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Canon Powershot A590 IS
Canon Powershot A590 IS
B+
HQ Grade: B+
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 4 out of 5
"canon A590"
  • 4 out of 5
"excellent at that price"
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Canon A590 IS Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

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  • 3 out of 5
Good Price But Auto Focus needs playing with to get used too (John Snider - 4/12/09)

For the price this is not a bad camera.... Don't get me wrong- I have snapped several remarkable photos, and just as many junk out-of... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Not really impress (IC2 - 2/26/09)

We recently took this camera as well as a 5-6 year old Nikon 3200 3.1mp "clunker" to Florida. We took many photos - sometime of... read more

  • 3 out of 5
It broke! (rainroosty - 2/2/09)

My wife and I both bought this camera on the same day. We are people that take super good care of our cameras.
My camera... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Disappointed (Stacy W Barbour - 1/20/09)

I purchased the A590 IS camera in April 2008 to replace an excellent point and shoot Fuji 550 which had stopped functioning. I read a... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Pictures OK, Camera Fair (Ivor - 7/6/08)

I owned many Canon camera Sure Shot zoom, AE-1, T90, 10D, 300D, A70 and now A590.

By far A590 is the worst camera of the... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Cheap camera (Chris - 4/10/09)

I have had this camera for about a year and one day it just decided to quit working. The display came up "memory error." I... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Lens Quit Working (Mike - 3/27/09)

This is my second Canon A590. The first one the lens wouldn't open a month after I bought it. Canon replaced the first one. The... read more

  • 2 out of 5
I am disappointed (Batt Mack - 3/23/09)

I enjoyed the pictures of this camera but only 2 months after purchase from Ebay, I cannot turn it on. The lens is stuck without... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Soft Images (Scott - 12/30/08)

You can't get more features for the money...but I'm returning my camera because I can't get it to take consistently clear photos. I have a... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Not good pictures (greg - 12/18/08)

I used 2 cameras previously ( a Canon and a Sony ) and the pictures were always so much better.
Maybe this is a... read more

  • 2 out of 5
All pictures look fuzzy (Robert - 11/8/08)

I bought this camera to take on my trip to Nicaragua in December. I have taken many pictures with it and tried mainly the auto... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Disappointed (canon user - 9/19/08)

I am a professional, but love having a point and shoot for parties and vacations. I always use Canon and purchased this on the fly... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Canon's Digital Disappointment to it's customers is the A590IS (Tamara - 1/4/09)

I have owned previous Canon powershot cameras an was so diappointed when I bought this one in August 2008. It broke within the first month! read more

  • 1 out of 5
My A590 IS doesn't focus properly (Krell - 10/6/08)

My A590 IS doesn't focus properly. It also doesn't adjust properly to light levels. No matter how I take the photos - indoor/outdoor day/night flash/no... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Lens Error and Camera Broke in 4 months (JP3131 - 9/11/08)

Bought the camera and received a lens error message after no misuse and owning camera only 4 months. Canon told me that it had an... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Surprised! (Cortney - 9/2/08)

At how HORRIABLE the photos have turned out. I too like others have played with the different formatting options. Taken all different photos and so... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Picture quality was horrible (rhuel - 7/2/08)

After reading all of the raving reviews of the A590IS, I purchased this camera to replace my Nikon L3 that was dropped on concrete. The... read more

  • 1 out of 5
terrible picture quality (steve watkins - 3/24/08)

I am extremely disappointed with the picture quality of the A590
the pictures are washed out and soft focus I have tried various combinations of... read more

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