Canon ELPH520 12X Small Size Digital Camera

Introduction 

Based on information from the web, I put together below info about Canon 12X Elph 520 Digital Camera for reference.  Canon ELPH 520 was announced in January 2012 and include the following features:

• World's thinnest camera with a 12x Optical Zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer and 28mm Wide-Angle lens.*
  
• Canon's HS SYSTEM with a 10.1 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor combined with Canon's DIGIC 5 Image Processor for exceptional low-light performance up to ISO 3200.
  
• Shoot beautiful 1080p Full HD video in stereo sound with a dedicated movie button; zoom while shooting and play back videos on an HDTV via the HDMI output.
  
• A 3.0-inch PureColour System LCD enables easy viewing.
  
• Improved Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper camera settings based on 58 predefined shooting situations, and the new Face ID function adjusts focus and exposure priority based on pre-registered faces.
  
• Intelligent IS automatically chooses from six different modes to optimize image stabilization for the shooting condition.
  
• Improved Movie Digest records a short 720p HD video clip right before shooting a photo and then combines one day's worth of clips into one video.
  
• High-Speed Burst Mode allows continuous shooting (6.8 fps) and Super Slow Motion Movie records video at high speeds to allow playback in slow motion. 

 

ELPH 520 Review

Sample Picture (Source: http://www.steves-digicams.com)

Canon ELPH 520 Sample Picture

Review (Source CNET)

 

3 Stars out of 5 (Click here for detail)

The good: The Canon PowerShot Elph 520 HS is a good-looking camera that's remarkably compact for its 12x zoom lens.

The bad: The 520 HS' button layout takes some adjusting to, its battery life is relatively short, and its photo and movie quality are disappointing given the camera's price tag.

The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot Elph 520 HS is a good choice for those already happy with their smartphone's photos and movie clips, but looking for a cute little camera with a long zoom and faster performance.

Features

Type
Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 12x Optical, 4x Digital, and 48x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilize

Image Capture Device
Type
10.1 Megapixel, 1/3-inch CMOS
Total Pixels
Approx. 16.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 10.1 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length
4.0 (W) - 48.0mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 336mm (T))
Digital Zoom
4x
Focusing Range
Auto: 0.4 in. (1cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)
Normal: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)
Macro: 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. (1-50cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus
Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder
N/A
LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT Colour with wide-viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 461,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
f/3.4 (W)-f/5.6 (T)
Shutter Speed
1-1/4000 sec.

15-1/4000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Exposure Control
Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center weighted average, Spot**

* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face AiAF.
** Fixed to center.
Exposure Control Method
AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
Flash
Built-in Flash
Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off
Flash Range
1.6 - 8.2 ft. (W), 3.3 - 4.9 ft. (T) (50 cm - 2.5 m (W), 1.0 - 1.5 m (T))
Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.5 V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
N/A
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
Auto^*1, P, Movie Digest, Portrait, Smooth Skin, Smart Shutter^*2, High-Speed Burst, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie

- Shooting movies are possible with the movie button
^*1 Smart Auto also available for movies
^*2 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Photo Effects
My Colours Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Colour*

*Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available
Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom*

* Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control
N/A
Continuous Shooting
[Normal]
Approx. 2.8 shots/sec. (in P Mode)
Approx. 6.8 shots/sec. (in High-Speed Burst mode)

- Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically
- Differs according to zoom position
Image Storage
Storage Media
microSD Memory Card, microSDHC Memory Card, microSDXC Memory Card
File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)

Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio data; Linear PCM (2 channel stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:
[16:9]
Large: 3648 x 2048, Medium 1: 2816 x 1584,
Medium 2: 1920 x 1080, Small: 640 x 360

[3:2]
Large: 3648 x 2432, Medium 1: 2816 x 1880,
Medium 2: 1600 x 1064, Small: 640 x 424

[4:3]
Large: 3648 x 2736, Medium 1: 2816 x 2112,
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480

[1:1]
Large: 2736 x 2736, Medium 1: 2112 x 2112,
Medium 2: 1200 x 1200, Small: 480 x 480

Movies:
[iFrame Movie]
1280 x 720 (30 fps^*1)

[Super Slow Motion Movie]
640 x 480^*2, 320 x 240^*3

[Miniature Effect]
1280 x 720^*4, 640 x 480^*4

[Other than the above]
1920 x 1080 (24 fps^*5), 1280 x 720 (30 fps^*1), 640 x 480 (30 fps^*1)

