Canon announces four new digital compact cameras, including the bargain PowerShot A590 IS

Canon has dropped four new compact digital cameras today, including a new 7 megapixel compact that costs just £109.

The A470 is one of three new models in Canon’s new PowerShot line-up, and has a 7.1 megapixel sensor with 3.4x optical zoom and face-detection technology. It has a range of shooting modes, including Manual, and an ISO range of 80 to 1600. It’s remarkably well-specified for a budget compact, but Canon’s generosity doesn’t end there…

The A590 IS sits at the top of the PowerShot range and it packs in an amazing amount of features for a mere £159 – an 8 megapixel sensor with optical image stabiliser, 4x optical zoom and full manual control. In other words, features that would have set you back a few hundred quid just a couple of years ago. If you don’t need quite this array of tricks, the A580 does away with the optical image stabilisation and full manual control and saves you £20 into the bargain.

Canon’s ultra-compact IXUS range also gets a new model – the IXUS 80 IS. This has an 8 megapixel sensor (one up from the current IXUS 70) with an optical image stabiliser, 3x optical zoom, face detection and 18 shooting modes. It measures a mere 86.8 x 54.8 x 22mm and costs £219.

[ Canon UK]