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Canon Powershot A590 IS Digital Camera, 8.0
Megapixels, 4x Optical Zoom, 4x Digital Zoom,
2.5" LCD Display
Item Includes
Canon Powershot A590
IS Digital Camera - AA-size Alkaline
Battery (x2) - MMC Plus Card MMC-32MH -
Wrist Strap WS-800 - Digital Camera
Solution CD-ROM - USB Interface Cable
IFC-400PCU - AV Cable AVC-DC300 - Canon 1
Year Limited Warranty
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Description
The PowerShot A590 IS
will astound you with its power-packed
performance and impressive value. It's got
8.0-megapixels, a 4x optical zoom, an
Optical Image Stabilizer and a large
2.5-inch LCD.
A range of shooting modes - from manual to
automatic including Canon's new Easy Mode
- make picture-taking carefree. A DIGIC
III Image Processor with Enhanced Canon
Face Detection assures natural-looking
results, while Motion Detection Technology
reduces blur. For added creativity, attach
wide or telephoto converter lenses. |
Features
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8.0 Megapixels with 4x
Optical Zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer,
large bright 2.5-inch LCD for superb
performance: With the PowerShot A590 IS,
dramatic, personal pictures have never
been easier to shoot and share |
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The camera's 2.5-inch
LCD screen gives you the big picture,
whether you're shooting, reviewing or
showing off your images. This
high-resolution screen offers a crisp,
clear and bright picture. It also features
Night Display for easy viewing in low
light |
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New Easy Mode
simplifies operation and shooting modes
from Manual to Automatic make
picture-taking care-free: Even if you've
never picked up a camera before, with
Canon's new Easy Mode you can take
inspiring, dramatic pictures that will
impress everyone |
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Shooting Mode Auto: The
camera chooses all the settings so you can
concentrate on your subject |
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Shooting Mode Easy:
Keep the image quality as high as possible
for fail-proof images |
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Shooting Mode P
Program: Access advanced exposure
compensation features while shooting
mostly automatically |
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Shooting Mode Av
Aperture-priority: You define the aperture
to either isolate your subject or have
clarity throughout the entire picture and
the camera will choose the corresponding
shutter speed |
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Shooting Mode Tv
Shutter-priority: You select the shutter
speed to stop or blur action and the
camera finds the appropriate aperture.
With slow exposure times, Canon's noise
reduction system activates to ensure low
image noise |
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Shooting Mode Manual:
The ultimate in creative control, you set
both aperture and shutter speed manually |
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Shooting Mode Portrait:
The camera sets a large aperture, focusing
the subject and artistically blurring the
background to make your subject
"pop" |
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Shooting Mode
Landscape: For front to back sharpness,
the camera sets a small aperture |
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Shooting Mode Indoor:
Reduce blur and improve color accuracy
when shooting handheld indoors |
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Shooting Mode Kids
& Pets: Reduced focusing time for even
faster shutter response, so you won't miss
those special shots |
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Shooting Mode Night
Snapshot: Get natural-looking pictures
with brighter backgrounds and subjects lit
by flash |
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Shooting Mode Movie:
Shoot in VGA (640 x 480 at 20 fps/20 fps
LP), QVGA (320 x 240 at 30 fps) for up to
1 hour or 4GB), or QQVGA (160 x 120 at 15
fps) for up to 3 minutes |
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Shooting Mode Foliage:
Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage,
greenery and blossoms |
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Shooting Mode Snow:
Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened
subjects or an unnatural bluish tint |
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Shooting Mode Beach:
Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach
without darkened faces |
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Shooting Mode Sunset:
Capture stunning sunsets with all the
dazzle and impact |
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Shooting Mode
Fireworks: Grab brilliant images of
skyrocketing fireworks |
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Shooting Mode Aquarium:
Achieve proper flash-free exposure and
natural hues at indoor aquariums |
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Shooting Mode Night
Scene: For impressive sunset or nightlife
shots, the camera properly exposes the
background and uses slow-sync flash for
the subject |
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DIGIC III Image
Processor assures sharper images and
better functionality; enhanced Canon Face
Detection Technology sets focus, exposure,
flash and white balance automatically for
greater freedom: With DIGIC III, your
images boast superior quality, the camera
operates at top efficiency |
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iSAPS Technology is an
entirely original scene-recognition
technology developed for digital cameras
by Canon. Using an internal database of
thousands of different photos, iSAPS works
with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to
improve focus speed and accuracy, as well
as exposure and white balance |
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Canon's powerful Face
Detection Technology delivers even better
results with the new A590 IS. The Face
Detection Technology continues to
recognize faces in a scene and concentrate
exposure (daylight or flash) and focus
upon them |
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Red-eye Correction
provides three options for removing
red-eye from subjects in flash pictures |
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The PowerShot A590 IS
features ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto
settings that reduce the effects of camera
shake and sharpen subjects in low-light
situations, giving you greater shooting
flexibility |
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Motion Detection
Technology automatically reduces blur by
calculating subject movement and selecting
ideal exposure and ISO settings: Life
doesn't stand still for picture-taking.
