Canon PowerShot A590 IS cameraworld.com User Reviews

At the end of the 19th century most photographers still captured images with large, unwieldy glass plates loaded into very slow tripod mounted view cameras, but the introduction in 1888 of the boxy little Kodak "Brownie" roll film camera changed all ...

Cheap, IS, 8 megapixels, 4X optical zoom, and uses available anywhere AA batteries

Redeye, some corner softness and minor chromatic aberration (purple fringing), slow flash re-charge

I purchased this camera about a month ago when my other digital camera (reviewed in my Epinions page) finally gave up the ghost. After reading reviews of cameras on Amazon.com, this particular camera stuck out for the features it had, with a reasonable ....

Tons of settings, great pics, videos, large LCD monitor

Some settings for advanced users

At the end of the 19th century most photographers still captured images with large, unwieldy glass plates loaded into very slow tripod mounted view cameras, but the introduction in 1888 of the boxy little Kodak "Brownie" roll film camera changed all ...

Cheap, IS, 8 megapixels, 4X optical zoom, and uses available anywhere AA batteries

Redeye, some corner softness and minor chromatic aberration (purple fringing), slow flash re-charge

I purchased this camera about a month ago when my other digital camera (reviewed in my Epinions page) finally gave up the ghost. After reading reviews of cameras on Amazon.com, this particular camera stuck out for the features it had, with a reasonable ....

Tons of settings, great pics, videos, large LCD monitor

Some settings for advanced users

I've never been disappointed with Canon cameras. Though this is my first, my friends have long been fans and since my Fujifilm conked out on me- I figured "Why not?" Once my old camera died I was sure that a Canon would be the only option. I ...

Inexpensive, Nice shape & size, Lots of features, Quick

Tripod mount, slow flash recycle, red eye, Lens conversion ring

This camera has all the bells and whistles that you need in a small compact point and shoot. For the more technical ones: it has M, AV, TV and P modes to help you set your own settings. Images are incredibly crisp up to 200 ISO. This camera can go all .....

manual features, image stabilizer, face detection, motion sensor

the flash recycle time is a little bit on the slow side

IntroductionLet me start by providing some background on my experience with digital cameras. I bought my first 1.3 Megapixel digicam back in 1999 for $219.99 when digital cameras were just starting to gain popularity in the marketplace. ...

Excellent Image Quality, Battery Life, DIGIC III Image Processor, Face Detection, AA Batteries

Flash Recharge Time Could Be Improved

I own several cameras (digital and film) and this is by far the most fun of all to use. The reason is quite simple; it's a small camera that is easy to use, and takes great pictures. It allows me to concentrate on taking pictures instead of worrying ...

great image quality, excellent color rendition, easy to use, uses AA batteries

choppy fps in video mode, low resolution screen, no panorama assist

- PremiseThe A590is the latest addition of the A5x0 series: A550, A560, A570is, A580. All these cameras have similar characteristics. Before starting with some detailed explanation of the technical features I would like to present a sort ...

Good photo quality, standard and cheap AA NiMh batteries, memory cards and USB cable

Noise at IS0 400 and above. No bag or usable memory card in the box

Overview This is an 8 megapixel unit with a 4x optical zoom. The camera uses AA batteries and uses SD cards for storage. It comes with a carrying strap. Batteries A particularly attractive feature of this camera is ...

Versatile unit with lots of bells and whistles for the price

Bulky, flash recycle times a bit long