Canon PowerShot A590 IS Digital Camera

Pros: Cheap, IS, 8 megapixels, 4X optical zoom, and uses available anywhere AA batteries
Cons: Redeye, some corner softness and minor chromatic aberration (purple fringing), slow flash re-charge

At the end of the 19th century most photographers still captured images with large, unwieldy glass plates loaded into very slow tripod mounted view cameras, but the introduction in 1888 of the boxy little Kodak "Brownie" roll film camera changed all ...

Pros: Excellent Image Quality, Battery Life, DIGIC III Image Processor, Face Detection, AA Batteries
Cons: Flash Recharge Time Could Be Improved

Introduction Let me start by providing some background on my experience with digital cameras. I bought my first 1.3 Megapixel digicam back in 1999 for $219.99 when digital cameras were just starting to gain popularity in the marketplace. ...

Pros: Good photo quality, standard and cheap AA NiMh batteries, memory cards and USB cable.
Cons: Noise at IS0 400 and above. No bag or usable memory card in the box

- PremiseThe A590is the latest addition of the A5x0 series: A550, A560, A570is, A580. All these cameras have similar characteristics. Before starting with some detailed explanation of the technical features I would like to present a sort ...

Pros: great image quality, excellent color rendition, easy to use, uses AA batteries
Cons: choppy fps in video mode, low resolution screen, no panorama assist

I own several cameras (digital and film) and this is by far the most fun of all to use. The reason is quite simple; it's a small camera that is easy to use, and takes great pictures. It allows me to concentrate on taking pictures instead of worrying ...

Pros: Versatile unit with lots of bells and whistles for the price
Cons: Bulky, flash recycle times a bit long

Overview This is an 8 megapixel unit with a 4x optical zoom. The camera uses AA batteries and uses SD cards for storage. It comes with a carrying strap. Batteries A particularly attractive feature of this camera is ...

Pros: Tons of settings, great pics, videos, large LCD monitor
Cons: Some settings for advanced users

I purchased this camera about a month ago when my other digital camera (reviewed in my Epinions page) finally gave up the ghost. After reading reviews of cameras on Amazon.com, this particular camera stuck out for the features it had, with a reasonable ...

Pros: Cost, quality of shots, range of features
Cons: A little bulky, likes a lot of light

I am not an expert on cameras, and if you're looking for a review full of technical jargon and specifications, there are several very good ones for this camera so you should check them out. This review is written for people like me who usually like to ...

Pros: Inexpensive, Nice shape & size, Lots of features, Quick
Cons: Tripod mount, slow flash recycle, red eye, Lens conversion ring

I've never been disappointed with Canon cameras. Though this is my first, my friends have long been fans and since my Fujifilm conked out on me- I figured "Why not?" Once my old camera died I was sure that a Canon would be the only option. I ...

Pros: Reasonable price Good quality Easy to use
Cons: Quality goes down as distance increases

For my wife's birthday she asked for a new digital camera. I'm by no means made of money, but I came across the Cannon Power-shot A590 IS. For the $150 I paid the quality is outstanding. The 8 mega pixel resolution provides for attention to detail and ...

Pros: AA batteries, long battery life, many useful settings and options.
Cons: Long camera lag, especially with flash.

This is a great camera.  It fits well in the hand and has a lot of wonderful features.  My first shots were taken of flowers in Florida using different settings to experiment with them and took professional level photos.  It is easy to use ...

Pros: Excellent image quality, full manual control, fancy features, great value for the money.
Cons: Low craftmanship, zoom/shutter buttom bound to fail, AA batteries, bulky, video function not impressive.

The Powershot A590 IS is an inexpensive little camera that packs a lot of features and a lot of image quality for only $130.  It will be hard to find another $130 camera that can match the image quality details, all the manual controls, and all the ...

Pros: manual features, image stabilizer, face detection, motion sensor
Cons: the flash recycle time is a little bit on the slow side

This camera has all the bells and whistles that you need in a small compact point and shoot. For the more technical ones: it has M, AV, TV and P modes to help you set your own settings. Images are incredibly crisp up to 200 ISO. This camera can go all ...

Pros: Incredible shots almost regardless of external conditions
Cons: none whatsoever.

I am immensely impressed with this camera.  I took about 3000 photos with this thing on a recent vacation and all but a few dozen came out incredibly sharp and in focus despite the fact that most were shot one handed from a moving van, bus, or ...

Pros: Easy to use out of the box
Cons: Slow flash recharge, expensive to repair

Purchase: We purchased this camera online after carefully considering several others. Got an exceptional deal (under $150) including shipping and an extra 2GB memory card. Not bad for such a great little camera. What I like: 1. Right out of the ...

Pros: easy to use, night shot, large display window
Cons: uses AA batteries, upgrade to rechargeable batteries

I personal think this camera is great, especially for a beginner in digital photography. It takes great pictures with a lot of different settings. The night shot is terrific. it turns out crystal clear even in the dark. The only down side to that is you ...