| Design | 2.5/5 |
| Display & Viewfinder | 3/5 |
| Menus & Buttons | 0/5 |
| Features | 3.5/5 |
| Image quality | 3/5 |
| Sensor | 3/5 |
| Lens | 3/5 |
| Transfer & Storage | 3/5 |
| Accessories | 3/5 |
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Pros:
Macro feature, pinpoint focus, excellent manual-mode, broad range of shutter speeds, good overall image quality |
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Cons:
Slow image-processing, tends to over-sharpen, rare but serious viewfinder distortion, some fringing issues |
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| Conclusion: |
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| Canon's A590 IS has a manual mode that is as fully-featured as you could expect from a point-and-shoot - ISO, shutter-speed, and f-stop selections are all here, and even a workable custom white-balance - and it's perfectly capable in full-Auto mode as well. The body is a tad chunky and the LCD viewfinder has some quirky image-quality issues, but, especially for its price point, the A590 IS delivers excellent photos for non-professional applications. |
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