August 13, 2008
Toshiba GIGASHOT A40F Digital Camcorder
Let yourself enjoy a flash back of your life’s memorable moments and let the
beautiful memories flicker in your eyes. Friends, family, parties, events, sports, whatever it is, Toshiba GIGASHOT A40F Digital Camcorder is ready to help you do this wonderful job.
This compact little device which perfectly fits into your hands is the best for all its functions. Apart from functioning as a device to capture images and movies you can hook it up on your computer, television and HDTV devices.
A glance into the special features:
Toshiba GIGASHOT A40F Digital Video Camcorder has a 1080i widescreen video capture. The on-board electronic stabilisation ensures maximum perfection to the visuals along with a professional touch. Like any other quality digital camcorder Toshiba A40F too has a LCD display with TFT active matrix technology. The 3” colour display helps you to have a preview of the images and video clips. The compact size of 7.8 cm x 13.5 cm x 7.9 cm and the light weight of just 480g make it handy.
Another highlighting advantage is the hard drive based 40 GB memory and that too expandable with SD/SDHC card. Recording time goes up to 75 minutes at a stretch. The zoom lens can have 10x optical zoom and 80x Digital zoom so that you can capture distant objects clearly without losing its quality. White balance can be set automatic as well as preset. White balance presets are fine weather, cloudy, fluorescent lamp H, fluorescent lamp L and incandescent lamp. Toshiba GIGASHOT A40F 2.3MP Digital camcorder can also be controlled with a remote control.
Sensor resolution of the unit is 2.3Mpix and that for still is 2.1Mpix. CMOS Optical Sensor type has a sensor size of 1/3 inches. An effective pixel for movie is 1,490,000 and that for still image is 1,490,000. Focus distance varies from 4.5 to 45 mm and the shutter speed is between1/2 - 1/500 seconds. The filter diameter of the unit is 43mm. Supported still, video formats are JPEG and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (60fps) respectively.
There is also a built-in microphone that supports Dolby Digital, 48kHz, 16bit, stereo, 384kbps sounds. Terminals supported by the device include A/V OUT, DC IN 10V, USB, Component Video and HDMI (type C). It supports a Li-ion battery too.
The package contains the camcorder body, a rechargeable batter pack, AC adapter, remote control, USB cable, AV cable, D-component Cable and CD-ROM.
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Model | GIGASHOT A40F |
| Brand | Toshiba |
| Weight | 480g |
| Dimensions | 7.8 cm x 13.5 cm x 7.9 cm |
| Key Features | |
| Sensor Resolution | 2.3 MP |
| Effective Still Resolution | 1.49 MP |
| Widescreen Video Capture | Yes |
| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/3 inches |
| Digital Zoom | 80x |
| Image Stabiliser | Electronic |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/500 |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | ½ |
| White Balance | Automatic |
| White Balance Presets | Fine weather, cloudy, fluorescent lamp H, fluorescent lamp L and incandescent lamp |
| Digital Video Format | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (60fps) |
| Still Image Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Type | Built-in |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Dolby Digital, 48kHz, 16bit, stereo 384kbps sounds |
| Power Device | Battery |
| Battery Supported | Li-ion |
| Battery Details | Rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh |
| Memory Type | |
| Hard Drive | Yes, 40GB |
| Lens | |
| Lens Type | Zoom lens |
| Focal Length | f=4.5-45.0mm(35mm camera conversion 35.9-431mm) |
| Optical Zoom | 10x |
| Focus system | TTL contrast detection AF |
| Filter Size | 43mm diameter |
| Extra Features | |
| Digital Still Camera Function | Yes |
| Display | |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Display Size | 3” |
| Connectivity | |
| Expansion Slots | SD/SDHC card |
| Accessories | |
| A rechargeable batter pack | |
| AC adapter | |
| Remote control | |
| USB cable | |
| AV cable | |
| D-component Cable | |
Digital camcorders are introduced to capture still images and also to shoot videos with digital quality. High-end models of digital camcorders that are marketed are expensive. But the recently introduced Toshiba Camileo Pro PA3620E-1 Digital Camcorder has been launched with affordable prices and it comes integrated with stunning features like webcam capability, USB 2.0 interface, MP3 player with karaoke, digital voice recorder, TV playback, 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, motion detection, MPEG4 video format, 7 MO video resolution, 11 MP still image resolution etc.