That's why Canon included its advanced
Motion Detection Technology in the
PowerShot A590 IS |
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Accepts Wide-Angle and
Telephoto Converter Lenses for greater
creativity; uses convenient AA batteries:
To expand your creativity, the PowerShot
A590 IS is compatible with shooting
accessories such as wide and tele
converter lenses, High-Power Flash
designed for all of the PowerShot models |
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Print/Share Button for
easy direct printing and downloading, plus
ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select
PIXMA Photo Printers and SELPHY Compact
Photo Printers: The PowerShot A590 IS's
Print/Share button makes direct printing
easier than ever |
Specifications
| Type of Camera |
Compact digital still
camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical/4x
Digital/16x Combined Zoom with Optical
Image Stabilizer System |
| Image Capture Device Type |
8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5-inch
type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 8.3 Megapixels |
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 8.0 Megapixels |
| Focal Length |
5.8-23.2mm f/2.6-5.5 (35mm
film equivalent: 35-140mm) |
| Digital Zoom |
4x |
| Focusing Range |
Normal: 1.5
ft./45cm-infinity
Macro: 2.0 in.-1.5 ft./5-45cm (W), 12
in.-1.5 ft./30-45cm (T) |
| Autofocus System |
TTL Autofocus |
| Viewfinder |
Real image optical zoom
viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor |
2.5-inch amorphous silicon
TFT color LCD |
| LCD Pixels |
Approx. 115,000 pixels |
| LCD Coverage |
100% |
| Maximum Aperture |
f/2.6 (W) - f/5.5 (T) |
| Shutter Speed |
15-1/2000 sec. (settable
in Tv and M) |
| ISO Sensitivity |
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO
80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent
(Standard output sensitivity. Recommended
exposure index) (Standard output
sensitivity. Recommended exposure index) |
| Light Metering Method |
Evaluative,
Center-weighted average, Spot
Control to incorporate facial brightness
in Face Detection AF
Metering frame is fixed to the center |
| Exposure Control Method |
Program AE; AE Lock |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop
increments |
| White Balance Control |
Auto, Preset (Daylight,
Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent
H), Custom |
| Built-in Flash |
Auto, Red-eye Reduction,
Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash
Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Range |
12 in.-11 ft./30cm-3.5m
(W), 12 in.-7.2 ft./30cm-2.2m (T) (when
sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) |
| Flash Exposure
Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop
increments |
| Recycling Time |
10 sec. or less (battery
voltage=3.0V) |
| Shooting Modes |
Auto, Easy, Camera M,
Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene
(Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks,
Night Scene, Aquarium), Indoor, Kids &
Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie |
| Photo Effects |
My Colors: Vivid, Neutral,
Sepia, Black & White, Custom |
| Self-Timer |
Activates shutter after an
approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom |
| Wireless Control |
Not available |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.4 fps
(Large/Fine) |
| Storage Media |
SD/SDHC Memory Card,
MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus
Card |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera
file system, DPOF Version 1.1 |
| Image Compression |
Normal, Fine, SuperFine |
| JPEG Compression Mode |
Still Image: Exif 2.2
(JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio:
WAVE (Monaural)) |
| Number of Recording Pixels |
Still Image: 3,264 x 2,448
(Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x
1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium
3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,264 x
1,832 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (20 fps/20 fps LP), 320 x
240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60
minutes, 160 x 120 (up to 3 minutes at 15
fps) |
| Playback Modes File |
Still Image: Single,
Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto
Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category,
Transition Effects, Histogram,
Overexposure Warning, Index (9
thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show,
Red-eye Correction, RAW, Resize, Image
Inspection Tool
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback,
Auto Rotate, Resume |
| Erase Modes |
Still Image: single image,
all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie |
| Computer Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B
jack) |
| Video Out |
NTSC/PAL |
| Audio Out |
Monaural |
| Other |
Memory card slot; direct
connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo
Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and
PictBridge-compatible printers via
camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable |
| Power Source |
1. AA-size Alkaline
Battery (x2)
2. Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2)
3. AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (optional) |
| Shooting Capacity |
Still Image: approx. 220
shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx.
500 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery) * |
| Playback Time |
Approx. 540 min. (AA-size
Alkaline Battery), approx. 660 min.
(AA-size Ni-MH Battery) |
| Operating Temperature |
32-104°F/0-40°C |
| Operating Humidity |
10-90% |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
3.71 x 2.55 x 1.61
in./94.3 x 64.7 x 40.8mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 6.17 oz./175g
(camera body only) |
| Warranty |
Canon 1 year limited
warranty |
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