Canon PowerShot A640

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Description

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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General
Manufacturer: 
Canon
Format: 
Compact
Dimensions: 
109 x 66 x 49 mm
Weight (inc. batteries): 
315 g
Image Capture Device
Effective MegaPixels: 
10.0
Sensor MegaPixels: 
10.3
Sensor type: 
CCD
Sensor size: 
1/1.8 "
Image ratio w:h: 
4:3, 3:2
Max Resolution: 
3648 x 2736
Low resolution: 
2816 x 2112, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Lens and Focus
Optical Zoom: 
4x
Digital Zoom: 
4x
Zoom wide: 
35 mm
Zoom tele: 
140 mm
Image stabilization: 
No
Auto Focus: 
Yes
Manual Focus: 
Yes
Macro focus range: 
1 cm
Viewfinder and Monitor
LCD Monitor: 
2.5 " (flip-out & twist)
LCD Pixels: 
115,000
Viewfinder: 
Optical
Shooting Specifications
Continuous Shooting: 
Yes
Movie Mode: 
Yes, 640 x 480, 30/15fps, 320 x 240, 60/30/15 fps, 160 x 120 15 fps, audio
Self-Timer: 
2 or 10 sec
White Balance
White Balance Control: 
6 positions plus manual
Flash
Built-in Flash: 
Yes
External flash: 
Yes
Flash Range: 
4.2 m - 2 m
Flash modes: 
Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off)
Exposure Control
ISO rating: 
Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800
Exposure compensation: 
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Aperture and Shutter
Min shutter: 
15 sec
Max shutter: 
1/2500 sec
Shutter priority: 
Yes
Aperture range: 
F2.8 - F4.1
Aperture priority: 
Yes
Storage
Storage Media: 
SD/MMC card
Uncompressed format: 
No
Compressed format: 
JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Power Supply
Power Source: 
AA (4) batteries
Shooting Capacity (CIPA): 
280 Shots
Interfaces
USB: 
2.0
Video out: 
Yes
Firewire: 
No