*1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
*2 Shooting: 120 fps., Playback: 30 fps^*1
*3 Shooting: 240 fps., Playback: 30 fps^*1
*4 Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps^*1
*5 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps

Number of Recordable Images
Image data

		16:9			3:2			4:3
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	SF	3,243	1,171	4,717	3,851	989	3,982	4,332	880	3,546
	F	1,920	1,979	7,965	2,280	1,653	6,656	2,565	1,472	5,925
Medium 1(M1)	SF	2,026	1,857	7,475	2,405	1,567	6,310	2,720	1,403	5,649
	F	1,210	3,095	12,459	1,436	2,624	10,563	1,620	2,321	9,344
Medium 2(M2)	SF	1,095	3,353	13,497	899	4,024	16,197	1,002	3,658	14,724
	F	604	6,036	24,296	496	7,102	28,583	558	6,354	25,574
Small (S)	SF	188	17,249	69,418	221	15,093	60,741	249	13,416	53,992
	F	113	24,149	97,186	133	20,124	80,988	150	20,124	80,988
Medium* (M)	SF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	F	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	706	5,030	20,246

		1:1
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	SF	3,249	1,171	4,717
	F	1,924	1,947	7,837
Medium 1(M1)	SF	2,026	1,857	7,475
	F	1,210	3,095	12,459
Medium 2(M2)	SF	760	4,829	19,436
	F	420	8,049	32,395
Small (S)	SF	188	17,249	69,418
	F	113	24,149	97,186
Medium* (M)	SF	NA	NA	NA
	F	NA	NA	NA

*When in High-speed Burst or Low Light.

*The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.


Time of Recordable Movies
Movie data

	iFrame Movie & Movie Digest	Miniature Effect						Super Slow Motion Movie
	HD: 1280 x 720	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480			640 x 480	320 x 240
	30 fps*	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x	120 fps**	240 fps**
		6 fps**	3 fps**	1.5 fps**	6 fps**	3 fps**	1.5 fps**
Video Size (KB/sec.,)	4,701	573	287	143	246	123	61	4,914	2,457
8GB	27 min. 39 sec.	3 hr. 35 min. 27 sec.	6 hr. 49 min. 22 sec.	11 hr. 22 min. 17 sec.	7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec.	13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec.	22 hr. 44 min. 36 sec.	26 min. 24 sec.	52 min. 28 sec.
32GB	1 hr. 51 min. 37 sec.	14 hr. 29 min. 36 sec.	27 hr. 32 min. 15 sec.	45 hr. 53 min. 45 sec.	30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec.	55 hr. 4 min. 31 sec.	91 hr. 47 min. 32 sec.	1 hr. 46 min. 35 sec.	3 hr. 31 min. 49 sec.

*Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps
**Playback frame rate is 30 fps*

	Other
	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480
	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.,)	4,355	3,054	1,416
8GB	29 min. 39 sec.	42 min. 11 sec.	1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec.
32GB	1 hr. 59 min. 43 sec.	2 hr. 50 min. 19 sec.	5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.

*The approximate recording time on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File
- Stills & Videos: Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Slide Show (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)

- Still Images: Single, Index (4-100 thumbnails), Magnification (2-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colours, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning

- Videos: Normal Playback*, Slow Motion**, Special Playback, Editing, Resume

*Auto settings available in 5 levels
** 5 levels (including normal playback), sound not available.
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes
Select image, select range, all images (all filtered images)

- The image data in the memory card stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

- Using the Movie editing function, sections of the movie (1 sec. increments) can be deleted.
Interfaces
Video Out
NTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)

Mini-HDMI connector
Audio Out
Stereo (dedicated connector (female) unified type of digital, audio, and video)
Other
Mini-HDMI cable: connection to high definition monitor; miniSD Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-speed cable
Power Source
1) Rechargeable lithium-ion Battery Pack NB-9L
2) Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70
Shooting Capacity
Approx. 190 shots
Playback Time
Approx. 4 hours
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
3.43 x 2.12 x 0.76 in / 87.1 x 53.9 x 19.2mm
Weight
Approx. 5.47 oz. (155g) (Including the battery and memory card)
Approx. 4.76 oz. (135g) (Camera only)
Note: 30 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Hindi, Malaysian, Indonesian and Vietnamese.) All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice. Canon, DIGIC, ELPH, PIXMA, and PowerShot and SELPHY are registered trademarks of Canon Inc. in Canada and may also be registered trademarks or trademarks in other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in Canada and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in Canada and other countries. All other products and brand names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners in Canada and/or other countries.