Canon POWERSHOT A640 Bedienungsanleitung

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 explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.

Photo of PowerShot A640

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The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary

according to the flowchart below.

In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide, and

the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide.

Viewing the PDF Manuals

Flowchart and Reference Guides

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PDF Manuals. If this software is not installed in your computer, access

the following web site and download the software.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

For information on included items

and items sold separately

The Components Guide

Preparations

• Installing the batteries and memory card

• Opening the LCD monitor

• Setting the date, time and language

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Handling precautions, references

to the various shooting and

playback functions

Printing

• Installing the software

• Downloading images to a

computer

• Using the software

System Map

Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

• Read this first.

Advanced Camera User

Guide

Direct Print User Guide

Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

Software Starter Guide

In this guide, explanations are given using illustrations for the PowerShot A640.

Safety Precautions

Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below

when using the camera, in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical

shock to yourself and others.

Be sure to also read the safety precautions listed in the

Advanced Camera User Guide.

Warnings

• Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or animal eyes.

• Store this equipment out of the reach of children and infants.

• Avoid dropping or subjecting the camera to severe impacts. Do not

touch the flash portion of the camera if it has been damaged.

• Stop operating the equipment immediately if it emits smoke or

noxious fumes.

• Do not handle the power cord if your hands are wet.

• Do not use batteries which are not specified for this camera.

• The compact power adapter output terminals have been designed

exclusively for this equipment. Do not use them for other products.

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The Components Guide

Front View

aWrist Strap Mount

bSpeaker

cAF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 21)

dRed-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 16)

eSelf-Timer Lamp (p. 18)

fViewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 16)

gFlash (p. 15)

hRing (Advanced Guide p. 121)

iRing Release Button (Advanced Guide p. 121)

jLens

kMicrophone (Advanced Guide pp. 39, 87)

The Components Guide

Attaching the

Wrist Strap

Back View

aLCD Monitor (p. 7, Advanced Guide p. 12)

bViewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 16)

cA/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 97)

dDIGITAL Terminal (p. 28)

eTerminal Cover

fDC IN Terminal (Power input) (Advanced Guide p. 119)

gMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 5)

hMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover Lock (p. 5)

iTripod Socket

The Components Guide

Controls

aIndicators (p. 4)

bPower Lamp

cPower Button (p. 9)

dZoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide p. 78)

Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto)

Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify)

eShutter Button (p. 10)

fShooting Mode Dial (pp. 9, 11)

gMode Switch (pp. 9, 20)

h(Print/Share) Button (p. 23)

iMENU Button (p. 22, Advanced Guide p. 19)

jFUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 18)

kDISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)

l(Exposure)/ (Single Image Erase) Button (p. 20, Advanced

Guide p. 57)

m(Flash)/ (Jump)/ Button (p. 15, Advanced Guide p. 80)

nButton

(Macro)/ (Manual Focus)/ Button (p. 17, Advanced Guide p. 51)

pButton

Indicators

The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions.

zUpper Indicator

zLower Indicator

Never do the following while the green indicator blinks.

These actions may corrupt image data.

- Shake or jolt the camera

- Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery cover

Green: Ready to shoot

Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring

(when connected to a computer)

Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)

Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning),

charging flash

Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode/AF lock mode

Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)

Preparations

Installing the batteries.

1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock in the

direction of the arrow (a) and open the cover (b).

2. Insert the 4 supplied AA-size alkaline batteries, or

separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.

Inserting the memory card.

1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.

2. Hold down the memory card slot/battery cover (a),

then slide it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks

into place (b).

Preparations

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 112).

Positive end

(+)

Negative end (–)

Back

To Remove the Memory Card

Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks

and then release it.

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before

inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera, or

the camera may not recognize the card, if it is inserted

incorrectly.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 114).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 26).

You can use SD* memory cards, SDHC memory cards and

MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are collectively called

memory cards in this guide.

* SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system.

Preparations

First Time Settings

Opening the LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor can be used to check an image during shooting, to

play back recorded images or to adjust menu settings. It can be

opened to the following range of positions.

Opened right to left 180

degrees.

Tilted forward 180 degrees

toward the lens or backward

90 degrees.

When tilted forward 180 degrees

toward the lens, the image shown on

the LCD monitor is automatically

flipped and reversed so that it

appears correctly from in front of the lens.

This reverse display function can be turned off.

Close the LCD monitor with

the LCD monitor facing out.

When the LCD monitor clicks into

place against the camera body, the

image will return to its original,

nonreversed orientation.

ÎSee theAdvanced Guide: Rec. Menu (p. 20).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 12).

When not using the camera, close the LCD monitor with

the monitor facing in to protect it. The LCD monitor will

automatically turn off when it clicks shut against the

camera body.

Setting the Date/Time

Press the power button (a).

Use the or button to select an item and the or

button to change its value (b).

Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press

the FUNC./SET button (c).

The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 22).

Setting the Display Language

Set the mode switch to (playback).

Hold down the FUNC./SET button and press the MENU button.

Use the , , or button to select a language and

press the FUNC./SET button.

The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 22).

• A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to

save such settings as the date/time. This battery charges

when the main batteries are in the camera. When you

purchase the camera, place the main batteries in it for

approximately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit ACK600

(sold separately) to charge the lithium battery. It will

charge even if the camera is turned off.

• The date/time settings may be lost after approximately

three weeks if you remove the main batteries. Reset the

date/time settings if this occurs.

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