Pentax Optio A30 Digital Camera
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Pentax Optio A30 Digital Camera

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  • Digital Zoom: 5.4x
  • Camera Type: Compact
  • Weight: 0.29 lb.
  • LCD Screen Size: 2.5 in.
  • Resolution: 10.4 Megapixel
  • Optical Zoom: 3x
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Pentax Optio A30 Digital Camera

The PENTAX Optio A30 features 10.0 effective megapixels, a 1/1.8 inch CCD with a wide dynamic range for superior tones, an smc PENTAX zoom lens and an image processing engine that gives a rich color reproduction. The PENTAX original Shake Reduction (SR) technology in the A30 has been improved by adding both Digital and Movie SR for improved image capture in low-light settings and telephoto capture. A unique Face Recognition AF & AE function offers better results in photographs by automatically detecting faces, and then adjusting exposure and focus to properly capture portraits. The Optio A30 is the sixth DivX Certified digital camera manufactured by PENTAX in the past 18 months. As a DivX Certified digital camera, the Optio A30 makes it easy for users to create their own media for both business and social purposes.

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Really Like it

bygo-bucks May 29, 2007
8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Excellent picture quality, lots of features
Cons No Panorama feature, 2 sec self timer
Recommended it? Yes

This camera replaces my Pentax Optio S4 I bought 3 years ago. I found found the Optio A30 takes shots faster, it's intelligence for the Auto settings is much better, pictures come out really nicely.

I have noticed two things that were on the old S4 that are not on the A30.

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Great Camera

bykat72895 Apr 19, 2008
4 Helpfuls 5 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Size of camera and picture quality.
Cons none yet. Time will tell.
Recommended it? Yes

I haven't had it long but have gotten some really awesome pictures, and a couple of short videos. I enjoy being able to take these mini videos and download right to my computer. I am still learning to use the camera, but instructions are easy to understand and some of the settings are pretty self... Read full review »

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN DHOPTIOA30

Key Features

Digital Zoom 5.4x
Camera Type Compact
Weight 0.29 lb.
LCD Screen Size 2.5 in.
Resolution 10.4 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 3x

Image Quality

Camera Resolution 10.4 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CCD
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 1024 x 768 • 3072 x 2304 • 3648 x 2736

Video

Video Resolutions 320 x 240 • 640 x 480 (VGA)
Video Format AVI • MPEG-4
Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)

Lens

Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Optical Zoom 3x
Focus Type Autofocus & Manual Focus
Focal Length 7.9 - 23.7 mm
Macro Focus Range 2.36 - 5.91 in. (w)
35mm Zoom Lens 38 - 114 mm
Focus Range 2.36 in. to Infinity (w) / 13.78 in. to Infinity (t)

Exposure Control

Aperture Range f2.8/f5.4 (w/t)
Shutter Speed 4 - 1/2000 sec
Frames Per Second 1.3 Frames
White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset) • Shade (Preset)

Flash

Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Forced On
Flash Type Built-In
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 1600 • 3200 • 64

Storage

File Size (High Res.) 3.41 MB (38 images on 128MB card)
Compression Type JPEG • EXIF 2.2 • DCF • DPOF
Memory Type Built-in • SD Card • SDHC Card
File Size (Low Res.) 0.12 MB (about 1,067 images on 128MB card)
Compression Modes Fine • SuperFine • Normal
Built-in Memory Size 22 MB

Included Features

Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec.
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker

Viewfinder / Display

LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Viewfinder Without Viewfinder
LCD Screen Resolution 232,000 pixels

Interfaces

Video Interface Video Out
Interface Type USB 2.0

Power Supply

Battery Type Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Battery Life 150 Images

System Requirements

Operating System Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP • Microsoft Windows Vista

Dimensions

Weight 0.29 lb.
Depth 0.93 in.
Height 2.26 in.
Width 3.52 in.

Warranty

Warranty 1 Year

Miscellaneous

UPC 027075126497
Product ID 41164610
Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Lithium Battery • Battery Charger • AC Power Adapter • Strap
Release Date March, 2007
Family Line Pentax Optio

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