Canon PowerShot A590 IS - Expert Reviews

Review summary: With superb image quality, face detection, image stabilization, and manual exposure settings, this entry-level point-and-shoot offers a lot for a little.

Pros: Low price. Excellent image quality. Broad feature set including manual exposure settings.

Cons: Bulky, boring design.

Verdict: With excellent image quality, face detection, image stabilization, and manual exposure settings, this entry-level point-and-shoot offers a lot for a little.

Review summary: For a beginner's camera, the PowerShot A590IS offers amazing image quality and superb stabilization.

Review summary: My digital camera expertise begins and ends with this fact: I cannot resist the urge to photograph a couple of fuzzballs named Chuckie and Violet. I'm a classic novice point-and-shooter, and the crème de la crème of my snapshots find their way onto Flickr

Verdict: To orient myself to the camera and gain insight into its features and functions, I ripped the A590IS out of the box and started taking pictures. I had no trouble working my way through various settings, quickly finding and using many of the 19 shooting mo

Review summary: For a bargain-bin price the Canon PowerShot A590 IS has a lot of features: 8Mp resolution, 4x optical zoom, optical image stabilisation, face detection and a small-but-serviceable 2.5in LCD screen.

Verdict: Photos from the Canon PowerShot A590 IS will never be mistaken for digital SLR output, but this camera is a great choice for anyone seeking an inexpensive, easy-to-use point-and-shoot that produces high-quality images. And don't be afraid to put its optic