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Pentax Optio A30

Reviewed April 2007

Specifications

Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion

Physical

Width 89.5 mm (3.6") Height 57.5 mm (2.3")
Depth 23.5 mm (0.94") Weight 150 g (5.4 oz) with card and battery
Power Lithium Ion battery D-LI8 and charger D-BC8 Included Battery, charger, strap, USB cable, AV cable, Stylus and CDrom.

Photographic

LCD Screen 2.5" TFT with 232,000 pixels Sensitivity Auto, 64, 100, 300, 400, 1600 ISO and 3200 ISO in Digital SR mode
Metering Multi-segment, Centre-weighted and Spot. White balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent and Manual.
Exposure Modes Program AE and 12 Scene modes Focus

5-spot autofocus by TTL contrast detection

Shutter type Electronic + mechanical Shutter Speed 1/2,000 - 4 sec.
Viewfinder None Flash Modes Auto, On, Off, Auto + Red-eye Reduction, On + red-eye reduction
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps Flash Range (Auto ISO) Wide:
6cm - 7.1m
(2.3" - 23.2')
Tele:
35cm - 3.5m
(14" - 11.4')
Self-Timer 10 or 2 sec.
3 sec with remote
Flash charge delay ~ 3 sec.

Technical

Sensor type CCD Sensor Size 1/1.8"
Number of pixels 10.37 million pixels, 10.0 million effective Image sizes (resolution)

3648 x 2736
3072 x 2304
2592 x 1944
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1024 x 768
604 x 480

Time between photos
(High res. JPEG)
2 sec. between 1st and 2nd Start time ~3 sec.
Zoom Lens 3X optical
7.2 - 23.7 mm
35mm equivalent 38 - 114 mm
Lens Configuration 7 elements in 5 groups, 3 aspherical elements. Apertures f2.8/f5.4
Normal Focusing distance

35 cm (14") - infinity

Macro Focusing distance

12 - 40 cm
(6 - 16")
Super Macro mode:
6 - 15cm
(2.4 - 6") in wide angle

Video out NTSC or PAL (selected in Setup Menu) USB compatible USB 2.0
Memory

22 MB of internal memory

SD/SDHC card slot, no card provided

Image capacity (High quality JPEG, internal memory) 10M = 5
7M = 8
5M = 12
3M = 19
2M = 28
1025 = 52
640 = 96
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Pentax Optio A30 Digital Camera Battery Charger (CH-9118)
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Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion




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