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List Price: $249.95
By: Pentax - Model: 19361
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Features:
- 12-megapixel captures enough detail for poster-size photo-quality prints
- 2.5-inch LCD display; 3x optical zoom with triple Shake Reduction technology
- Enhanced Face Recognition Auto Focus and Auto Exposure assure properly exposed portraits
- High-quality movie mode captures MPEG-4 DivX video
- Stores images on SD/SDHC memory cards; includes 21 MB of internal memory
Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 9
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Small camera, big features 4 out of 5 stars.
12 of 13 people found this review helpful.
I was looking for a small camera with a lot of features.
What I like:
12 MP, 3 systems of shake reduction, High Dynamic Range, manual focus in almost all modes (you can record a movie in macro, super macro, manual focus, excellent!), ISO range (you can decide a maximun auto ISO), document photos are very clear (I like negative mode to take pictures of my 35mm negatives films), fast focus mode, big movies with a small size.
What I don't like:
Big problem - you can disable Face Priority in Auto mode, this causes the camera found "ghost faces" in what are you focus (my camera found 5 faces when I was taking a picture to a TV remote control). This also causes the camera fires red eye reduction flash (when is not necessary) and the battery runs low too fast. You can not change the zoom in movie mode(while recording). You can record more than 2 hours in HQ but the battery only give 1 hour of life.
I ask people from Pentax to give the posibility to disable Face Pripority in auto mode in the next firmware (please, please!!!).
Editorial Review:
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.