Last two days my dad bought me the Canon A640 camera digital. i so happy with it but i dunno how to use the function about the camera. im already read the manual book but still dun understand. this digital camera canon A640 can take the picture for only focus 1 person in many people around him? for example in shopping complex thats so many people go shopping but me only wan focus 1 person and the person image so clear and around him become blur? sorry i dunno how to explain but hope u guys can understand. and one more thing can anyone of u tell me which website i have to go to explore about my camera and get some demo of it? please help me. thx

no people can help me?

Not sure if A 640 has this mode, but think most cameras do have it

Turn to potrait mode..usually the icon is that of a person. Think what you want is the bokeh(blur surroundings) effect. Zoom in on the person you want to focus. Depress the shutter half-way to lock focus. Then press shutter all the way. You're done.

Good luck!

thx for the help but the resault not only the person clear but all ppl around him got clear also eventhou already focus at him the resault still same. can help me?

I just brought a Canon A630 and I think i know what u want.

Click the menu button(bottom right).
Press the down button once and change the AF Frame from AiAF to Center.

You shld change ur thread title "Conan"

That's the limitation of PnS camera.

Try to do this, if possisble:

1. move as far away as possible, then zoom in on your subject.

2. Try to catch your subject when he/she is some distance away from the rest of the crowd.

Does your camera has Aperture Priority mode? If yes, set it to the lowest possible number.

"I just brought a Canon A630 and I think i know what u want.

Click the menu button(bottom right).
Press the down button once and change the AF Frame from AiAF to Center."

i already change the setting like wut u said but the resault still same. want shoot with what mod? AUTO,Potrait,Program,AV,..

"Does your camera has Aperture Priority mode? If yes, set it to the lowest possible number."

yupe my camera hav the aperture priority mode. the lowest is F2.8 and the maximum is F8.0. actually what means about apeture priority? and what the diffren about the mod AUTO, Protrait, Program, AV, etc...

It's something to do with Depth of Field (DOF). Rule-of-thumb, use small f number for small area to be sharp, the others blur and vice versa. Want to know the whys and whereofs of it, better you do some reading. Lots of useful links here to get you started:


http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=311850

Enjoy!

http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/index.html

try to understand the term, if not understand, ask here

thx bro thx so much... the website really helpfull... emm.. but the guideline for Canon with SLR model.. can help me give the website for PowerShot model specially for A640? thx so much

This post has been edited by CanonA640: Dec 12 2006, 05:32 PM

hey mr canon a640.. i know what u want.. but that can't be achieved on a normal point an shoot camera that well.. it will only give u slightly very light blur background

but in can be easily done using any dslrs... this is called bokeh... all you'll need is a special lenses to do that...

see my sample here :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prozio/271191800/
view my other photostream to check it out.

u can get a cheap bokeh lens which i'm using at around 300.. and it's well worth it cause the effects give u a totally different feeling...

being a previous a620 owner i know the limitations of point and shoot..

if you still have any questions can pm me..

This post has been edited by prozac88: Dec 13 2006, 12:50 AM

PS and DSLR is also a camera, the term using in dslr is almost same with ur A640, bcause ur A640 also have the manual function to play with, u have the control almost like the dslr

In those site, i guess it already clearly explain what is Av mode (Aperture Priority mode), what is Tv mode (Shutter Priority mode), i guess u dint pay much attention on reading tat article but keen to finding the technique on how to make the background blur.

If u want a guide especially for A640, pls read the booklet tat come together with ur camera, it have all the basic guide tat u want to know.






The time when im using A400, no manual function to play with, but I also learn from DSLR site...


A640 is a great camera for beginner, enjoy ur shooting

to answer ur question, by PS camera, the background cant be blur like wat u expected.

1. Turn to Av
2. Set the F-Value to the lowest
3. Stand quite a distance with the object
4. Zoom in, focus on the subject
5. snap without flash

it shud make the background a little bit blur...tat's the limitation for PS camera




another method tat u can try, but harder

1. mount the camera on tripod or a stable surface
2. Turn to Tv
3. Set shutter speed to 2second or 4 second
4. Stand quite a distance with the object
5. Zoom in, focus on the subject
6. snap without flash
7. ask the person stand still for 2second or 4second (depend on the shutter speed u choose.

now the background shud be blur very nice with moving ppl at the background...but the object and camera MUST NOT move until the shutter close again, else whole picture will be blur

This post has been edited by LanEvoX: Dec 13 2006, 09:09 AM

I use MF then focus the cup until the background become blur.
Havent try on human yet.

how u snap using MF? i already using MF to FOCUS but wen snap the photo its took the whole view not ony the thing i focus.

PROZAC88 cool nice pic? thats piano u using DSL camera?

i will attach my photo i think 2molo hope u guys can comment about my photo

and another question.. why wen i took my brother picture the colour become orange? the color not so clear.. that time im using oni auto mode. thx for u all help.

thx shippou82,Lanevox,prozac88,??!!, and else thx so much for help me

Where do u took the pic? i think something to do with the white balance

at home. i take the picture at home yesterday. the colour become orange and when i change the mode tu Tungsten the picture change to a bit blue and much batter then the orange colour.

lighting at ur house must be warm in color, tat's y the picture turn out orange(warm).

Try play around with the white balance until u get a better result. And try understand how it work

RTFM, so lazy