Canon Powershot A590 IS Digital Camera - 8 Megapixel - Digital Camera Warehouse Australia

Type of Camera
Type of Camera	Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical/4x Digital/16x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System

Image Capture Device
Type	8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels	Approx. 8.3 Megapixels
Effective Pixels	Approx. 8.0 Megapixels

Lens
Focal Length	5.8-23.2mm f/2.6-5.5 (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm)
Digital Zoom	4x
Focusing Range	Normal: 1.5 ft./45cm-infinity Macro: 2.0 in.-1.5 ft./5-45cm (W), 12 in.-1.5 ft./30-45cm (T)
Autofocus System	TTL Autofocus, Manual focus (shooting standby only in movie mode)

Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder	Real image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor	2.5-inch amorphous silicon TFT color LCD
LCD Pixels	Approx. 115,000 pixels
LCD Coverage	100%

Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture	f/2.6 (W) - f/5.5 (T)
Shutter Speed	15-1/2000 sec. (settable in Tv and M)

Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
Light Metering Method	Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot* * Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF ** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method	Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE; AE Lock
Exposure Compensation	+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance
White Balance Control	Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom

Flash
Built-in Flash	Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
Flash Range	12 in.-11 ft./30cm-3.5m (W), 12 in.-7.2 ft./30cm-2.2m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling Time	10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.0V)
Flash Exposure Compensation	+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes	Auto, Easy, P, Av, Tv, M, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Night Scene, Aquarium), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie
Photo Effects	My Colors Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
Self-Timer	Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Wireless Control	Not available
Continuous Shooting	Approx. 1.4 fps (Large/Fine)

Image Storage
Storage Media	SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
File Format	Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Image Compression	Normal, Fine, SuperFine
JPEG Compression Mode	Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels	Still Image: 3,264 x 2,448 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,264 x 1,832 (Widescreen) Movie: 640 x 480 (20 fps/20 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 160 x 120 (3 minutes at 15 fps)

Number of Recordable Images

	Large (L)			Medium 1 (M1)			Medium 2 (M2)
	SF	F	N	SF	F	N	SF	F	N
File Size (KB)	3,436	2,060	980	2,503	1,395	695	1,602	893	445
32MB	8	14	30	11	21	42	18	33	66
SDC-128M	35	59	123	49	87	173	76	136	269
SDC-512MSH	139	231	479	190	339	671	295	529	1,041

	Medium 3 (M3)			Small (S)			Widescreen (W)
	SF	F	N	SF	F	N	SF	F	N
File Size (KB)	1,002	558	278	249	150	84	2,601	1,540	736
32MB	30	53	102	114	177	278	11	19	41
SDC-128M	121	217	411	460	711	1,118	47	79	166
SDC-512MSH	471	839	1,590	1,777	2,747	4,317	183	307	642

Time of Recordable Movies

	Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap			Compact
	640 x 480		320 x 240	160 x 120
	20 fps	20 fps LP	30 fps	15 fps
Movie size (KB/sec.)	1,280	640	660	120
32MB	23 sec.	47 sec.	44 sec.	3 min. 36 sec.
SDC-128M	1 min. 36 sec.	3 min. 10 sec.	3 min. 01 sec.	14 min. 29 sec.
SDC-512MSH	6 min. 12 sec.	12 min. 16 sec.	11 min. 42 sec.	55 min. 57 sec.

Note: N=Normal F=Fine SF=SuperFine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File	Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW, Resize, Image Inspection Tool Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume

Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes	Still Image: single image, all images Movie: part of movie, all of movie

Interfaces
Computer Interface	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out	NTSC/PAL
Audio Out	Monaural
Other	Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

Power Supply
Power Source	1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2) 2. Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2) 3. AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (optional)
Shooting Capacity	Still Image: approx. 220 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 500 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery) *
Playback Time	Approx. 540 min. (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 660 min. (AA-size Ni-MH Battery) * LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.

Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature	32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity	10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)	3.71 x 2.55 x 1.61 in./94.3 x 64.7 x 40.8mm
Weight	Approx. 6.17 oz./175g (camera body only)