonally.   6. 3X optical zoom and 6X digital zoom for a maximum of 17.9X magnification 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 The Optio A40 smoothly captures movies at 30fps (frames per second) at sizes up to 640x480 pixels with image quality rivalling camcorders. Since it employs the DivX® (MPEG-4) movie format*5, the Optio A40 can record long, high-quality movies. *5:The Optio A40 is DivX® certified. Movie playback is not supported on Macintosh operating system   8. Others   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 enables images to be magnified shooting, while maintaining the image quality of optical 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   ¨        PENTAX and Optio and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation ¨        This product supports PRINT Image Matching III. PRINT Image Matching enabled digital still cameras, printers and software help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions. Some functions are not available on printers that are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant ¨        Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. All Rights Reserved. PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. The PRINT Image Matching logo is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation ¨        Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries ¨        Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries ¨        All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies ¨        Design and specifications are subject to change without notice