Canon A640 manual

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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.) [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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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