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 $129 - $139
all ELPH 520 HS prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #3 of 13 Among similar cameras #9 of 23
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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

High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
240 fps
Thickness Thin Help
0.7"
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$129.00
Popularity Very popular Help
Among snapsort users
Size Quite small Help
Ultra compact 87x54x19 mm
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light

The Canon ELPH 520 HS vs other recent ultra compacts

Zoom Above average zoom Help
12x
Autofocus Autofocuses shooting video Help
Contrast detection
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
Usually standard
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second

Cons

The Canon ELPH 520 HS vs other recent compacts

Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Announced Old Help
January, 2012
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
2.8 fps
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
190 shots

The Canon ELPH 520 HS vs other recent ultra compacts

Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Weight Heavy Help
155 g
Aperture Slightly narrow aperture Help
f/3.4
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO

Appearance

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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (3:05 PM, December 19, 2012)
Thanks for pointing that out, it must have been a typo. We will have that fixed up soon.
 
Hector Perez (1:50 AM, December 19, 2012)
The physical dimensions of the Canon ELPH 520 HS listed on this page are incorrect. This page lists them as 57x54x19 mm. The actual dimensions are 87x54x19. See this page:


http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/digital_cameras/powershot_elph_520_hs_red#Specifications


Snapsort, please correct this!
 
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