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Canon A590 IS is a great buy and must have camera under budget

Started Dec 20, 2013 | User reviews thread
kalpesh5777
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Re: Canon A590 IS is a great buy and must have camera under budget

I recently purchased old Nikon Coolpix P5100.Its wonderful camera which gives nice images under flash.

I compared it with canon A590 IS and I found very less difference in terms of image quality.

Surely P5100 was ahead in photos taken in flash but its very slow. A590 was faster in focusing and ready to take next image.

Although P5100 has F2.7 lens vs F2.6 that of A590,I found IQ of A590 on better side.

Both the cameras are excellent in their class but having A590 give you satisfaction of capable digicam.

If you are considering in  buying a capable digicam then A590 is one of your choice.As other members mentioned, A650, A720 are also same capable digicams.

Problems faced:

low Battery problem in A590 IS- yes,i faced low battery problem in my A590.

I tried metal contacts cleaning,bending the terminals.

I replaced small battery that powers motherboard

I installed chdk...only slight improvement

But I finally changed the batteries from envelope to envy 2500mAH , my problem was solved.Now i like A590 more than before.

There are other cameras who perform better than A590 but they are expensive in todays life.

I wish Canon launches next version of this camera with 25 or 28mm lens......iI find 35mm lens quite uncomfortable ,especially indoors where space is limited to go back.So i use fujifilm 25mm for such conditions.

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