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Canon PowerShot A590 IS Compact Camera

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• Reviewed by: Scotsquatch

  Updated: 05-09-08

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:40 Days

  Strengths: The Features like Fireworks, Kids&Pets, Beach, Snow, Aquarium, Foliage, Sunset, Night Scene, Image Stabilizer, & Indoor Modes are a Huge Asset to have in a Camera for this Size & Price! Not to mention it also is an 8.0 Megapixel Camera. And to Top it off, it has Manual Modes as well. I absolutely love this Compact Camera. Highly Recommend!!!!

  Weaknesses: The only weakness found thus far is Battery Useage... That's if you take alot of pictures like I do. But you can always buy a Power Adapter for it. Also, there are no easy modes for fast moving objects.

  Overall Evaluation: A Great All-Around Family Camera. It's a Perfect Camera for almost any situation or scene, except Fast Moving Objects. Highly Recommended for People who have little to no experience with camera's.

• Reviewed by: mrsshanel

  Updated: 12-30-09

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Years

  Strengths: Excellent pictures-I paid $149 two years ago-various selection of photo options-easy to download on computer.

  Weaknesses: Pictures/videos won't play on any TV when using the cords that came with camera-short battery life until I found a compatible battery for this camera.

  Overall Evaluation: This is my first digital camera and I enjoy it very much. I'm a beginner and still have a lot to learn.The best battery for this camera is Duracell Powerpix. One try, and you'll be sold.

• Reviewed by: orionrealty

  Updated: 07-23-09

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:4 Weeks

  Strengths: capable of attaching wide-angle lens converterBattery life indicator gives very ample low battery warning

  Weaknesses: Discontinued model (should not have been discontinued!)

  Overall Evaluation: Picture quality exceeds that of my Nikon Coolpix P50 & easier to use menus. Canon Zoom Browzer software is easier to use than that provided with my Nikon.

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  Updated: 06-29-09

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:7 Months

  Strengths: size, cost

  Weaknesses: mem card holder, battery life and shipping method

  Overall Evaluation: I got this camera when it was 139.00 for a bundle. GREAT VALUE. I had issues with using FEDEX having to have a signature to deliever (I work, can't be home when they want to deliver--won't ever use them ag

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  Updated: 02-03-09

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:14 Days

  Strengths: Price, weight, features, price, price, price!

  Weaknesses: Battery life

  Overall Evaluation: After months of trying to make a decision, I went with the A590...8 mp, IS...LOW price and I LIKE the COLOR of the camera...it's not black, it's a graphite color and pretty classy.Pics look great.

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  Updated: 09-14-08

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: very easy to use, with easy to understand instructions

  Weaknesses: Haven't found any yet

  Overall Evaluation: This is a great camera. Easy to use and understand. I did not have to spend hours reading instructions before taking my first pictures. But it still has many features that I plan to learn to use in the future. It produces quality photos that were easy to download.

• Reviewed by: softball18104

  Updated: 08-15-08

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Months

  Strengths: features,cost, ease of use

  Weaknesses: battery/memory card door

  Overall Evaluation: My old digital camera was getting worn and wasn't working that great. I finally decided on the Canon camera which was a new model.I am pleased with it so far. It is instinctive and very easy to use.The pictures come out clear and crisp and look great.There is an image stabilization feature which results in much fewer blurry pictures.The batteries even seem to last longer in this camera compared to my old Kodak.The only thing that i'm worried about is the door that opens the battery compartment and memory card slot.It is a bit hard to close....maybe I just have not gotten the hang of it yet....but I just hope I don't break it.That is a minor problem though and has no effect on the performance of the camera.For a new and up to date camera you can't go wrong with this.This is my first Canon camera after decades of using Kodak caneras and it works great.

• Reviewed by: pacohaas

  Updated: 07-23-08

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

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  Strengths: Auto-mode seems fine for most casesface-detectionGood options for advanced photographers

  Weaknesses: size - it's not one of those tiny digital-ELF's, but not huge either.

  Overall Evaluation: I'm not a heavy photographer, but I've messed around with a few of the options. Scene's seems to work well, and the auto-mode and face detection feature is pretty cool.

• Reviewed by: supaspecial

  Updated: 07-17-08

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

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  Strengths: Large 2.5 LCD, image stabilization, high resolution, great image quality, auto focus, competitive pricing

  Weaknesses: Largish form factor for a "compact" camera, only takes AA batteries

  Overall Evaluation: I got this camera for my mom for Mother's Day to replace he old Nikon and she loved it. I had decided to get this camera for her as it has image stabilization (a must for my mom who is notorious for blurry photos) and easy to replace AA batteries. She was very pleased with the large LCD size, the built in smart picture rotating feature and face auto focusing feature. I'd recommend this camera to anyone who's looking for a high image quality entry level camera at an entry level price. For the price, it can't be beat.

• Reviewed by: qieli

  Updated: 05-30-08

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: image stablizer feature, nice color

  Weaknesses: the plastic outside feels a little bit fragile.

  Overall Evaluation: For everyone who wants to buy a camera, IS feature is a must. I use this camera to take photos for my baby. After loading the photos to my laptop, I love this camera immediatelly. The photos are so beautiful and clear though my baby moved a lot when I took them. The only weakness is the plastic outside is too light. So it seems a little bit fragile.

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