Canon PowerShot A590 IS

Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 2462B001

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Width 3.7 in
• Depth 1.6 in
• Height 2.6 in
• Weight 6.2 oz

Main Features

• Resolution 8 megapixels
• Color Support Color
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
• Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Kids & pets, Night scene, Portrait mode, Night snapshot
• Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Black & White, Custom Effect
• Image Stabilizer Optical
• Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
• Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
• Exposure Modes Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
• Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Face Detection Yes
• White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
• White Balance Presets Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
• Digital Video Format AVI
• Still Image Format JPEG
• Continuous Shooting Speed 1.4 frames per second
• TV Tuner None
• 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

Memory / Storage

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

Camera Flash

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

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - F/2.6-5.5
• Focal Length 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
• Min Focus Range 17.7 in
• Macro Focus Range 5-45cm
• Lens Aperture F/2.6-5.5
• Optical Zoom 4 x
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 7 element(s)
• Lens Manufacturer Canon
• Features Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield

Additional Features

• Self Timer Yes
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
• Additional Features AF lock, Safety zoom, DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital tele-converter, RGB primary color filter, In-camera red-eye removal, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

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

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
• Display Form Factor Built-in
• Display Format 115,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

• Type None

Microphone

• Type Microphone - Built-in
• Microphone Technology Electret condenser
• Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
• Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

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

System Requirements for PC Connection

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

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Included Accessories Wrist strap
• Cables Included 1, 1 x A/V cable, USB cable

Power

• Power Device None

Battery

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

Environmental Parameters

• Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
• Max Operating Temperature 104 °F