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Canon Powershot A590 IS
Canon Powershot A590 IS
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A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
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"so easy my 6 year old can use it!"
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Ruby Mae (ruby64) 0 pts

Can you edit videos on the Canon A590 camera (such as deleting portions of any given video)?

If I want to film someone skateboarding, but want to delete portions of the video that are mess-ups, can I do that on this camera?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
April 30, 2009 1:45 AM
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No. There's no on board editing of video. Video on a point and shoot is rather like an afterthought, really. So it's just pretty much generic with poor quality omnidirectional audio. the good news is that your computer probably has all you need to edit it down.
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Ruby Mae (ruby64) 0 pts
May 3, 2009 8:06 PM
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Thank you for your input, James. I think we will be buying the camera.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
May 5, 2009 12:12 AM
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Glad I could help. As for video, you may want to take a look at some of the pocket camcorders out there, especially the Flip Mino HD, Flip Ultra HD and the Kodak Zi6. Nice HD video for under $160. And the audio is pretty good as well. Ideal for every day use like the video capability of the A590 only FAR superior in image quality.
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