Canon PowerShot A590 IS User Manual

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_ Protecting Image
[]
You can protect important images and movies from accidental erasure.
Select [Protect].
1. Press the _ button.
MENU
2. In the [] menu, use the 4, or ,I,
button to select [].
3. Press the Q button.
E.
Protect an image.
1. Use the <- or .l, button to select an
image to protect.
2- Press the O butt°n- _.
• The protection icon appears on the
lower left of image.
• Pressing the FUNC./SET button again
cancels the setting.
• If you wish to continue protecting of another image, repeat
operations.
• You can also protect images in the index playback mode.
• Press the MENU button to complete the setting.
Protection Icon

Canon PowerShot A590 IS Specifications

General

Megapixel	8 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.5 \
Maximum image resolution	3264 x 2448 pixels
Digital zoom	4 x
Combined zoom	16 x
Focal length range	5.8 - 23.2 mm
Interface	USB 2.0
Digital SLR	No
Camera shutter speed	15 - 1/2000 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	35 - 140 mm
Focus	TTL
Closest focusing distance	0.05 m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Auto
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, manual, Red-eye reduction
Flash range (tele)	0.30 - 2.2 m
Flash range (wide)	0.30 - 3.5 m
Internal memory	32 MB
Compatible memory cards	mmc, sd
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Video formats supported	avi
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)	115000 pixels
Product color	Black
Scene modes	beach, Children, Fireworks, Night, party (indoor), Portrait, Landscape (scenery)
Photo effects	black&white, Neutral, Sepia, Vivid
White balance	auto, Cloudy, daylight, Fluorescent, manual, Tungsten
Camera playback	Slide show
Battery type	2x AA / NiMH (NB4-300)
Bundled software	ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser PhotoStitch TWAIN (2000)
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Viewfinder type	Optical

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	40.8 mm
Width	94.3 mm
Height	64.7 mm
Weight	175 g