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Canon PowerShot A640 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
Buy New: $599.00
New (7) Used (6) from $205.00
Rating:  143 reviews
Sales Rank: 16343
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 4
Display Size: 2
Battery: 4 AA
Maximum Focal Length: 21.6
Minimum Focal Length: 5.4
Maximum Resolution: 10
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 2.6 x 1.9
MPN: 1287B001
Model: 1287B001
UPC: 013803072396
EAN: 0013803072396
ASIN: B000HARTYI
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 10-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints | | • | 4x optical zoom; 2.5-inch vari-angle LCD display | | • | ISO range up to ISO 800 for less blur in low light while hand-holding | | • | 3:2 guide masks LCD to display 4 x 6-inch print size; 16:9 format option for still images | | • | Stores images on SD cards; powered by 4 AA-size batteries |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The stylish PowerShot A460 offers the high-performance features and high-quality design that make great pictures possible even if this is your very first digital camera. Equipped with 5.0 Megapixels of resolution, a 4x Optical Zoom and many of Canon's most popular shooting features, this is a camera designed to make digital photography simple, fun and rewarding - from the moment you take it out of the box.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 143
 Canon Powershot A640 January 29, 2009
P. Esparza (San Diego, CA)
I purchased this camera because it was a mid-range camera from Canon, not too small or too big. Yet, still had some flavor with the attachments. For a small camera, I used the telephoto lens to shoot pictures on trip to Australia this summer and the added length was the best compared to other slim powershots. With 10Mpixels and 16x total zoom, and all the features that the A640 comes with, is a sure bet to keep a person busy learning and better use the A640.
 Excellent camera, but DO NOT buy for $531.99!!! January 16, 2009
Michael Ciance (New Jersey)
this is a very good camera with only a couple flaws, and i am very satisfied with it for the $220 i paid at a camera store. i really can't believe the $531.99 price tag. the MSRP is only $299.99!! just look on the canon website: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=221&modelid=14109
the camera has a ton of manual controls plus full auto features as well. it produces great images and is easy to use. the pivoting LCD screen is very helpful when you are trying to take pictures from odd angles (like pointing up from the ground). it takes REALLY nice video, in full 640x480 VGA. and the ability to edit the video on the camera itself - cutting away portions you don't need without deleting the whole file - is extremely useful when you have limited space on your card
i only have 3 minor issues with this camera:
first, the camera has no real battery life indicator. yes, there is a "low battery" warning. but you wont know if you are fully charged, 3/4 charged, 1/2 charged, etc. battery life is great with 4 NiMH batteries, but with no real way to know the charge level, it's best to either change the batteries before each outing, or always pack a spare 4 batteries
second issues is also battery-related. there is no way to charge the batteries while they are in the camera. you will need to have your own wall-charger.
third, is not truly a flaw in the camera. the issue is that this camera does not shoot in Camera RAW format. RAW isn't necessary if you just want to snap some pictures to share with friends online, but if you want to do professional-level color and exposure correction in photoshop, RAW will allow give you much higher quality in the end result.
so basically, this camera is great for amateur-level photography and decent for semi-profession stuff too, but don't get ripped off by this retailer.
 Problems with my Canon A640 January 3, 2009
Brani Vidakovic (Atlanta,GA, United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am not an expert in cameras for a sophisticated review. I just report two problems with my A640 after a couple years of very light use. The camera is now dead -- not responding to on/off after my recent battery change. The Wolf Camera service wants 130 flat rate for fixing the problem, for I am out of warranty. On several occasions my photos have been spoiled by an easily movable round selector on the top of the camera (portrait, far objects, etc).
Overall, I would never buy it again.
Canon A640 is a Great Camera December 3, 2008
waverly911 (New Orleans)
I have had this camera for almost two years and I still love it.
It allows me to take great high quality pictures and video. The level of detail in the photos is fantastic. I've posted pictures online from our trips and adventures and people are surprised to find out that it is a point and shoot and not a dslr. The videos come out great too and the sound is fantastic. Other cameras out there have terrible sound with the video, but that's not the case with the Canon 640.
I also love that this camera is versatile. You can add a lens for various shots like telephoto or wide angle with the adapter. Most cameras being sold now, Canon included, do not offer that feature.
I have taken underwater video with the camera (and the underwater casing) - a pool party, lazy river ride, or water slides and they come out great. Many people have come up to me on vacations asking me about the camera and cost explaining that they couldn't do the things I was able to do with this Canon. The dimensions on the pictures I take are 3648 x 2736 and the videos are 640 x 480 at 30 fps. There is a 320 at 15 fps, but I never use that setting.
I take it everywhere I go. It's rugged and I even dropped it from almost 5 feet to a concrete floor and it still worked (whew!).
I was surprised how many pictures and video you can take on one set of batteries. I basically use 8GB and 16GB cards.
Since I kept the camera in my pocket all the time with the LCD screen exposed, the screen did get scratched up with all the loose change and other items in my pocket. I wound up getting the screen protector for this and my hd video camera. The screen didn't crack on me like what happened to another reviewer and I've been pretty rough with the camera.
Only negatives about the camera: 1. you can only take 9:30 minutes of video at a time before it approaches a stop point regardless of the memory card size you are using and how much space is left on the card. To be clear, you can shoot lots of clips, like 3 minutes at a time and have an hour total of video (or more) on your card. I would prefer that it keep recording until you run out of memory or the battery dies. A regular video camera will record until it reaches the end of the tape or it runs out of battery life. A couple of weeks ago, I had 10GB of video on the card with another Gig of photos on the same card using the same set of batteries the whole day (10 am till 8 pm). I have been lucky and got over 11 minutes of video on one shot. 2. The camera does not have Image Stabilization.
I was surprised to read any negative feedback on this camera until I saw further that the reviews were based on one person unable to put the batteries in the camera (please!, you can do it with one hand) transit time in shipping, and another person basing it on a fradulent seller.
 Battery Leak bad customer service November 28, 2008
C. DeThomas (CO US)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
My camera was just out of warranty and the batteries leaked. The company agreed to fix my camera then returned it without fixing it and charged me anyway. They would not release my camera for delivery without a signature so now they have our broken camera. They finally returned the charge, but we are still dissatisfied with them.
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