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37 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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11 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Multi position LCD Screen
10MP
Grid can be superimposed on the LCD Screen
Spot metering
Excellent value for the money
Bright
Attractive color that stops short of seeming overdone
Good skin tones
Auto white balance handles a wide range of lighting well
Better than average exposure accuracy
Good lens
Generally low distortion and chromatic...
Flip out LCD monitor with wide view
Flash exposure compensation
Only 10 MP compact cam with manual controls
4x optical zoom lens
Manual controls
Great movie mode
Not yet reviewed by editors.
Lots of manual controls
Flip-out LCD
Accepts accessory lenses.
Very good resolution
Very clean results at lower ISO settings
Bright
But natural colors
Excellent handling
Decent edge-to-edge lens performance
Useful 35-140mm equiv. 4x zoom lens with decent F2.8-4.1 max aperture range
Reliable focus in most situa...
Excellent image quality
Very lowdistortion lens with no chromatic aberration
Low noise from 80 to 200 ISO
25inch pivoting LCD monitor
Fully useable ISO range
Fast to operate
Wellpriced
Very high resolution images at low sensitivities
4x optical zoom slightly longer than rivals
Large flip-out screen and optical viewfinder
Full manual controls and decent grip
The editors didn't like
No ISO in data?
Inaccurate optical viewfinder
Flash vignetting in the corners at wide angle
Too many manuals to find what you need when you need it
Auto rotation not recognized by many other standard applications
High noise levels
Slow start-up and operation
Inaccurate viewfinder
Only 115k on LCD
Barrel distortion
Heavy and clumsy camera body
Expensive $399 price
Not yet reviewed by editors.
Noisy at ISO 800
No image stabilization.
Clipped highlights in bright
Contrasty conditions (not helped by high default contrast)
Focusing at tele end in low light can hunt
Zoom is not very smooth - only 7 steps from wide to tele
No ISO button - WB
Drive
Metering etc only accessible via men...
25inch monitors resolution a bit low for its size
Optical viewfinder shows only part of the frame being captured
Redeye reduction flash mode requires accessing the menu
Abstract: by Photo-John The Canon PowerShot A640 is a full-featured, 10-megapixel, compact digital camera with a 16:9 widescreen capture mode, image stabilization, and an extra-wide LCD display built into an attractive, sturdy metal body. Canon PowerShot A640 St...
Excellent image quality, Very lowdistortion lens with no chromatic aberration, Low noise from 80 to 200 ISO, 25inch pivoting LCD monitor, Fully useable ISO range, Fast to operate, Wellpriced
25inch monitors resolution a bit low for its size, Optical viewfinder shows only part of the frame being captured, Redeye reduction flash mode requires accessing the menu
From the PowerShot A620 springs the Canon PowerShot A640 and A630, both of which retain the same body design and 4X optical zoom as the A620, but with the addition of a 2.5-inch LCD monitor and an increase in resolution: the A630 to 8 megapixels, and t...
Flip out LCD monitor with wide view
Flash exposure compensation
Only 10 MP compact cam with manual controls
4x optical zoom lens
Manual controls
Great movie mode
High noise levels
Slow start-up and operation
Inaccurate viewfinder
Only 115k on LCD
Barrel distortion
Heavy and clumsy camera body
Expensive $399 price
The PowerShot A640 has more pros than cons. It has a lot of resolution at 10 megapixels, but that won’t be necessary for most users of this camera. Point-and-shooters won’t need to create life-size prints since most will make small prints with...
Abstract: I think that Canons success with its digital camera range is set to continue thanks to the excellent quality of the Canon PowerShot A640. I really liked this camera when I tried it out. The handy format with good grip, and more importantly, the settin...
Abstract: Canon has done well with the Powershot A640. This compact digital camera has a complete feature set including full-manual controls, manual focus and custon white-balance. The A640 handles well and produces rather images with good sharpness, exposure a...
Very good resolution, very clean results at lower ISO settings, Bright, but natural colors, Excellent handling, Decent edge-to-edge lens performance, Useful 35-140mm equiv. 4x zoom lens with decent F2.8-4.1 max aperture range, Reliable focus in most situa...
Clipped highlights in bright, contrasty conditions (not helped by high default contrast), Focusing at tele end in low light can hunt, Zoom is not very smooth - only 7 steps from wide to tele, No ISO button - WB, drive, metering etc only accessible via men...
Canon is one of the few companies still producing solid photographic feature-rich compact cameras like this, offering a genuine alternative for the serious photographer on a budget wanting SLR-level control. The A620 was one of the most capable 7MP ca...
Multi position LCD Screen, 10MP, Grid can be superimposed on the LCD Screen, Spot metering
No ISO in data?
Canon Powershot A640 Digital Camera Review BY: AKAJohnDoePUBLISHED: Friday, December 08, 2006 EMAIL DISCUSS (3) PRINT The Canon PowerShot A640 is a 10MP digital camera with a 2.5” LCD, a 4x optical zoom lens (35-140 mm equivalent)...
For a UK recommended price of £330 the Canon PowerShot A640 feels like fair value, even if some will miss the style factor of the similarly priced but less flexible IXUS range. Still, despite the plastic construction the A640 isnt bad to look at – t...
Excellent value for the money
Bright, attractive color that stops short of seeming overdone
Good skin tones
Auto white balance handles a wide range of lighting well
Better than average exposure accuracy
Good lens, generally low distortion and chromatic...
Inaccurate optical viewfinder
Flash vignetting in the corners at wide angle
Too many manuals to find what you need when you need it
Auto rotation not recognized by many other standard applications
Canon PowerShots have always been big favorites of our readers, valued for their user-friendly design, excellent photo characteristics, and good build quality. The Canon PowerShot A640 follows suit, sporting an impressive 10 megapixel CCD and a very go...
