Description

Canon PowerShot A640

Series

PowerShot A

Camera matrix

1/1.8" CCD 10.2 million pixels (10.0 million effective pixels)

Photosensitivity

AUTO, High ISO Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800

Lens

Focal length: 7.3 – 29.2 mm (equivalent to 35-140 mm for 35 mm); Aperture: f/2.8 - f/4.1; Construction: 8 elements in 7 groups.

Zoom

4x optical, 4x digital.

Focusing

9-point AiAF, 1-point AF (any position or fixed center). AF point selection: Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE.

Macro photography

From 1 cm.

Continuous shooting

1.5 fps

Image format

Still image (photo): JPEG (Exif 2.2 (Exif Print) compliant, supports DPOF 1.1. Moving image (video): AVI (Image: Motion JPEG, WAVE audio [mono]).

Nutrition

4 x AA size alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries (NB4-300) (alkaline included)

Gate

15 – 1/2500 s (Available shutter speeds may vary depending on shooting mode)

Exposure metering

evaluative metering, center-weighted integral metering, spot metering (centre-weighted)point or focus frame)

Exposure modes

auto, program AE, shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual, custom, portrait, landscape, night scene, panorama mode, video clip mode, special scene Scene programs: night scenes, children and animals, indoors, foliage, snow, beach, fireworks, underwater photography, color accent mode

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ± 2 EV, in 1/3 stop increments. Automatic exposure bracketing ± 2 EV, in 1/3-stop increments (including with flash).

White balance

TTL Auto, Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, HFL, Underwater, Custom

Digital image effects

vibrant colors, neutral, sepia, black and white, lighten skin tone, darken skin tone, positive film, custom color setting. "My colors" function.

Self-timer

Self-timer with 2 sec delay. or 10 seconds, wireless remote control is also possible using the remote control included with the camera.

Viewfinder

Optical live viewfinder with zoom

LCD monitor

2" P-Si TFT LCD vari-angle monitor, approx.115,000 pixels

Additionally

The camera comes with a 32 MB SD memory card

Built-in flash

Modes: automatic, manual flash on/off; Low speed sync; Exposure compensation when using flash: +/- 2 EV in 1/3-stop increments; Second curtain synchronization; Built-in flash range: 4.5 cm - 4.2 m (W) / 3 m (T) (at equivalent ISO AUTO sensitivity).

Special Features

Rotating display, Russian menu

Computer connection

USB 2.0 interface

Audio and video output

NTSC/PAL