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Canon PowerShot A640 Digital Camera - Black (10.0MP, 4x Optical Zoom) 2.5" LCD
 
Canon PowerShot A640 Digital Camera - Black (10.0MP, 4x Optical Zoom) 2.5 inch LCD
• 10.0 Megapixels digital camera with 4x optical zoom, 2.5" vari-angle LCD -DIGIC II and iSAPS, 9-point AiAF and FlexiZone AF/AE, 21 shooting modes and My Colors, High-speed ISO 800, Safety Zoom & Digital Tele-Converter, 1cm Macro mode & 30fps VGA movies.
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  • 10.0 Megapixels digital camera with 4x optical zoom, 2.5" vari-angle LCD -DIGIC II and iSAPS, 9-point AiAF and FlexiZone AF/AE, 21 shooting modes and My Colors, High-speed ISO 800, Safety Zoom & Digital Tele-Converter, 1cm Macro mode & 30fps VGA movies.
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Customer Reviews for Canon PowerShot A640 Digital Camera - Black (10.0MP, 4x Optical Zoom) 2.5" LCD
Great Point and Shoot posted on 2008-07-01
This is a great little compact camera that has all the features you are likely to need, the plus id the 10Mp sensor and the 4x zoom. I was a little skeptical about using a compact camera as I usually use Canon's 1 series D-SLR cameras but i was really surprised by the image that it produced. I bought this primarily for underwater photography whilst snorkeling as getting a housing for my other cameras is more expensive than a new car!
All in all a great camera that will fit in your pocket.
 
Great Camera posted on 2008-04-25
But you can get it a lot cheaper from other Marketplace sellers. I got it recently for £149 from jacobsdigital and it's now £305 on here!
 
Superb at macro, day-to-day and editing. posted on 2008-02-29
Problems with compacts are that they usually compromise in areas to provide an all-around product.

With the A640, there is:
+full manual control
+a sizable zoom
+quality black finish
+swivel screen
+powerful flash (well as powerful as my S3 IS but slower refresh)
+incredibly detailed macro
+10 megapixel sized images (making it easier to crop and edit as I like)
and some of the things I like such as an optical viewfinder, 4 batteries and a grip that I know some people won't like or need.

but negatively:
+it is bulky. this isn't a compact point-and-shoot to put in your pocket.
+the camera sometimes gets it wrong. Like with my S3 the focus loves to stick to walls and forget the subjects all together. A quick press to macro mode usually solves this though.
+red eye galore. canon's a notoriously bad at this but with things like Picasa and cheaper photoshop-type softwares this is simple to remedy.
+no razzle dazzle. My friends have samsungs and panasonics layered with different styles, overlays and all the cool trappings compacts have.
+unimpressive shutter speed. maybe it's using SLRs for a while but Canon compacts I find slower than I would like. But using other people's cameras I still find the A640 lacking when it comes to social situations and quick on-the-cuff photography.

But on the whole the camera is everything I wanted. It works as a professional camera that takes wonderful photos for my Graphic Design course that I can use to manipulate and play with (all blown up to A4) and can take a second job as a pretty damn competent compact when it comes to going out!
 
Cannon PowerShot A640 posted on 2008-01-04
This is the second Canon camera I have had. The older model was superb. I got this one in Summer 2007 to replace an older model which I had dropped and broken. Without hesitation I went to buy the A640. What a disaster.
The redeye doesn't work. Seems to be a problem identified by others when I researched on the web. Tried phoning customer service absolutely useless. If you're going to use flash don't buy this camera.
 
Good all rounder. Nice and sturdy build. posted on 2007-11-27
Good all round Camera. Used it in cold cold January this year and the weather didn't affect the picture quality. Went on holiday in August to humid, hot Bangladesh and was concerned about whether the camera would be able to survive the enviroment. Worked like a treat. Pick up and shoot. I've had the camera for about 9 months now and in that time, it has been dropped twice from a meter and a half high (once on concrete). Still fully functional, no broken bits just minor scratches. Great sturdy build quality. Anyone looking to buy this camera, I'd advise you to buy a case with it as it doesn't come with one. It's a gorgeous, user freindly machine and I take it with me everywhere. Carry it in my jacket pocket and rucksack, hence it has begun to get a few scratches on the outer shell.

It uses 4 AA batteries and I'd advise you get a good rechargable battery pack with adapter. Something with 2700mha or higher battery. I find that normal cheap batteries work fine but always fear the low battery indicator coming up when I least want it. Also bought a 2GB SD Memory card from Amazon for about £6 and I am still snapping away without having to delete any old pictures.
 
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