Video, Power, Software 12. The C-2040 also provides a very helpful distance display when using the Manual Focus option, as well as a Digital Zoom bar that shows you when the camera's 3x optical zoom is being used and when the Digital Zoom kicks in. The C-2040's default image resolution is 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, but lower resolutions of 1,024 x 768 and 640 x 480 are also available. Image quality options include three JPEG compression ratios, plus an uncompressed mode that produces full-resolution TIFF images. The C-2040 Zoom offers a great deal of exposure control, including Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, and Manual exposure modes.
Program mode controls both aperture and shutter speed, with exposure times as long as one second.
Aperture and Shutter Priority modes give you control over aperture or shutter speed, while the camera chooses the best corresponding settings. The Manual exposure mode provides the same aperture range, but with shutter speeds as long as 16 seconds. AEL can be based on a single exposure reading or up to eight individual readings for more accurate exposures. A Sequence mode is available for capturing multiple images at up to 1.6 frames per second, and a Panorama mode allows you to take up to 10 formatted shots for merging with Camedia's Panorama Stitch software in the computer. Any of these modes may be combined with the Slow Sync option to increase ambient light exposure.