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Buy Cameras - Canon PowerShot A520 Digital Camera Overview

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Buy Cameras - Canon's PowerShot A520 compact digital camera combines the sought after simplicity of a family-focused camera, a phenomenally faithful four megapixel image sensor and a powerful 4x optical zoom to produce pictures that all can be proud of with the image quality Canon is renowned for.

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An Old Reliable Tank of a Camera
Post by: imestein - Date: 2009-03-25T11:52:20.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Very durable, great photos, easy to use. Cons: Bulky, and the shutter lag. The Bottom Line: I have had this camera for over 3 years and it has been great. If you're a beginner this camera is perfect and you can't break it. Great camera! Review: imestein Read full review
Perfect starter camera!
Post by: snapbeans1965 - Date: 2008-01-18T14:57:31.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: nice quality photos, easy use, several features, good value Cons: slow shutter speed The Bottom Line: Would buy it again! Great beginner camera! Review: snapbeans1965 Read full review
Excellent and moderately priced
Post by: porter21 - Date: 2007-07-28T15:45:13.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: 4x Optical zoom, compact, good price, excellent clarity and sharpness, easy to use Cons: no battery status indicator, the flash charges while disabling control of zooming and framing The Bottom Line: Review: porter21 Read full review
Good beginner camera for the price
Post by: superstubbs - Date: 2007-06-02T15:27:41.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Great build quality, good pictures, priced right, and easy to use. Cons: A tad bulky, and digital zoom makes pictures look rough. The Bottom Line: I would recommend this camera to those who are looking for their first digital camera that want an easy-to-use product. Great for teenagers/college students. An overall good value. Review: superstubbs Read full review
Nice starter camera, service not good
Post by: mountain-gal - Date: 2007-05-05T12:10:55.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Nice size, better low light than Nikon. Like the AAs. Satisfied EXCEPT -- (see cons) Cons: Lousy repair service. See above description. Also no onboard memory at all. The Bottom Line: Look for another similar model other brand if you don't like to deal with repairs. But maybe mine was an exception. Review: mountain-gal Read full review
Canon A520: A Great Personal Use Camera
Post by: cmaw63 - Date: 2007-04-14T10:37:17.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Great digital intro camera, auto& manual modes, price, battery life Cons: shutter sticks once in a while, LCD screen in bright light The Bottom Line: For price and features you won't go wrong with the Canon PowerShot A520. You can now see photos taken with this camera at http://epi-cmaw63.pbwiki.com/Electronics Review: cmaw63 Read full review
Great camera
Post by: candidq - Date: 2007-03-22T14:59:11.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Great Camera! Cons: Long lag time The Bottom Line: Review: candidq Read full review
Canon Power Shot A520 Digital Camera
Post by: gregaltazan - Date: 2007-03-20T09:07:30.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Ease of use, quality, features, durability Cons: Price (somewhat) The Bottom Line: The bottom line is that this camera is a great camera for reliability, ease of use, and quality. Review: gregaltazan Read full review
Good for normal use
Post by: hwkhuen - Date: 2007-03-16T10:55:20.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Easy to use (shoot and click) under auto mode. Great picture quality Cons: Consume lots of power. Pictures are sometimes blurry if lighting is dim. The Bottom Line: Review: hwkhuen Read full review
Shutter problem plague
Post by: colecash1 - Date: 2007-02-24T16:23:54.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: ease of use, good size, good photo quality for price Cons: poor customer service, slow transition between photos, poor low light photos The Bottom Line: Review: colecash1 Read full review
Canon PowerShot A520: Still a great camera
Post by: Qiy - Date: 2006-10-04T21:46:43.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Portability, 3-minute video with sound, two AA batteries, 4x zoom Cons: Rubber AV/DC flap, no battery indicator The Bottom Line: A solid name brand, easy to use digital camera that is loaded with useful features. Similar to the PS A80 but much lighter and without the flip-LCD. Review: Qiy Read full review
One of the best point-and-shoot cameras for the $$$
Post by: horstm_1905 - Date: 2006-09-03T12:39:26.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Easy to use, great pics, variety of shooting options. Cons: A little slow"recording" to the SD card. The Bottom Line: Review: horstm_1905 Read full review
Great Value, great pics
Post by: klicksouth - Date: 2006-06-21T07:30:56.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: 4x optical zoom, superior canon optics, versatile great price.... Cons: none so far The Bottom Line: Review: klicksouth Read full review
Compact but slow
Post by: jezma - Date: 2006-05-27T08:27:23.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Lightweight, easy to use Cons: Focusing is problematic and lens is slow The Bottom Line: Review: jezma Read full review
Excellent camera for the price
Post by: epinoinspbs - Date: 2006-04-29T10:32:15.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Features, style, small size, intuitive function, (I barely opened the manual) price Cons: floppy rubber cover to access cable ports on the side. The Bottom Line: Review: epinoinspbs Read full review
Canon Powershot A520: a great everyday camera
Post by: jamesa9791 - Date: 2006-04-15T20:56:13.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Easy to use, special shooting modes, movie mode with sound, great pictures. Cons: Delay between shots, slow to upload to computer. The Bottom Line: A great everyday camera with some nice special features for those who want to go further. Review: jamesa9791 Read full review
MOST UNRELIABLE CAMERA, NEVER NEVER BUY THIS PRODUCT, BUY SOMETHING ELSE PLEASE
Post by: jeromevin - Date: 2006-04-12T10:28:00.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: NOTHING, If this is not durable, any other goodness is not worth mentioning at all. Cons: Piece not reliable, Will work only for a couple of months. The Bottom Line: Review: jeromevin Read full review
Good all around camera
Post by: divotmax - Date: 2006-01-17T11:16:48.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Ease of use, Canon quality, excellent photos Cons: for the price, none. Maybe a faster focus. The Bottom Line: Review: divotmax Read full review
Good price, Solid Camera, good entry level dig cam.
Post by: psufan0066 - Date: 2006-01-08T14:34:36.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Relatively inexpensive, digital zoom, vid capture, battery life Cons: Next shot delay, no battery level indicator, flash range The Bottom Line: Recommend, high reviews on consumer reports and this camera met my goals for it. But shutter lag and next shot delay may be slow at times. Review: psufan0066 Read full review
LOVE IT - DOES ALL I COULD EVER NEED
Post by: sallen609 - Date: 2006-01-04T07:47:41.000-08:00 Author's Rating: Pros: Price, easy to use, excellent software, awesome photos, large view screen, size. Cons: Red eye, slightly slower than expected writing to the data card and down loading. The Bottom Line: Review: sallen609 Read full review