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Canon PowerShot A640 Digital Camera Review

by Emily Raymond
Published on February 16, 2007

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Specifications

Canon PowerShot A640 Specs
Type Compact  
Price 0.00  
Length 4.31  
Width 1.93  
Height 2.60  
Weight 8.64  
Pixels 10.40 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 10.00  
Sensor Type 1/1.8 inch CCD  
Image Size 3648 x 2736  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Yes  
Image Format JPEG (stills), Motion JPEG (video), WAV (audio)  
File Size 3.436 MB (highest res), 0.084 (lowest res)  
Compression JPEG (stills), AVI (video), WAV (audio)  
Lens 4x optical zoom  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses na  
Viewfinder eal image optical viewfinder  
Diopter Adjustment no  
LCD 2.5 TFT color LCD  
Auto Focus Type TTL AF  
Detecting Range Standard: 1.5 ft. - infinity; Close-up Wide: 0.39 in. - 1.5 ft.; Close-up: 9.8 in. - 1.5 ft.  
Metering Modes evaluative, center-weighted, spot  
Shutter Speed 15.00  
Self Timer 2 or 10 sec, custom  
Modes Auto, Program AE, Shutter Speed priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Switch Assist, Movie  
Speed No  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap  
Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 steps  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Auto with Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On w/ Slow Synchro Flash Off  
Flash Range Standard Wide: 1.5 - 14 ft.; Standard Tele: 1.5 - 9.8 ft.; Close-up Wide, Tele: 9.8 in. - 1.5 ft.  
Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 steps  
Resolution 3648 x 2736  
Settings SuperFine, Fine, Normal  
ISO Sensitivity auto; high ISO auto; manual: 80-800  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom  
Playback Options single, magnify (2x-10x), jump, auto rotate, rotate, histogram, index (9), sound memo, auto play, resume playback  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Software Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM  
Battery Power Source AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2) , Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2), AC Adapter Kit ACK600  
Zoom Wide 35  
Zoom Tele 140  
Intro Date 2006-08-24  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 4.10  
Zoom Digi 4.00  
Movie Mode 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 at 30 and 15 fps; 160 x 120 15 fps  
Storage Type SD/SDHC/ MMC compatible  
LCD Pixels 115000  
Resolution Maximum 3648 x 2736  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 9.23   2.5 
Resolution 4.96   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 2.62   2.5 
Noise Manual ISO 3.79   2.5 
Low Light 7.00  
Dynamic Range 6.00   2.5 
Flash 6.00  
Model Design Appearance 6.75   1.25 
Size Portability 5.50   1.1 
Handling 7.00   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 7.00   0.85 
Front 7.50   0.6 
Back 8.00   0.6 
Left 7.50   0.5 
Right 7.50   0.5 
Top 7.50   0.6 
Bottom 7.00   0.5 
Menu 7.00   1.25 
Auto Mode 7.50   1.5 
Auto Focus 7.75   1.75 
Focus 2.50  
ISO 7.00   1.25 
White Balance 7.50   1.25 
Exposure 7.50  
Metering 8.00   1.15 
Shutter Speed 7.00   0.9 
Aperture 7.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 7.50   0.75 
Drive Mode 6.00   1.2 
Picture Quality Options 7.50   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 8.50   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.00   0.9 
Movie Mode 7.50  
Viewfinder 3.50   0.55 
LCD Screen 6.00   1.5 
Flash 6.50   1.25 
Zoom Lens 7.00   1.65 
Memory 3.50   0.5 
Battery 6.50   1.25 
Startup 1st Shot 6.50  
Shot Shot 9.32  
Shutter Shot 7.74  
Software 6.75   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 5.00   0.4 
Direct Print Options 7.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.00   1.2 
Other Features 7.00   0.55 
Value 5.00  
Total (weighted)   386.12


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