Is canon 590IS is a good camera?

One of the best if not the best compact camera under 200 USD .

The quality of photos is awesome , it works very smoothly .Good design and reasonable size that you can carry it in your pocket or because of its light weight (just 2 AA batteries)you can always have it with you in a small bag attached to your belt.AA batteries is another advantage that you can find them in almost every place in case your AA rechargeable batteries end.

Two flaws :

1-the plastic of its body is relatively cheap although no big deal for a <200USD camera

2-the major flaw is slow recovery time of its flash that sometimes is really a defect at night.