Canon PowerShot A590IS 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

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. ISO Sensitivity - Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent Built-in ElectronicFlash - 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) Shooting Modes - Auto, Easy, Camera M, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Night Scene, Aquarium), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie Storage Media - SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card - Suggest optional 1GB or higher for practical use File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1; 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) Uses 2 AA Batteries - Shooting Capacity for 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) - Sugg

great camera for the average user that wants to take really good pictures, but not spend a thousand bux on a dslr.

We needed a camera after the several year old Nikon Coolpix died suddenly. Word of mouth on Canons was very good, good specs and the price is right. After using the camera for a month I have no negatives. Its very easy to use yet offers quite a bit of control over the exposure when you don't want auto exposure. Battery life is very good. This unit also has excellent macro capabilities. I like the fit and feel in the hand since I don't care for really thin and flat cameras. All in all you can't go wrong with the A590IS at the current price.

Excellent!!!

It is the best digital camera that I have ever used. The face detection is amazing! I recommend it for everyone.

This is an inexpensive but very good product. It is easy to use, takes great pictures, and is very flexible. My only complaint is that when taking videos, you have four choices for quality, one which is small and poor quality but compact, and three that are very good but take up a large amount of memory. I wish there was some medium format or mpeg4 format that would be easy to use. Still, I would highly recommend this camera.

My wife wanted an easy to use digital camera, small but not tiny.
This camera is simply a great amatuer camera that anyone can readily use.