Canon PowerShot A640 digital camera specifications

        Canon PowerShot A640
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Announced 24-Aug-06
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Click for help Max resolution      3648 x 2736
Click for help Low resolution      2816 x 2112, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Click for help Image ratio w:h      4:3, 3:2
Click for help Effective pixels      10.0 million
Click for help Sensor photo detectors      10.3 million
Click for help Sensor size      1/1.8 " (7.18 x 5.32 mm, 0.38 cm²)
Click for help Pixel density      26 MP/cm²
Click for help Sensor type      CCD
Click for help Sensor manufacturer      Unknown
Click for help ISO rating      Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800
Click for help Zoom wide (W)      35 mm
Click for help Zoom tele (T)      140 mm (4 x)
Click for help Digital zoom      Yes, 4 x
Click for help Image stabilization      No
Click for help Auto Focus      Yes
Click for help Manual Focus      Yes
Click for help Auto focus type      AiAF TTL 9-point
Click for help Normal focus range      Unknown
Click for help Macro focus range      1 cm
Click for help White balance override      6 positions plus manual
Click for help Aperture range      F2.8 - F4.1
Click for help Min shutter      15 sec
Click for help Max shutter      1/2500 sec
 Built-in Flash      Yes
 Flash guide no.      4.2 m (13.7 ft)
 External flash      Yes, Canon High Power Flash (slave)
 Flash modes      Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off)
Click for help Exposure compensation      -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Click for help Metering      Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
Click for help Aperture priority      Yes
Click for help Shutter priority      Yes
Click for help Focal length multiplier       
 Lens thread      Yes, with adapter
Click for help Continuous Drive      Yes, 1.5 fps
 Movie Clips      Yes, 640 x 480, 30/15fps, 320 x 240, 60/30/15 fps, 160 x 120 15 fps, audio
 Remote control      No
 Self-timer      2 or 10 sec
Click for help Timelapse recording      No
 Orientation sensor      Yes
Click for help Storage types      SD/MMC card
Click for help Storage included      32 MB SD card
Click for help Uncompressed format      No
Click for help Compressed format      JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Click for help Quality Levels      Super-Fine, Fine, Normal
Click for help Viewfinder      Optical
Click for help LCD      2.5 " (flip-out & twist)
Click for help LCD Pixels      115,000
Click for help Video out      Yes
Click for help USB      Yes, 2.0
Click for help Firewire (IEEE 1394)      No
Click for help Battery / Charger      No
Click for help Battery      AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended)
 Weight (inc. batteries)      315 g (11.1 oz)
 Dimensions      109 x 66 x 49 mm (4.3 x 2.6 x 1.9 in)
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