20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot A40 Digital Camera - Page 3 Questions & Answers

The disc contains the driver files which can be download from the internet free of cost. Click here to visit the driver download page. Remember to select your OS (windows version) from the drop down list.

There is no instructions.Remove the cover nut's and keep those carefully.u can remove battery cover after that.

log onto Canon usa 's web site and pop in your camera name in the pull down menus..
then you can download manuals, software free!!

Click HERE

Don't worry, you don't really need it to use your camera. Just get a card reader (compact flash or "CF" for your camera) and then you can get the photos off your camera onto your computer easily. You may even be able to plug the camera in with the cable and use the operating system's software to download pictures that way.

I never use the software provided with my powershot anyway. You can use a free alternative like Picassa (google it.) The only thing you might lose is the ability to stich panoramas together.

Set to playback menu, select the picture and unlock it. Read the manual on how to unlock the pictures

Same problem but with a different camera. Turns out, these cameras are very... may I emphasize very... picky as to which cards to use. Try other off-brands and you'll be surprised as to what it takes.

Don't give up on your A40 just yet. I still have mine, and although it's only a 2MP camera, IMO the pictures that it can produce in auto mode are some of the best from Canon's line of cameras.
But unfortunately as you've discovered there is no driver for its use with Window's Vista. What this means is that you can't plug the camera directly into your computer to download pictures. But that may be a blessing in disguise as there is an alternative, much easier way, to download photos from digital cameras.
Most professional photographers utilize inexpensive external card readers to download their photos. There are several important reasons discussed in this blog article for using a card reader vice downloading from the camera. USB Card readers are also very inexpensive these day, with cost virtually not an issue. If you do purchase one, make sure that it is stated CF card capable, and for use with Window's Vista.

Check out the following website at the bottom of the page. It will only cost you a few bucks.

http://www.user-guides.co.uk/cddownload/Canon/CanonPowerShot/Canon-PowerShot-A40-Digital-Camera-Owners-Instructions-Manuals-5937.html

Make sure the ISO is set on the correct exposure for daylight.. try say 100 or 200 if its set for flash at say 60 nor 30 and you try to use it in brighter or daylight it will overexpose.

Fear not. This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check the following two links for more info: 　
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/canon-digital-cameras-showing-black.html
　
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=225&modelid=13390&keycode=2112&id=29819

Applicable cameras include:
A40, A60, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A300, A310, S1 IS, S60, S200, S230, S330, S400, S410, S500, SD100, SD110, IXUS V2/300/400/430/500, IXY Digital 200a/300a/400/450/500
PS. I still got my old A40 too, and will never get rid of it. I have many other cameras, mostly Canons, and for prints none of them matches the vibrant colors and clarity of my A40 in Auto.

probably the optical lense of u'r cd rom drive needs to be cleaned try cleaning it by aquiring/buying a cd/dvd rom drive cleaning kit from a local computer store. hope this help ;-)

Canon did not update drivers under the Vista OS for many of its cameras, the A40 included. Please see the following blog article, as it describes the use of a card reader as a much easier, faster, and less error prone way to download your photos. In fact there are several important reasons discussed in the article for using a card reader vice downloading from the camera. USB Card readers are also very inexpensive these day, with cost virtually not an issue:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-do-i-download-photos-or-pictures.html

Please see the following blog article, as it describes the use of a card reader as a much easier, faster, and less error prone way to download your photos. In fact there are several important reasons discussed in the article for using a card reader vice downloading from the camera. USB Card readers are also very inexpensive these day, with cost virtually not an issue:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-do-i-download-photos-or-pictures.html

how do i download pics to my computer from my camera when i did not get a software disc with the camera

Absolutely! If you dont want to connect it you can also get a USB card reader and plug it in using a USB connection.

Thanks a lot for your help. That's propably the easiest way to solve the problem. I share with my experinces because I haven't got a compatible with my card flash reader.I managed to solve the the problem the other way. Quite simple too. I have changed the driver and used instead of my old wia usb for win xp driver Tw usb driver. Now I have chosen from the my graphic program menu to import files from my A40. With success. Anyway thank you very much. Hope anytime to help you the problem.Best greetings from Poland

It's very hard to troubleshoot software problems online, and it likely is a software issue. But why put up with the headaches of bad software in the first place? Please see the following post, as it describes the use of a card reader as a much easier, faster, and less error prone way to download your photos. Note that card readers are also VERY inexpensive. Just make sure that you get one that's stated capable of reading your A40's CF card:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-do-i-download-photos-or-pictures.html

You need to use Nimh battery specifically designed for digital
camera use with high ampacity usage.

I had same problem. Called Canon and found out A40 is not compatible with Vista so there is no driver. But you can download pics to your Vista by purchasing USB Memory Card Reader/Writer you can find at Walmart for about $12.00. You put your Flash card in device and has USB that plugs in computer for downloading pics.