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Canon PowerShot A520 digital camera specifications
Canon PowerShot A520
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Announced 01-Feb-05
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Format
Compact
Price (street)
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Release Status
Discontinued
Max resolution
2272 x 1704
Low resolution
1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h
4:3
Effective pixels
3.9 million
Sensor photo detectors
4.1 million
Sensor size
1/2.5 "
(5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²)
Pixel density
16 MP/cm²
Sensor type
CCD
Sensor manufacturer
Unknown
ISO rating
Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Zoom wide (W)
35 mm
Zoom tele (T)
140 mm
(4 x)
Digital zoom
Yes, 3.2 x
Image stabilization
No
Auto Focus
Yes
Manual Focus
Yes
Auto focus type
AiAF TTL 9-point
Normal focus range
Unknown
Macro focus range
5 cm
White balance override
5 positions plus manual
Aperture range
F2.6 - F5.5
Min shutter
15 sec
Max shutter
1/2000 sec
Built-in Flash
Yes
Flash guide no.
3.5 m
(11.4 ft)
External flash
No
Flash modes
Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off)
Exposure compensation
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Metering
Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
Aperture priority
Yes
Shutter priority
Yes
Focal length multiplier
Lens thread
Yes, with adapter
Continuous Drive
Yes, 1.9 fps, 8 images
Movie Clips
Yes, 640 x 480, 30 secs, 320 x 240, 15 fps, max 3 mins
Remote control
No
Self-timer
2 or 10 sec
Timelapse recording
No
Orientation sensor
Yes
Storage types
SD/MMC card
Storage included
16 MB MMC card
Uncompressed format
No
Compressed format
JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Quality Levels
Super-Fine, Fine, Normal
Viewfinder
Optical
LCD
1.8 "
LCD Pixels
115,000
Video out
Yes
USB
Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394)
No
Battery / Charger
No
Battery
AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)
Weight (inc. batteries)
230 g
(8.1 oz)
Dimensions
91 x 64 x 38 mm
(3.6 x 2.5 x 1.5 in)
Notes
Resolution Chart
Colour Patches