Canon PowerShot A640 Light Field Camera
- Digital Zoom: 4x
- Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot Light Field Camera
- Weight: 0.54 lb.
- LCD Screen Size: 2.5 in.
- Resolution: 10.4 Megapixel
- Optical Zoom: 4x
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Canon PowerShot A640 Light Field Camera
Product Review Summary
- Easy to Use (5)
- Long Battery Life (4)
- Nice Screen (3)
- Stylish (2)
- Rich Features (2)
- Compact (1)
- Excellent Picture Quality (1)
- Lightweight (1)
- Bulky (2)
- Poor Image Stabilization (1)
- Everyday Use (5)
- Portraits (3)
- Outdoors (2)
Consumer Reviews
The Canon Powershot A640 Digital Camera may be the best new digicam of 2006
Canon's "A" series digicams are well known for their bang for the buck, class leading performance, impressive build-quality, creative flexibility, and amazing ease of use. Last year's A620 sold especially well because Canon listened to what digital camera buyers wanted and then created a camera... Read full review »
Canon PowerShot A640 10-Megapixel Digital Camera - An Excellent Choice For Anyone
A replacement for the last year's 7.1-Megapixel Canon PowerShot A620, the Canon PowerShot A640 has upgraded 10-Megapixel resolution, larger LCD screen and other improvements. As a top of the Canon A6-line, I wanted to see how it performs and purchased one as soon as it became available.
I...
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A great camera for a great price!
I owned a Canon Powershot A520 for almost two years, and I was getting really sick of it. I mean, it's a great little point-and-shoot camera, but my needs had outgrown the camera. And my particular camera had been used so much over its lifespan that the quality of the camera had decreased; I think... Read full review »
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Product Details and Features
Product MPN |
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| MPN | PSA640 | |
Key Features |
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| Digital Zoom | 4x | |
| Camera Type | Standard Point and Shoot • Light Field Camera | |
| Weight | 0.54 lb. | |
| LCD Screen Size | 2.5 in. | |
| Resolution | 10.4 Megapixel | |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | |
Image Quality |
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| Camera Resolution | 10.4 Megapixel | |
| Image Sensor Type | CCD | |
| Image Resolutions | 640 x 480 • 2816 x 2112 • 2272 x 1704 • 1600 x 1200 • 3648 x 2736 • 3648 x 2048 | |
Video |
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| Video Resolutions | 320 x 240 • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120 | |
| Video Format | AVI • Motion JPEG | |
| Max Movie Length | 3,600 Seconds | |
| Video Speed | 30 fps | |
Lens |
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| Optical Zoom | 4x | |
| Interchangeable Lens | Not Interchangeable Lenses | |
| Focus Type | Autofocus | |
| Focal Length | 7.3 - 29.2 mm | |
| Macro Focus Range | 0.39 - 18 in. (w) / 9.8 - 18 in. (t) | |
| 35mm Zoom Lens | 35 - 140 mm | |
| Focus Range | 18 in. to Infinity (w) | |
Exposure Control |
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| Aperture Range | f2.8/f4.1 (w/t) | |
| Shutter Speed | 15 - 1/2500 sec | |
| Frames Per Second | 1.5 Frames | |
| White Balance | Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset) | |
Flash |
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| Flash Functions | Flash Off • Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync • Forced On | |
| Flash Type | Built-In | |
| ISO Speeds | Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 80 | |
Storage |
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| File Size (High Res.) | 2.6 MB (49 images on 128MB card) | |
| Compression Type | JPEG • EXIF 2.2 • DPOF 1.1 | |
| Memory Type | SD Card | |
| File Size (Low Res.) | 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card) | |
| Compression Modes | Fine • SuperFine • Normal | |
Included Features |
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| Self Timer | 2 Sec. • 10 Sec. | |
| Built-in Microphone | With Built-in Microphone | |
| Built-in Speaker | With Built-in Speaker | |
Viewfinder / Display |
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| Viewfinder | Optical | |
| LCD Protected Position | With LCD Protected Position | |
| LCD Screen Resolution | 115,000 pixels | |
Interfaces |
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| Video Interface | Video Out | |
| Interface Type | USB 2.0 | |
Power Supply |
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| Battery Type | 4 x AA Batteries • Proprietary Lithium | |
| Battery Life | 500 Images | |
System Requirements |
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| Operating System | Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP | |
Dimensions |
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| Weight | 0.54 lb. | |
| Depth | 1.93 in. | |
| Height | 2.6 in. | |
| Width | 4.31 in. | |
Miscellaneous |
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| UPC | 840356636030 | |
| Product ID | 36125908 | |
| Release Date | 24 August, 2006 | |
| Family Line | Canon PowerShot | |
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