Canon PowerShot A590 IS Camera User Review

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My Review 

Bought primarily for wife's use, but she found it too complicated.

Tried to utilize shirt-pocket convenience of having on hand to cover retirement community activities for newspaper column and for Kiwanis and church news/PR opportunities. Gave up after only being able to obtain results too soft for publication.

Still have it, and occasionally re-use to make sure my original evaluation still holds true. Not proud of any results.

Camera "pros" 

Small enough to fit in shirt pocket for 24/7 availability. Got me to buy an SD card eventually used in replacement Panasonic FH20.

Camera "cons" 

Results not sharp enough to interest editors. Images always needed a lot of work in Picasa to look halfway decent. When imprints behind shutter release began to wear off after minimal use, that didn't impress me very much, either.

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Kyle Schurman, Digital Cameras Guide, says: