Binding: Electronics Published: 2008-02-15 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
"A great camera for a great price"
"Canon PowerShot A590IS"
"great and cheap"
"A great value"
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Price: $108.49
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Editorial Review:
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
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A great camera for a great price This camera does alot. Movies, close-ups (macros), 4x optical zoom, optical image stabilizer. I am still learning all of the features of this product. The easy-to-use dial control allows you to choose what kind of picture you want to take (night, night portrait, day portrait, landscape, fireworks, and others). The price was great for a name brand digital camera. I would recommend this product.
Canon PowerShot A590IS This camera replaces an older Canon digital. I wanted a camera with no fancy settings and very easy to use in a small product. I liked the idea of this one using long lasting and cheaper Sanyo Eneloop AA batteries. I will not be printing or blowing up many if any pictures so this 8MP with 4X Zoom more than fits my needs. I primarily use this for E-bay and family shots that I store on discs. While I am still learning how to operate this camera, I do notice that the time it takes to shoot one picture after... more info
great and cheap great camera for the average user that wants to take really good pictures, but not spend a thousand bux on a dslr.
A great value We needed a camera after the several year old Nikon Coolpix died suddenly. Word of mouth on Canons was very good, good specs and the price is right. After using the camera for a month I have no negatives. Its very easy to use yet offers quite a bit of control over the exposure when you don't want auto exposure. Battery life is very good. This unit also has excellent macro capabilities. I like the fit and feel in the hand since I don't care for really thin and flat cameras. All in all you can't go wrong with... more info
