Canon PowerShot A590 IS Full Specification
General
| Form factor |
Large compact |
| Size (W x H x D) |
94 x 65 x 41 mm |
| Weight |
175 g |
| Included accessories |
Soft case |
Main Features
| Sensor resolution |
8 megapixels |
| Optical sensor type |
CCD |
| Optical sensor size |
1/2.5 in. |
| Light sensitivity |
ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
| Digital zoom |
4 x |
| Shooting programs |
Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Movie, Special Scene (Night Scene, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium) |
| Special effects |
Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Custom Effect, Neutral |
| Max shutter speed |
1/2000 s |
| Min shutter speed |
15 s |
| Continuous shooting speed |
1.4 fps |
| Exposure metering |
Centre-weighted, Evaluative, Spot |
| Exposure modes |
Aperture-priority, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority |
| Exposure compensation |
±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| White balance |
Custom, Automatic, Presets |
| White balance presets |
Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Still image format |
JPEG |
| Digital video format |
AVI |
Lens Systems
| Auto focus |
TTL contrast detection |
| Lens type |
Zoom |
| Focal length |
5.8-23.2 mm |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length |
35-140 mm |
| Interchangeable lens |
No |
| Focus adjustment |
Automatic, Manual |
| Focus zones |
9 |
| Lens aperture |
F/2.6-5.5 |
| Optical zoom |
4 x |
| Zoom adjustment |
Motorised |
Camera Flash
| Flash type |
Built-in |
| Flash modes |
Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction |
| Red-eye reduction |
Yes |
| Effective flash range |
0.3-3.5 m |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder type |
Optical |
| Display type |
LCD display - TFT active matrix |
| Display mounting |
Fixed |
| Display size |
64 mm |
| Display resolution |
115,000 pixels |
Memory / Storage
| Expansion slots |
SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus |
Connections
| Type |
Composite video/audio output, USB |
System Requirements for PC Connection
| Operating system |
MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.4 |
Additional Features
| Self timer |
Yes |
| Self timer delay |
10 sec, 2 sec |
| Remote control |
No |
