Digital Camera Reviews

The Canon Powershot A590 is 8 mega pixel camera with 4x optical zoom.

The Camera has 19 shooting modes. The Camera has full manual control along with automatic control. The A590 has advanced optical image stabilization.

The Camera will be released in March 2008 with price tag of $179.99.

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Canon PowerShot A590 IS News Release Extract

Ruggedly crafted yet lightweight, the dark silver body of the 8.0 megapixel PowerShot A590 IS camera fits firmly and comfortably into a user’s hand. Featuring an impressive 4x (35mm-140mm equivalent) zoom lens, the PowerShot A590 IS model offers a richer feature set than other entry-level PowerShot cameras.

Staking out the upper-middle tier of the PowerShot A-series, the new camera offers users the option of 19 shooting modes, from fully automatic to fully manual operation for greater creative control. The A590 IS camera also features Canon’s advanced Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). OIS significantly reduces the effects of camera shake (and the blurry pictures they cause) by actually allowing the lens to shift to compensate for camera movement or shake. Unlike electronic image stabilization systems that essentially mask the movement rather than actually compensating for it, Canon’s Optical “lens shift” system preserves the inherent quality of the stabilized image without covering up parts of the image. This OIS technology is even effective when the movement being stabilized is caused by extended telephoto or low-light shooting conditions.The camera’s range can be expanded even further with the use of any one of three optional converter lenses: a 1.75X tele-converter, a 0.7X wide converter and a 52mm close-up lens for eye-catching and frame-filling macro photography. The converter lenses attach over the camera’s zoom lens by means of an optional conversion lens adapter.

In its review of Canon Powershot A590, the Steve’s Digicam writes “Image quality from this 8-megapixel consumer model was excellent. The outdoor samples showed great exposure and vivid colors. Canon includes a nice 4x lens on this camera, that also features their Optical Image Stabilization system. This actually enables you to shoot at shutter speeds 2-3 stops lower than normal, helping reduce the effects of camera shake in your low-light or telephoto shots. The lens itself has a 35mm equivalent of 35-140mm, which is great for landscape and portrait shooting, giving you the ability to zoom in to help aid with framing. However, it is not enough of a zoom to single out an object off in the distance. The camera did an excellent job in controlling noise in the image and controlling chromatic aberrations (purple fringing), only showing slight instances in areas of high contrast”.