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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 6.5 cm |
| Width | 9.4 cm |
| Depth | 4.1 cm |
| Weight | 175 g |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 4x |
| Bundled with | Canon SELPHY CP760 Compact Photo Printer |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Sensor Resolution | 8.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 8,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 8,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC III |
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| LENS Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 5.8 - 23.2 mm - f/2.6-5.5 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 35 - 140mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 45 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 5-45cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 5 groups / 7 elements |
| Features | Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 9 |
| Face Detection | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - real-image zoom |
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| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| ISO (Max) | 1600 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, fireworks, night scene, sunset, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow, aquarium |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 15 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| DISPLAY Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Type | 2.5" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 115,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Camera Flash | Built-in flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.3 m - 3.5 m |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus |
| Memory Card | 32 MB MMCplus |
| Included Memory Card | 32 MB MMCplus |
| 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 |
| Video Capture |
AVI - 640 x 480 - 20 fps - 23 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 640 x 480 - 20 fps - 47 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 44 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 216 sec - with 32MB card |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Battery Type | AA - Alkaline - standard form factor |
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| Details |
2 x AA alkaline battery (included) AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional) |
| CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support |
| Connector Type |
USB Composite video/audio output DC power input |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 1.4 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, Motion Detection Technology |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
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| Included Accessories | USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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