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Canon A640 - page 1
The Components Guide Preparations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing Basic Downloading Images to a Computer Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how t o prepare the ca mera and use its ba sic features. Photo of Powe rShot A640 ENGLISH CEL-SF8W A210 ...
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Canon A640 - page 2
The fo ll owi ng gu ides a r e av ai labl e. Ref er to t he m as nec ess ary acc ord ing to the flowc h art belo w. In thi s guide, th e Ba sic Ca mera Use r Guid e is called t he Basic Guid e , and the Advanc ed Cam era U ser Guid e is calle d the A dv a nc ed G u i de . View i ng t he P DF Man ua l s Flo wch art and Refe renc e Guides Adob e Re a ...
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1 The Co mp on en ts Gu id e Front View a Wri st Stra p Mo un t b Speake r c AF-as sist Beam ( A dvanc ed G ui de p. 21) d Re d-E ye Re du cti on L amp (p. 16) e Sel f-T imer Lamp (p. 1 8) f Vi ewf in de r Wi nd ow ( Adva nc ed Gu id e p. 16 ) g Flas h (p. 15 ) h Ring ( Advanc ed Gui de p. 12 1) i Ring Release Button ( Adv a nced Gui de p. 12 1 ...
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2 Back View a LCD Monit or ( p. 7 , Adva nced Gu ide p. 12) b Vie wfi nd er ( A dvanc ed Gu i de p. 16) c A /V OU T ( Audi o/V ideo ou tput) Te rm inal ( Ad vanc ed G uid e p. 97 ) d DIGITAL Terminal (p . 28) e Te rm i na l C ov er f DC IN T ermin al (Po wer inpu t) ( Advanced Guide p. 11 9) g Me mory C ard S lot / Bat tery Co ver (p . 5 ) h Me ...
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Canon A640 - page 5
3 The Comp onen t s Gu ide Controls a Indic ators (p. 4) b Power L amp c Power B utton (p . 9) d Zoom Lever ( p. 14 , Adv anc e d Gu ide p. 7 8) Sho otin g: (Wi de An gle)/ (Tel epho to ) Pl aybac k: (I ndex )/ (Ma gnif y ) e Shutte r Butt on (p. 1 0) f Sh ooti ng Mod e Di al (pp. 9 , 11) g Mode Sw itc h (pp . 9 , 20 ) h (Print/Sha re) Butto n ...
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Canon A640 - page 6
4 In dica tors The camer a indi cato rs wil l ligh t or blin k und er the fo llow ing cond iti ons . z Up per In dicato r z Low er I ndi ca tor Ne ver do th e fol low ing wh ile the gree n indic ator bli nks. Th ese ac tion s ma y corr upt im ag e data. - Shak e or jolt th e camera - Shut o ff the powe r , or open the memor y card slot /battery cov ...
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Canon A640 - page 7
5 Prep arati ons 1. Instal ling the batte ries. 1. Slid e the memor y car d slot/ battery cove r lo ck in t he dire ction of the a rrow ( a ) an d o pe n th e cov er ( b ). 2. In sert th e 4 supp lied A A-siz e alka line b att erie s, or separate ly so ld A A-size NiMH b atte ries. 2. Insert ing the m emory ca rd. 1. In sert th e memor y card unti ...
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Canon A640 - page 8
6 To Re move the Memor y Card Push the memory card with your fing er unt il th e memo ry c ard c licks and the n r elea se i t. Ensu re that the mem ory c ard is co rre ctly orie nted befor e inse rting it in th e came ra. It may dam age the ca mera, or the c ame ra ma y no t rec ogni ze the card, if it is ins erted in cor re ctly. Î See th e ...
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Canon A640 - page 9
7 Prep arati ons First Time Settings Opening t he LCD Monitor The L CD moni tor can be use d to ch eck an i mage dur ing sho oti ng, to pl ay back re cord ed im a ges or t o ad just me nu s ett ings . It ca n be open ed t o t he fol lowin g ran ge o f p os iti ons. 1. Opened ri ght to left 180 degrees. 2. Tilte d forwar d 180 degr e es toward t ...
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Canon A640 - page 10
8 Setting the Dat e/ Ti me 1. Press t he power but ton ( a ). 2. Use the or butto n to sele ct an item a nd the or butt on to change its value ( b ). 3. Confir m that th e corre ct time is displa yed and press the FUNC. / S ET button ( c ). The date and tim e c an also be set in t he Se t up menu (p . 22) . Setting the Display Language 1. S ...
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Canon A640 - page 11
9 Sh ootin g 1. Press the power button. The st art- up sound wil l pla y and t he star t-up ima ge wi ll di spla y on the LC D monit or. • Pr essin g the p o w er bu tton ag ain t urns th e power off. • P res sing the po wer bu tto n w hil e pre ssin g and hold ing th e DIS P. button wi ll turn on the m ute s etti ng whi ch wi ll mute all so un ...
