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Introduction
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01.Testing / Performance
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02.Physical Tour
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03.Components
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04.Design / Layout
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05.Modes
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06.Control Options
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07.Image Parameters
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08.Connectivity / Extras
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09.Overall Impressions
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10.Conclusion
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11.Specs
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12.Comments
Canon PowerShot A520
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Connectivity / ExtrasPicture Quality / Size Options (7.5)
The PowerShot A520 offers four size settings and three quality settings. The settings are accessible via the FUNC. button. The sizes are: 2272 x 1704 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels, 1024 x 768, and 640 x 480 pixels. The camera offers three levels of quality, which Canon refers to as compression. The compression or quality settings are "Superfine" "Fine" and "Normal."
The A520 offers three sizes for movies, but not varying quality. The sizes are 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120.
Picture Effects Mode (7.5)
The PowerShot A520 offers five picture effects. They are: Vivid (increases color and contrast); Neutral (tones down color and contrast); Low sharpening (softens the edges of subject matter); Sepia (tints the image brownish); and B/W (which creates monochromatic, black and white images). Relatively few cameras have more practical effects than this, though some pack in some that are far more exotic. In general, the more outlandish an effect, the faster people get tired of it.
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