rklepper Dignity-Esteem-Compassion  9,019 posts Gallery: 2 photos Likes: 14 Joined Dec 2003 Location: No longer living at the center of the known universe, moved just slightly to the right. Iowa, USA. More info | Dec 03, 2006 08:35 | #1 Okay, I love having a P&S to grab and take with me when I do not want or need the DSLR with me. My S50 just quit working so I am looking around at what is available. I see that the A640 is failry reasonable and has good specs. Anyone have one and can give me some impressions, good or bad? Thanks. Doc Klepper in the USA
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Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Dec 03, 2006 10:43 | #2 Not the 640, but I've been very happy with the predecessor A80 and A620. The A620's still out there and at 7 MP is still ample for most purposes. Jon
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Headcase650 Goldmember  1,632 posts Joined Jun 2004 More info | Dec 03, 2006 13:40 | #3 The 630 and 640 are pretty impressive. What the 640 has over the 630 is more MP, its black and a few extra features like remote capture. These things may or may not be important to you. I would have bought one of these over the A540 but the wife wanted something more compact. 60D, Canon 18-135 IS, Sigma 10-20 hsm, 24-70 2.8 hsm, 70-200 2.8 hsm, 430EX II, and all the other stuff that goes along with it.
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rklepper THREAD STARTER Dignity-Esteem-Compassion 9,019 posts Gallery: 2 photos Likes: 14 Joined Dec 2003 Location: No longer living at the center of the known universe, moved just slightly to the right. Iowa, USA. More info | Dec 03, 2006 19:01 | #4 Thanks for the input. I think I will go ahead and buy one. It looks like the best bet to me in that price range and size. Doc Klepper in the USA
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ToniVC Junior Member 24 posts Joined Mar 2005 Location: Girona, Spain More info | Dec 04, 2006 09:47 | #5 I just bought a Canon PowerShot A640 as a replacement for my G3 and I'm more than happy with it. I only miss the RAW support. All other features are simply wonderful! 100% RECOMMENDED!!
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Timks Hatchling 4 posts Joined Dec 2006 More info | My first post.
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techjunkie Hatchling 3 posts Joined Dec 2006 More info | I just got one about a week ago. I'm having a blast with it already snap about 77 pics of the family. Quality is great. Redeye is a bit of a problem. anyone know how I can minimize redeye.
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Jon Cream of the Crop 69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Dec 19, 2006 12:41 | #8 Redeye? You can't move the flash further away from the camera. Have you turned on Red Eye Reduction? You'll need to allow time for the camera to pre-flash with that, but it'll help reduce red-eye. There's also the idea of having your subjects loo away from directly at the camera, but if they're looking far enough away that there's no possibility of red-eye reflections, you won't be able to see their eyes. Jon
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Robukincan Member 217 posts Joined Dec 2006 Location: BC, Canada More info | Hi! I have the A630 so very similar. If I was just going to be doing point and shoot, i'd take the SD over the A. Hope this helps in some way.
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