Canon ELPH 520 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Ultra compact Ultra compact, Travel zoom
January, 2012

Summary Canon ELPH 520 HS

Prices Price
Camera only $279
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #5 of 21 Among similar cameras #11 of 30
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 12x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/3.4 Screen resolution Help 461k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 30fps
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Also known as: Canon IXUS 500 HS

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Pros

The Canon ELPH 520 HS vs other recent compacts

Size Really small Help
Ultra compact 57x54x19 mm
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
240 fps
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Thin Help
0.7"
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm
Announced New Help
January, 2012
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second

The Canon ELPH 520 HS vs other recent ultra compacts

Autofocus Autofocuses shooting video Help
Contrast detection
Zoom Great zoom Help
12x

Cons

The Canon ELPH 520 HS vs other recent compacts

Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
190 shots
Aperture Slightly narrow aperture Help
f/3.4
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Lowest price Expensive Help
$279.00

The Canon ELPH 520 HS vs other recent ultra compacts

Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Weight Heavy Help
155 g
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

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Jon Drake (11:19 PM, February 03, 2012)
The Elph 529 HS looks like a very compact 12X zoom in a very small package..the specs look good on paper but we need to see users comments and those of Steve's Digicam as well as Jeff Kellers review prior to seriously considering to buy this little gem.

Jon