Canon PowerShot A590 IS Specifications

By Will Greenwald on 04/03/2008

More Canon reviews , RRP: AU$249.00

The good:

  • Great picture quality
  • Fast shutter speed
  • Broad manual feature set

The bad:

  • Chunky appearance
  • Slow shot-to-shot time with onboard flash enabled

The bottomline:

The Canon PowerShot A590 IS's manual exposure controls and surprisingly sharp pictures make it a great choice for almost anyone looking for a sub-AU$300 shooter.

Editors' rating:

7.8/10

Users' rating:

9/10

Audio

  • Built-in microphone
  • Yes

Battery

  • Battery type(s)
  • 2 x AA, Nickel Metal Hydride
  • Battery Charger
  • No

Camera

  • Optical sensor
  • CCD
  • Megapixels
  • 8 megapixels
  • Light sensitivity
  • ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600
  • White balance
  • Automatic, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten
  • Lens aperture
  • f/2.6-5.5
  • LCD display size
  • 2.5 inch
  • Flash type
  • Built-in
  • Tripod Mount
  • Built-in
  • Digital zoom
  • 4 x
  • Optical zoom
  • 4 x
  • Focal length
  • 5.8-23.2mm (35mm equivalent: 35-140mm)

Connectivity

  • PC Connection
  • PictBridge, USB
  • Video Out
  • NTSC, PAL, User selectable

General

  • Camera Type
  • Digital compact
  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 64.7 x 94.3 x 40.8 mm
  • Weight
  • 175 g
  • Available colours
  • Gunmetal

Other

  • Remote control
  • No
  • Cables
  • USB
  • Included accessories
  • Wrist strap

Still images

  • Still image format
  • JPEG
  • Still image resolution (max)
  • 3264 x 2448 pixels

Storage

  • Storage type(s)
  • Secure Digital Card, Secure Digital High Capacity
  • Internal memory
  • MB

Video

  • Video capture format(s)
  • AVI (Motion JPEG)
  • Video capture resolution(s)
  • 640 x 480 pixels
  • Video capture speed
  • 20 fps
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