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Pentax Optio E40

17 Jan, 2008, 6:44 pm IST | Shayne Rana | Point and Shoot

Other Features
Pentax has managed to incorporate a few editing features into the E40. You have a choice of resizing, rotating, and cropping images. It even allows you to add color filters and brighten images, as well as protect images so you won't delete them by mistake. There's also a facility for recording voice memos over the images.

Video
Video capture is in .AVI format and this may be the one of the better features of the camera. I even managed to record some fireworks at night from a distance with the zoom and I have to say it looked quite good on PC playback.

Battery
Frequent travelers may not be happy about the batteries. Though I’m all for the "get a battery, anywhere" slogan that applies to cameras like the E40 (which runs on two AA batteries). The problem is even Duracell doesn’t seem to stand up to the consumption power of this camera. It eats away into the battery too quickly. After a bit of testing, we feel rechargeable cells are the way to go. Get yourself at least two pairs and make sure they’re fully charged before venturing out.

The Bottomline
The E40 is not up to the mark. It delivers only average performance. Battery life is an issue, so you might want to think twice before you pick one up. Since the camera is ho-hum on the whole, it's not something I can recommend without reservation. One would naturally expect more when paying Rs 12,990 for 8.1 megapixels.

Specs

Dimensions	94 x 61 x 23 mm
Weight	175 g
Type	Compact
Connectivity	PictBridge/USB 2.0, AV out
Storage	Internal /SD/MMC card
Battery Type	AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)
LCD Type	2.4 inch, 110,000 px
View Finder	N/A
Sensor	CCD
Effective Pixels	8.1 Megapixel
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, 80, 160, 320, 400, 800, 1000
Optical Zoom	3x
Digital Zoom	4x
Shutter Speed	4-1/2000 sec
Aperture	F2.8 - F5.2
Format	JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Scene Modes	Pet (cat/dog and colors), Food, Text, Flower, Landscape, Night, Sports, Snow, Portrait, Frame composition, Macro
White Balance	5 positions
Flash	Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction
Self Timer	2-10 secs
Sound	Yes
Street Price	Rs 12,990

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