Editorial Review:Product Description:The PowerShot A590 IS will astound you with its power-packed performance and impressive value. It's got 8.0-megapixels, a 4x optical zoom, an Optical Image Stabilizer and a large 2.5-inch LCD. A range of shooting modes - from manual to automatic including Canon's new Easy Mode - make picture taking carefree. A DIGIC III Image Processor with Enhanced Canon Face Detection assures natural-looking results, while Motion Detection Technology reduces blur. For added creativity, attach wide or telephoto converter lenses. ISO Sensitivity - Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent Built-in ElectronicFlash - Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro Flash Range - 12 in.-11 ft./30cm-3.5m (W), 12 in.-7.2 ft./30cm-2.2m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) Shooting Modes - Auto, Easy, Camera M, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Night Scene, Aquarium), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie Storage Media - SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card - Suggest optional 1GB or higher for practical use File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1; JPEG Compression Mode - Still Image - Exif 2.2 (JPEG); Movie - AVI (Image - Motion JPEG; Audio - WAVE (Monaural)) Number of Recording Pixels - Still Image - 3,264 x 2,448 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,264 x 1,832 (Widescreen); Movie - 640 x 480 (20 fps/20 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 160 x 120 (up to 3 minutes at 15 fps) Uses 2 AA Batteries - Shooting Capacity for Still Image - approx. 220 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 500 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery); Playback Time - Approx. 540 min. (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 660 min. (AA-size Ni-MH Battery) - Sugg
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Customer Reviews
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Great Camera
This is a great camera for the price; Excellent resolution and easy to use. Highly recommended digital camera. I've used the Canon products as well as others; it matches up to other camera's in this price range. Great value.
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Excellent Camera and Happy with my purchase
This is definitely a high quality camera. It takes great pictures. I am also happy with the price, to find a camera that takes better pictures, you'd have to pay a lot more.
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Good quality/value for the money
A lot of people have already given good reviews here - it's what convinced me to purchase the camera.
However, though I really like the camera, I thought I'd point out a couple of areas that i think could be better.
1) The interface/controls/options are many - but pretty complicated for the average user.
2) Not so great in low light, no matter what setting.
3) Would be nice if the lens housing didn't have to extend every time the camera is turned on.
4) Is there a way to turn the flash off by default? If so, I haven't found it. I'm kind of annoyed to have to turn flash off every time I turn the camera on.
5) Contrast seems overly sensitive on this camera. Bright spots in uneven light tend to be over-exposed. When the exposure is turned down to compensate, you lose the darker areas altogether.
NOTE: even though I have the above issues, I do like the camera, and I feel it was well worth the $125ish I spent on it.
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Great photos, slow cycling
I'll agree with many other reviews here that this is a fantastic little camera. Nice feel, solid construction, takes wonderful pictures. However the time between shots is longer than many other cameras with which I am familiar. The time to cycle between pictures when using the flash is excruciating.
It's also not the smallest camera out there. It fits in a pocket or purse, but just barely.
I recommend this camera and would buy it again as a good value for the price, just don't plan on using it for sports or some other subject where you need to take many shots quickly.
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I love this little camera
I love this camera. I got it just before a trip to Washington DC and it really lived up to it's reviews. I got beautiful pictures of the White House and many other sights. It takes beauitful night shots also. It is so easy to use. I would recommend this camera to anyone who wants a great camera that is very user friendly.