Canon PowerShot A590 IS specs

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Resolution 8 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Image Processor DIGIC III
• Image Stabilizer Optical
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
• Digital Video Format AVI
• Image Recording Format JPEG
• AV Interfaces Composite video/audio

Exposure & White Balance

• Light Sensitivity ISO 1600,
  ISO 800,
  ISO 100,
  ISO 200,
  ISO 80,
  ISO 400,
  ISO auto
• Exposure Metering Evaluative,
  Center-weighted,
  Spot
• Exposure Modes Program,
  Automatic,
  Shutter-priority,
  Aperture-priority
• Shooting Programs Snow,
  Night snapshot,
  Beach,
  Sunset,
  Aquarium,
  Indoor,
  Foliage,
  Kids & pets,
  Night scene,
  Fireworks,
  Portrait mode,
  Landscape
• Special Effects Vivid,
  Black & White,
  Sepia,
  Neutral,
  Custom Effect
• White Balance Automatic,
  Presets,
  Custom
• White Balance Presets Daylight,
  Tungsten light,
  Cloudy,
  Fluorescent light (warm white),
  Fluorescent light (cool white)
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
• Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

Lens System

• Type Canon,
  4 x x Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - F/2.6-5.5
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual,
  Automatic
• Min Focus Range 17.7 in
• Macro Focus Range 2 in - 17.7 in
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens Construction 5 groups / 7 elements
• Features Aspherical lens,
  Built-in lens shield

Camera Flash

• Camera Flash Built-in flash
• Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
  Slow synchro,
  Auto mode,
  Flash OFF mode,
  Red-eye reduction
• Features Flash +/- compensation,
  AF illuminator
• Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 11.5 ft

Additional Features

• Continuous Shooting Speed 1.4 frames per second
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
  10 sec
• Additional Features Digital image rotation,
  In-camera red-eye removal,
  Audio recording,
  Resizing an image,
  16:9 widescreen mode,
  DPOF support,
  RGB primary color filter,
  Safety zoom,
  Digital tele-converter,
  Built-in speaker,
  Histogram display,
  Camera orientation detection,
  PictBridge support,
  USB 2.0 compatibility,
  Direct print

Display

• Type 2.5 in LCD display
• Resolution 115,000 pixels
• Display Features Built-in

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x USB,
  1 x Composite video/audio output
• Memory Card Slot SD card

Viewfinder

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

System Requirements for PC Connection

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

Miscellaneous

• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Included Accessories USB cable,
  Wrist strap,
  Audio / video cable

Software

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

Battery

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

Memory / Storage

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

Dimensions & Weight

• Width 3.7 in
• Depth 1.6 in
• Height 2.6 in
• Weight 6.2 oz

Environmental Parameters

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

Main Features

• Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.

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