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Canon PowerShot A520
5.4 out of 10

Canon PowerShot A520

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Canon Powershot A520 and A620 Digital Camera Review

PhotoAxe
5 July 2006
  • Excerpt: First of all I confess that for me, Canon has the best image quality I’ve experienced. A520 and A620 make no exception at all.
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Overall 8
7.6

Expert Review

LetsGoDigital
24 April 2006
  • Conclusion: Canon Powershot A520 - Surprisingly versatile The Canon Powershot A520 is available in the market for a few months now and is enjoying a lot of attention from the
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Overall 6
6.0

Canon PowerShot A520

PC Magazine
24 April 2006
  • Conclusion: There's plenty to like about this camera, especially the manual controls, but it's slow. Image quality is good but unexceptional.
  • Pros: Excellent manual controls. Accepts conversion lenses. Smaller and lighter than predecessor. Good battery life.
  • Cons: Very slow recycle time. Analog controls aren't responsive enough. LCD could be a bit bigger. Disappointing movie mode. No on-screen help.
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DP Review
11 March 2006
  • Conclusion: It would be hard to find a more suitable first digital camera for the novice digital photographer than the PowerShot A520.
  • Pros: Good resolution, Bright, vivid - though natural - color, Good edge-to-edge sharpness, Useful new 35-140mm equiv. 4x zoom lens, Reliable focus and exposure, Lots of man...
  • Cons: High noise at ISO 400, Focus can be slow - especially at the long end of the zoom, Flash recycle way too slow, Minimum two-second shot-to-shot time, Slow start-up
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Photography Review
8 December 2005
  • Conclusion: The Canon A520 is lightweight camera with credibility. When you are out-and-about, it can go with you without slowing you down.
  • Pros: Lightweight and compact, Manual controls, Readily available AA batteries, Anti-shake technology
  • Cons: No ISO info in EXIF data, Shutter lag very noticeable, Monitor is small compared to comparable cameras, Noise at higher ISO settings, Plastic body
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Canon PowerShot A520

Photoxels
25 June 2005
  • Summary: The Canon PowerShot A520 is an attractive, compact and affordable digital camera perfect for an aspiring photographer.
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Canon Powershot A520 Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review
27 April 2005

Canon Powershot A520

Steve's Digicams
9 March 2005
  • Excerpt: Continue on to Features & Controls Powershot A520 Specifications Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 4.0 million Image Sensor 1/2.5-inch CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx.
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Canon Powershot A520

Computeractive
11 March 2006
  • Excerpt: If you caught our review of the Powershot A85 last year, you'll know we were suitably impressed. Now, less than a year on, Canon has decided to replace the A85 with the...
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Digicam Review
12 February 2006
  • Excerpt: Introduction: The Canon Powershot A520, is available for £176 / $249 - and is a 4 megapixel digital camera, with a 4x optical zoom lens (equivalent to 35-140mm on a 35mm
  • Pros: Very good image quality - very good colour, 4x optical zoom lens, Quite compact, Manual controls (shutter, aperture, focus, custom white balance), Take AA batteries, F...
  • Cons: Plastic tripod mount (despite the metal body), Sluggish (compared to the IXUS 30, and Sony S60/S80), Outdated movie mode (limited to 30seconds, or 3minutes depending o...
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