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Full name: Pentax Optio A40
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2007 · Released about 19 years ago
- Sensor
- 7.53 × 5.64 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 12 MP
- Lens
- 37 - 111 mm
- Zoom
- 3×
- Weight
- 170 g
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable Li-ion battery
- Storage
- Internal storage
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- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 9.41 mm
- Surface area
- 42 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 1.88 µm
- Pixel area
- 3.54 µm²
- Pixel density
- 28.26 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
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7.53 × 5.64 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 12 MP
- Total pixels
- —
- Sensor
- 7.53 × 5.64 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 4,003 × 2,998
- Maximum image
- 4,000 × 3,000
- Crop factor
- 4.6
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 64–1,600
- Viewfinder
- None
- Display
- 2.5 in / 232,000 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- Internal storage
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 170 g
- Dimensions
- 91 × 57 × 24 mm
- Release year
- 2007
Wikidata
- Aperture Priority
- No
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable
- Brand
- Pentax
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 4.6
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 91 x 57 x 24 mm
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 37 - 111 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
- Macro Focus Range
- 6 cm
- Manual Focus
- —
- Max Aperture
- f2.8 - f5.4
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f12.9 - f24.8
- Max Image Resolution
- 4000 x 3000
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Megapixels
- 12.00
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 4 sec
- Model
- Optio A40
- Normal Focus Range
- 35 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 3x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 232,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 2.5"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4011 x 2993
- Sensor Size
- 1/1.7" (~ 7.53 x 5.64 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- No
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC card, Internal
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- None
- Weight
- 170 g
- White Balance Presets
- 4
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2007
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