Canon PowerShot A590 IS dpreview.com User Reviews

What an excellent continuation of the A5xx series! Used to have an A540 a couple of years ago, this is even better with optical image stabilisation and the new dark-gray colour of tne body. The old lens is sufficient for the new 8-megapixel sensor an...

Very compact body, Decent edge-to-edge sharpness, Clean results at low ISO settings with bright, print-friendly color 'straight out of the box', Accurate and reasonably quick focus (although slightly slower in low light), Good responsiveness and overall s...

Battery life when using LCD not brilliant, Slightly underpowered built-in flash, Little manual control, Poor Auto White Balance performance under artificial light, Pretty noisy at any sensitivity above ISO 200 (decent detail retention though), Some highli...

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This camera is great value for money. Make sure you buy good quality rechargable batteries (not included), you'll also need a high capacity DS card (only 32MB card is included, which is a bit of a laugh). Canon's "easy" button is a nobrainer, but tends t...

For some reason, canon's official registration website won't accept my serial number ; Detailed manual is on cdrom only, so you have to print it yourself ; The casing is slippery so you better use the wrist band. The usb-port cover seems fragile

A590 IS Excellent Camera. Due to a bad experience with the 570 IS I was very reluctant to get the A590 IS, but after trying a Panasonic L8 and Fuji J10, I decided to give Canon another chance and I am glad that I did, No regrets. There is something abou...

I wish it was metal construction ; I wish that it was slimmer, but at least it is comfy to hold ; No mayor complaints to report, a pure joy at $150

As a long time Nikon user, I was really surprised by this critter, especially the menu which was really easy to use. The image quality was better than I expected, and I was really surprised by the Manual setting, this and the other settings remind me o...

the movie mode has 20 fps instead of the usual 30 fps. This isn't that bad, but if they ; could have gone to 24f ps, which is actual movie film speed, that would have made it ; special. The "flitter" would have appeared more natural ; The battery door see...

Good camera but a guzzler of battery

Battery discharges in about 30 shots!!!

This camera is a pleasure to use. Very easy and I think anyone can use it. The images are colorful and low ISO up to 200 are fairly noise free in bright conditions. Noise is only a noticeable problem when using 800 or above. The manual controls are great....

My first A590IS had a hot pixel which I had to return. Got the second one and no problems so far. I find that small pieces of dust can somehow find its way under the LCD screen. I can't imagine why video quality is only 20fps not 30fps like other PowerSho...

The manual functions are just great for this entry level camera, the exposure is really accurate, even with flash at short distance. Plenty of automatic functions when in the rush. Good battery life even it uses only 2 AA batteries. Great camera for the...

Would be nicer a more solid body, nice looking but too much plastic.

Fine little camera, easy to use, has a viewfinder, takes AA batteries. IS works well

Slow flash recharge due to only having two AA batteries. RAW would be nice for us who want it as would a proper wideangle

Excelente cámara. La calidad de imagen es genial, especilmente cuando hay buena luz natural,,, las funciones manuales están muy bien y el enfoque manual hace que parezca una cámara profesional !! La duración de las baterias es larga, y la función de macro

En ISO 1600 la calidad de imagen es muy baja ; El manual de instrucciones ofrece poca explicación sobre el "modo manual

A good camera for the value, but not as good as its predecessors. Older models had Remote Shooting, a lucrative feature, but now there is no support for this. I'd expected exposure bracketing, but couldn't find it. Very cheapy toyish plastic body. Lens ad...