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Mine Was a Dud I Guess...
This camera performed beautifully. It took great pix, and I had ZERO complaints. Then, only four months after buying it, it inexplicably stopped working. None of the buttons functioned and I'm not spending at least half the cost of the camera to get it fixed. But if repairs don't bother you, it really was a great camera. lens cover was stuck It looked like a nice camera and it was lightweight, but as soon as I put the batteries in and turned it on, the lens cover would not open. I had to return it. works well under daylight, otherwise poor performance This is one of those cameras you won't be excited when you move from 35mm film cameras into digital world. Noise is horrible. I mean I can see noise even at lowest 50 ISO setting while using flash. I am silent about other higher setting. Yellowish tint. I think that Canon photo department is suffering from yellowish tint with its cameras, printers (I have pixma ip 4200) and all photo equipment. It seems that most of the pictures this camera produce have yellowish tint, with kind of warming yellow filter effect. And it does all the time. Highlights that are supposed to be white are slightly yellow. Most people won't notice this, but if you are photographer you'll see it right away. Auto focus poor too. In all, maybe good camera for 4 by 6 prints in a broad daylight. Otherwise stay away from this underperforming camera. Once again, Canon is the master. I got my first digital camera in 2001: a Canon PowerShot A10, with 1.3 MP. Miraculously enough, it still works beautifully, and the image quality is still superior to many other digital cameras on the market. As an upgrade, and because I began to print my own images, I received the A520 as a gift. What can I say? I love it! It is easy to use, the image quality is solid, and now I finally have a camera compact enough to put in my pocket (or that doesn't serve a double function as a paperweight, you make the call.) The only downside: sometimes it has a delay before allowing you to take another picture, but I find that this is a "Canon quirk," if you will. It doesn't happen often, but sometimes the screen goes black and the little light blinks in a "thinking" sort of mode before returning to the live screen. Other than that, I have NO complaints whatsoever. The battery life is fantastic (I reccommend rechargable batteries) and the image quality is great. Small, light-weight, and an overall good deal. Slight trouble with lens cover, otherwise a great camera All the features and functions of this camera operate perfectly, but there seems to be a problem with the lens cover (lens cap, as Canon calls it) on some cameras. I bought two A520's for work, and BOTH cameras had malfunctioning lens covers, meaning they would not always slide fully open. If you touched the cover with the tip of your finger that would open them, but who want's to do that every time you turn on the camera? But, I called Canon Factory Service and they were great. I was on the phone for maybe five minutes total. I returned the first camera for warranty service (I waited too long to return the cameras to the seller) and the camera was back in the office 12 days later with a new lens cap and barrier plate. Five stars for Canon Service and the A520, but only 4 for the record because of the inconvenience. | |