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Canon A640 - page 12
10 5. Focus and shoot. 1. Press th e shutter button h alfway to foc us. When the came ra focu ses, th e cam er a be eps tw ice and th e ind ic ator l ig hts gr ee n (or ang e wh en us ing the flas h). Also , the AF fr ame appe ars i n green on the LCD moni tor at th e poin t wh ere the ca me ra is f ocu sed. 2. Press the shutter button fully to sho ...
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Canon A640 - page 13
11 Sh ootin g Sel ect ing a Sh ooti ng Mode 1. Set the shooting mo de dial to the desir ed m ode ( a ). I n the and m odes , use th e or but ton ( b ) to sele ct a sh oo ting mo de . Shooting Modes Auto The ca mera auto matically s elects settings . Image zon e When a s hooting mo de appropri ate for the s hooting c onditions is selected, th e ...
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12 Image zon e (Special Scene) You c an shoot w ith the most ap propriate settings for the scene. Kids&Pets All ows you to captur e subj ects that move a round, such as children and pets, without mis sing ph oto oppor tunities. Night Sn a p sho t Allo ws you to take sn apshots o f peop l e agai n st tw iligh t or ni ght bac kgroun ds by re duci ...
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Canon A640 - page 15
13 Sh ootin g Image zon e Stitch As sist Allows yo u to shoot overlappi ng images that can later be merged (stitched ) to create one panorami c image on a computer. Mo vie Shoots a movie wh en you pres s the shutter button. Apart from [ Stand ard] mode, y ou can also select fro m [ Compact] wh ich is c onvenient for email attac hments, [ C olor Acc ...
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Canon A640 - page 16
14 Usi ng t he Zoom 1. Pre ss t he zoom lever towa rd or . Th e zo om c an be ad just ed fro m 35 mm – 140 mm ( foc al le ng th) in 35mm f ilm eq uiva lent terms . • The sh utter spee d is slow in o r mod e. Alw ays us e a tri p o d to avoi d came ra shake . • I n , , , , or mo de, the ISO s p eed may incr ease and cause noise in th e im age ...
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Canon A640 - page 17
15 Sh ootin g Usi ng the Flas h 1. Press the button to cycle thr ough f l ash settings. Re d-e ye r edu ctio n: T his feat ure re duce s th e e ffec t o f lig ht ref lecti ng back f rom the eyes a nd making them app ear re d (p . 16) . Auto with r ed-eye redu ction The fl ash fires auto matically and the red- eye reduc tion lamp l ights each time. ...
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Canon A640 - page 18
16 Setting the Red- Eye R eduction Function Yo u ca n se t wh eth er the c ame ra aut oma tica lly per form s r ed-e y e redu ction when the flash f ire s. 1. (Re c.) M en u [Re d-Ey e] [On] */[O ff] . See M enus an d Set tings (p. 22 ) . * Default s etting. Setting the Slow Synchr o Function Th e fla sh tim ing is adju ste d to sl ow shut ...
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Canon A640 - page 19
17 Sh ootin g Sho oti ng Clos e-u ps (Mac ro) 1. Press t he but ton. To ca ncel the mac ro mode, pre ss the butto n to turn off the or disp lay. Mac ro Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small item s. Image Ar ea at Min imum Shootin g Distance fr om End of Lens to S ubject: • Ma ximum wide angle setting: 22 x 16 mm (0.87 x 0.63 i n.) ...
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Canon A640 - page 20
18 Usin g the S elf-T ime r 1. FUNC. Menu * (Drive Mode) / / . See M enus an d Set tings (p. 21 ) . * Default s etting. • When t he sh utt er but ton is pres sed f u l ly, t h e self -tim er la mp w ill blin k. W hen usi ng re d- eye red ucti on, t he self -time r la mp will blin k and th en sta y lit fo r the l ast 2 seco nds. To ca ncel th e se ...
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Canon A640 - page 21
19 Sh ootin g Changing the Delay Time and N umber of Shots () 1. FUNC. M e nu (Drive Mode) (Custom Timer). See Menus and Setti ngs (p . 21 ) . 2. Press the MENU but t on. 3. Select [Delay] /[Shots] using the or button and change t he settin gs using the or but t on. This sett ing c anno t be set in som e sh ootin g mo des. If th e [S hots] op t ...
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Canon A640 - page 22
20 1. Set th e mod e switch t o (p layba ck) ( a ). The last im age that was p layed back appears. If addit ional images were shot after viewing images in playb ack mode, the la st ima ge that was sh ot will appear instead. If the m emory car d has been switched, or the images on the memor y card have been edited w ith a comput er, the n ewest imag ...
