Canon PowerShot A590 IS

...have still the feeling that Canon engineers should work a little bit more in the reduction of buttons with more clever software programming/overall logic. Pity there is not a dedicated button for ISO setting. ISO can be set from ISO 80 to 1600, Auto - ISO 80 to ISO 200 or High Auto ISO 400 to ISO 1600. I have found particularly useful the button that allows to manually compensate the exposure from -2 to 2 stops with 1/3 steps. Most of the parameters ...
...compact camera and according to Canon its range is from 0,5m to 3,5m (wide) or 2,5m (telephoto). For my needs it is sufficient, somebody complained because the charge time is somewhat slow (around 10s due to the decision to use only 2 AA batteries). That is of course not good if you want to take indoor photos, frankly speaking that was never a problem for me as I mainly take pictures outside. Photo resolution can be set at 3264x2448, 5 Mp, 3 Mp, ...

dsantachiara 28.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Canon PowerShot A590 IS

...is quite seamless, Canon have done a good job at designing this camera, it boasts as a camera that is compact enough for a pocket and also has the usability of a bridge camera, the small bump on the left gives you great grip and gives space for two AA batteries, very standardized and easy to change, i believe it can take both XD and SD i am sure it will hold up to a 4GB SD Canon have slapped quite a price tag on it, and the price doesent seem to ...
...sensor is the most any none professional will ever need and it is worth paying 100 - 120 pounds for, after a while using this camera i have found flaws, without using the "battery discharge" setting to discharge the batteries it can confuse the camera, occasionally a new set of batteries will be recognize as empty this is a problem which is pointed out in the manual quite clearly and batteries should be well discharged, personally i loved this camera ...

RawwBrown 30.05.2009 · Read full review
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...in good light but the Canon is very good. The Nikon P1 was 280 pounds the Cannon 117.50 online. (Canon's website says about 160) I suspect it might be a bit heavy on batteries compared to say a Sony. If you cant make up your mind which camera to buy, buy this one. You will not be disappointed. I notice It's even cheaper now than two weeks ago! Oh yeh, the Image stabilisation works well too. I took a picture of the crescent moon (hand held) the other ...

bishop007 18.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Canon PowerShot A590 IS

The Canon Powershot A590 IS a compact camera with many features and a good display screen.However,one of the most features on this camera is the viewfinder which you can use rather than the screen.This is beause sometimes the picture you are trying to take can be difficult to see on the big screen.I find zooming on the camera very easy as it is just next to the button to take the photo and this is well designed.However,the video taken when using ...

madoobe85 19.11.2009 · Read full review
Review of Canon PowerShot A590 IS

For a digital camera it is quite chunky - which I actually liked - it was really nice to hold. The zoom is also quite big compared to the camera and it felt a bit clumsy to use with some of the manual controls to play with (trying to keep it pointed at an object whilst changing settings etc..) I expect it would be even harder for a big handed bloke as some of the buttons do feel a bit fiddly. I am really not into all the technical jargon - otherwise ...
...the image stabilization does work - even with my shaky hands the photos were nice and clear. I had good fun playing with the special effects and some of the framed shots of my baby niece looked lovely when printed out. On movie mode - the microphone picked up everything in the background really badly. But that really is the only downside I have for this camera. It takes most memory cards and dosen't need any additional/special purchases to be ...

Treacle1983 12.08.2008 (31.03.2009) · Read full review
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Review of Canon PowerShot A590 IS

The Canon Powershot A590 IS a compact camera with many features and a good display screen.However,one of the most features on this camera is the viewfinder which you can use rather than the screen.This is beause sometimes the picture you are trying to take can be difficult to see on the big screen.I find zooming on the camera very easy as it is just next to the button to take the photo and this is well designed.However,the video taken when using ...

hawkes1234 05.01.2009 · Read full review
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