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Canon PowerShot A640 Light Field Camera
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Canon PowerShot A640 Light Field Camera

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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
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Canon PowerShot A640 Light Field Camera

Canon's popular A Series cameras have always stood out from the competition, but PowerShot A640 takes that concept to a whole new level. Experience breathtaking 10.0 megapixel resolution-a first for an A-Series camera - and the power of a 4x optical zoom lens. You'll have more fun shooting, and make your finished images even more rewarding, with the camera's exciting array of easy-to-use, high-performance features including 21 shooting modes and ISO800/High ISO Auto settings for much greater ability to shoot in low light.

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Pros
  • Easy to Use (5)
  • Long Battery Life (4)
  • Nice Screen (3)
  • Stylish (2)
  • Rich Features (2)
  • Compact (1)
  • Excellent Picture Quality (1)
  • Lightweight (1)
Cons
  • Bulky (2)
  • Poor Image Stabilization (1)
Good For
  • Everyday Use (5)
  • Portraits (3)
  • Outdoors (2)
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311

The Canon Powershot A640 Digital Camera may be the best new digicam of 2006

byHoward_Creech Oct 14, 2006
100 Helpfuls 101 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 12 Comments
Pros 10 megapixels, 4X optical zoom, full manual controls, and AA batteries
Cons Some minor chromatic aberration (purple fringing) and very high noise levels at ISO 800
Recommended it? Yes

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 »

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Canon PowerShot A640 10-Megapixel Digital Camera - An Excellent Choice For Anyone

bydkozin Oct 16, 2006
48 Helpfuls 49 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros High resolution, sharp photos with pleasing colors, features, battery life, LCD, AA...
Cons Slightly flimsy construction, ISO 400-800 noisy, price a bit too high
Recommended it? Yes

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... Read full review »

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A great camera for a great price!

bysarahrose12 Apr 3, 2007
20 Helpfuls 21 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros LCD, price, Scene mode, durability, photo quality
Cons Very few aperture choices, smudgy LCD
Recommended it? Yes

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

MPN PSA640

Key Features

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Viewfinder / Display

Viewfinder Optical
LCD Protected Position With LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen Resolution 115,000 pixels

Interfaces

Video Interface Video Out
Interface Type USB 2.0

Power Supply

Battery Type 4 x AA Batteries • Proprietary Lithium
Battery Life 500 Images

System Requirements

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

Weight 0.54 lb.
Depth 1.93 in.
Height 2.6 in.
Width 4.31 in.

Miscellaneous

UPC 840356636030
Product ID 36125908
Release Date 24 August, 2006
Family Line Canon PowerShot
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