Canon PowerShot A590 IS

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Canon PowerShot A590 IS

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Manufacturer:: Canon USA, Inc.
Part number:: 2462B001

General

Product Type: Digital camera - Compact
Weight: 6.2 oz
Width: 3.7 in
Depth: 1.6 in
Height: 2.6 in

Main Features

Resolution: 8 megapixels
Image stabilizer feature: Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
Sensor resolution: 8 megapixels
Optical Sensor Type: CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution: 8,000,000 pixels
Total Pixels: 8,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size: 1/2.5 in
Light Sensitivity: ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Digital Zoom: 4 x
Shooting Modes: Frame movie mode
Shooting Programs: Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Kids & pets, Night scene, Portrait mode, Night snapshot
Special effects: Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Black & White, Custom Effect
Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed: 15 sec
Exposure Metering: Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
Exposure Modes: Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
Exposure Compensation: �2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance: Custom, Presets, Automatic
White Balance Presets: Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
Digital video format: AVI
Still Image Format: JPEG
Continuous Shooting Speed: 1.4 frames per second
Color support: Color
Image Stabilizer: Optical
Face Detection: Yes
TV Tuner: None
Video Capture: AVI - 640 x 480 - 23 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 640 x 480 - 47 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 44 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 160 x 120 - 216 sec - With 32MB card

Memory / Storage

Flash Memory: 32 MB Flash - MultiMediaCardplus
Floppy Drive: None
Digital Storage Media: None
Image Storage: Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 8 - With 32MB card - 3.4 MB, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 14 - With 32MB card - 2.1 MB, Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 30 - With 32MB card - 980 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 11 - With 32MB card - 2.5 MB, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 - With 32MB card - 1.4 MB, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 42 - With 32MB card - 695 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 18 - With 32MB card - 1.6 MB, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 33 - With 32MB card - 893 KB, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 66 - With 32MB card - 445 KB, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 30 - With 32MB card - 1 MB, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 53 - With 32MB card - 558 KB, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 102 - With 32MB card - 278 KB, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 114 - With 32MB card - 249 KB, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 177 - With 32MB card - 150 KB, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 278 - With 32MB card - 84 KB, Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 11 - With 32MB card - 2.6 MB, Fine JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 19 - With 32MB card - 1.5 MB, Normal JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 41 - With 32MB card - 736 KB
Flash memory: 32 MB - MultiMediaCardplus
Supported Flash Memory: MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Lens System

Type: Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - F/2.6-5.5
Focal Length: 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm
Lens Construction: 5 group(s) / 7 element(s)
Lens Manufacturer: Canon

Additional Features

Self Timer: Yes
Self Timer Delay: 2 sec, 10 sec
Additional Features: Safety zoom, DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, 16:9 widescreen mode, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital tele-converter, RGB primary color filter, In-camera red-eye removal, Camera orientation detection

Camera Flash

Effective Flash Range: 1 ft - 11.5 ft
Type: Built-in flash
Flash Modes: Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Effective flash range: 1 ft - 11.5 ft
Features: AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation