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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neil" data-source="post: 1225722" data-attributes="member: 1568">As I mentioned earlier in the thread the A590IS screen is not the worst I've seen but is down there. As Robert says, I don't understand why such good little cameras have such poor screens either.But it is usable, especially if you can shoot from shade or use a Hoodman Loupe device.  The other thing I noticed is that it is much more "viewable" in the Vertical position.  I shoot this way a lot for herons/egrets.  Don't ask me why though.Also IQ is not quite as good as the P5100 but for the price it would be hard to beat.  Bob just bought one in HK for US$150. US$50 cheaper than I paid a few weeks ago.The multiple shot Self-timer makes up for the poor screen and I use this feature a lot to capture behavior , especially at long distance and high magnifications where I don't want to touch the shutter.If your happy with a low rez screen then the A640 is still a better camera.Neil.</blockquote>