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Canon PowerShot A590 IS

  • Manufacturer: Canon USA
  • Part Number:2462B001

General

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

Main Features

  • Resolution 8 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 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
  • Image Stabilizer Optical
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • 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
  • Face Detection Yes
  • 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
  • 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
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard SD Memory Card
  • 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

Camera Flash

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - F/2.6-5.5
  • Focal Length 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Min Focus Range 17.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 5-45cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.6-5.5
  • Optical Zoom 4 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 7 element(s)
  • Lens Manufacturer Canon
  • Features Aspherical lens , Built-in lens shield

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

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
  • Viewfinder Color Support Color

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 115,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB , 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Canon PhotoStitch , Canon ImageBrowser , Drivers & Utilities , Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows XP , MS Windows 2000 , MS Windows Vista , Apple Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.4
  • Peripheral Devices USB port , CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Carrying Case None
  • Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
  • Included Accessories Wrist strap
  • Cables Included 1 , 1 x A/V cable , USB cable

Power

  • Power Device None

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 2 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ) , 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
  • Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%

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