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Canon A640 - page 23
21 Menus and Set tings Settings for the shooting, playback or print modes or such camera settings as the date/time and sounds are set using the F UN C., Rec., Play, Print, Set up or My Camera m enu. FUNC. Menu This menu sets m any of the common shooting functions. a Set the mode switch t o (shooti ng). b Press the F UNC./SET button. c Use the or bu ...
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Canon A640 - page 24
22 Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera Menus Convenient settings for shooting, playback or printing can be set with these menus. a Press the MENU button. b Use the o r button to switch between me nus. • Y ou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the or button to select a menu item. • S ome items may not be selectable in ...
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Canon A640 - page 25
23 Print ing Connect the camer a to a direct pr i nt compatible print er* 1 with a cable and simply press the button on t he camera. 1. Connect the ca mera t o a di rect print compati ble printer and turn on the printer’s power. *1 Since this camera uses a standar d protoco l (PictBridge) , you can u se it with othe r PictBridge -compliant printe ...
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Canon A640 - page 26
24 2. Turn on the pow er in playback mode and confirm that , or is disp layed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon wil l vary according to t he printer model. • The icon will display for movies. 3. Select an ima ge to print using the or button ( b ) and press the button ( c ). The butt ...
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Canon A640 - page 27
25 Downloading Images t o a Computer The following methods can be used to download images recorded by the camera to a computer. Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please r ead System Requirement s (p. 26) in advance. Camera to Computer Connection Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card reader can be used with all ...
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Canon A640 - page 28
26 Sys tem Re qu irem ents Pl ease i nstall the so ftwar e on a co mputer meetin g the fo llowi ng mini mum req uireme nts. Windows Macintosh OS Windo ws 98 Second Edition (SE) Windo ws Me Windo ws 2000 S ervice Pack 4 Windo ws XP (in cluding Se r vice P ack 1 an d Service Pa ck 2) Compu ter Model The a bove OS sh ould be pre- installe d on ...
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Canon A640 - page 29
27 Downloa ding Images to a Computer Pr epar ing to D ow nload Im ages Items t o Prepare • Cam er a and co mput er • Can on D igi tal Ca mer a Sol ut ion D isk su pp lied with th e ca mer a • In terf ace cabl e supp lied wit h t he c am era 1. Instal l th e soft ware. 1. Pl ace th e Cano n Digit al Cam era Sol ution Disk i n t he com put ...
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Canon A640 - page 30
28 2. Connecti ng t he camer a to a compu t er . 1. U se the su ppli ed in ter face c able to c on nect the com puter ’s USB port to th e ca mera’s DIGI T A L te rminal . Slip you r fing ernai l un der th e left en d of the c amer a’s ter minal cov er, lift i t o pen and plu g th e int erfa c e ca ble i n all th e w ay . 2. S et th e came ra ...
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Canon A640 - page 31
29 Downloa ding Images to a Computer Download i ng Images to a Compu ter A w ind ow all owing you to set the pref erence s wil l a ppea r when a con ne ctio n is est abl ishe d be tw een the c a mera an d co mpu ter . 1. Select [Can on Ca m er aWindow] and click [OK] (fi rst time only) . 2. Download the images. • Down load t h e imag es usi ng t ...
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Canon A640 - page 32
30 Do wnloading Image s to a Co mputer Th e fol low ing w ind ow wil l app ear wh en y ou e stab lis h a conn ect ion bet ween t he came ra and c omput er. I f it fai ls to appea r, c lick th e [C anon Ca meraW indo w] icon on the D ock (th e bar w h ic h app ears at the bo ttom o f t he deskt op). 1. Download the i m ag es. • Downl oad t he imag ...
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31 Downloa ding Images to a Computer Down loa ding I mag es Us ing th e Ca mera (Di rec t Tran sfer ) Us e th is m eth od to d ownlo ad ima ges usin g cam era o pe rati ons . Inst all t he supp lied softw are and adju st th e compu ter setti ngs be f o re usi ng th is me thod for th e firs t tim e (p. 2 7) . 1. Confirm that the Dir ect Transf er me ...
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32 3. Select images to downl oad and pr es s the butto n (or the FUNC./SET but ton). • The ima ges w ill d ownlo ad. The but ton wi ll bl ink bl ue w hile do wn load ing is in p rog res s. • I mage s can also b e sel ecte d dur ing inde x pla yback ( Adva nced Guid e p. 79) . • Press the MEN U b utton to re turn t o the D irec t Tran sfer me ...
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Canon A640 - page 35
The following guides are availabl e. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. In this gu ide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide , and the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide . Viewing the PDF Manua ls Flowchart and Re ference Guides Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed to ...
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