Canon PowerShot A520 Review

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Canon PowerShot A520
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laineyz's Review of Canon PowerShot A520

23rd Dec 2005

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Image Quality
    4 stars
  • Features
    4.5 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    6 - 12 Months
  • Battery Life
    4.5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Takes aa batteries, manual settings, 4x optical zoom.


Bad Points

No self-timer


General Comments

When I got the Canon PowerShot A520 digital camera I was working in a camera shop, so I had a lot of opportunities to try out all the different models. I was firstly looking for a camera which takes aa batteries, and this one does, and there are not many compact digital camera's that do. I was planning on travelling with it, and you can always get aa batteries, but you can't always find a power point. I use high powered rechargeable batteries, which last a really long time, and I always have a couple of spare sets.

The camera itself is really easy to use, and it has lots of functions if you want to play around. The underwater setting works great on sunsets. It even lets you set the aperture and shutter speed if you want, which is really useful when you have no tripod and want to get a steady night shot without flash. The camera isn't quite as small as others, but it needs the space for two aa batteries, it is also slightly heavier. It is in no way bulky, and I haven't found the size a problem. Where the batteries are means that side of the camera is slightly bigger, which is perfect because it gives you something to grip.

The 4x optical zoom is a bonus, and generally cameras of this spec. are only a 3x. The movie function is good for fun small clips, but they are by no means video quality, and they take up lots of space on the memory card. The picture quality is really good from this camera, even at A4 size, although I don't keep it set on top quality because I only print at 5x7, so I get more pictures on my card. They aren't the sharpest photos I have seen from a camera (the Sony w12, 15 etc. series produces excellent quality pics), but they are very very good. The only function I have missed at times is the lack of a self timer, but other than that I have been really happy with this camera.

I definitely made the right choice (it even got covered in water and still works)!

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