| Canon A640 Digital Camera |
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| Designed for Ease of Use |
- User friendly Design with Large 2.5# Vari-angle LCD
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| Superb Image Quality |
- Powered by the DIGIC II Imaging Processor for:
- Fast processing computing speed.
- Low power consumption
- True to life color reproduction
- High ISO 800 for steady shots even for fast moving objects or in low-light shooting conditions.
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| NEW Safety Zoom |
- Possible with the high megapixel count of the camera.
- Intelligently sets to the maximum level that digital zoom will not deteriorate in image quality.
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| NEW Digital Tele-converter |
- Built into the camera to allow user to shoot subjects at greater distance, as though an external tele-converter is used.
- Faster shutter speed at the same viewing angle, creating greater resistance to blurring even at large magnification.
- The digital tele-converter cannot be set when the recording pixels are set to widescreen or Postcard Date Imprint.
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| 16:9 Widescreen Still Shooting |
- Shoot, view and print still images in 16:9 widescreen format.
- Choose to view 16:9 letterbox format in LCD monitor and even on a conventional 4:3 TV.
- Print 16:9 widescreen format when connected to Canon CP printers* using Canon#s wide size papers.
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| Point & Shoot Simplicity |
- 9-point AiAF (auto-focusing) or single point AF (fixed to center) ensures the subject is sharply focused even if it is not in the center.
- 21 shooting modes including 10 special scene modes.
- The Special Scene modes are pre programmed camera settings for specific shooting conditions: Fireworks, Snow, Beach, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Foliage, Night Snapshot, Underwater, Color Accent, Color Swap
- Vertical/ Horizontal Gridline Display for easy photo composition and framing.
- Smooth Continuous Shooting capability to shoot continuously at the same speed until the memory card is full. (Depends on the type of memory card/ no of recording pixels/ compression rate settings)
- Self-timer function with Custom Timer, which can set a delay between 0-10secs, 15s, 20s and 30s and number of shots from 1-10.
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| Movie Recording |
- 4 Movie Modes: Compact /Standard / Color Accent /Color Swap Approx.
- 4x digital zooming while shooting of movies (only in Standard mode).
- Record movies continuously up to a max. of 1 GB or 60mins.(Depends on the memory card capacity and data writing speed.)
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| Image Playback Modes |
- New Over-exposure warning so user can easily retake over-exposed pictures instantly.
- New Resume Playback -- Safely turn off the power or remove memory card and still resume playback from where the last viewed image was left off.
- With Auto Rotate function, images will be displayed and oriented correctly during playback, regardless when taken with camera held vertically or horizontally.
- Easy location and management of images through enhanced Jump function with jump searches:
- Jump 10 images: Shows every tenth image
- Jump 100 images: Shows every hundredth image
- Jump shot date: Shows image taken at shooting date
- Jump to movie: Displays movie only
- Jump to folder. Goes to folder where image is stored
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| Enhanced My Colors Function |
- Freely retouch color of still images and movies on the camera during shooting.
- Real-time color change on LCD monitor while shooting, hence saving the time and hassle of retouching via computer.
- New My Colors Playback even allows you to do color retouching after shooting.(for still images)
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| Shoot and Print/Transfer Direct |
- Print photos directly from Canon direct photo printers and any PictBridge compliant printer without PC.
- Easy print and transfer of images with just a touch of the Print/Share button.
- Exif 2.2 compliant for greater colour fidelity when printing to EXIF compatible printers.
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| NEW Printing Options |
- 3:2 Print Guide
- Image outside the 3:2 aspect ratio will be greyed out on the LCD monitor.
- Effective printing area can be previewed on the LCD before printing.
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| Paper Types |
- Fine Art : Print various genres of art ranging from watercolor paintings to digital creations of professional artwork standards.
- Semi-glossy : Toned down in reflectivity. Ideal for exhibition panels, presentation materials, point-of-purchase display etc.
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| Connectivity |
- High speed USB 2.0 transfer rate
- Direct connectivity and transfer to both Windows (Windows 98 SE and above) & Mac (Mac OS X v10.1.5 and above) computers.
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