Canon ELPH 520 HS

The Canon ELPH 520 HS is a compact camera launched on 01/09/2012.

Technically speaking, the Canon ELPH 520 HS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 29 overall. The Canon ELPH 520 HS weights 155 gr and spans 87 x 54 x 19 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon ELPH 520 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Speed Performance - Score 24, ranks in the category best 27%.
• Versatility - Score 45, ranks in the category best 34%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon ELPH 520 HS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 14% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 73, ranks among the worst 23% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 10, ranks 20% in its category. Canon ELPH 520 HS is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 8, ranks 19% in its category. Canon ELPH 520 HS is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 25, ranks in the best 35% of its category. Canon ELPH 520 HS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 20% in its category. Canon ELPH 520 HS is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 20% in its category. Canon ELPH 520 HS does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.