Canon PowerShot A530 Digital Camera

Pros: Uses 2 AA batteries, compact, 5MP, inexpensive, features, manual controls, image quality
Cons: Slow flash recycle time

I am not a big fan of cameras that use 4 AA batteries, which is one of the reasons I consider cameras like Canon A610/A620 and S2 IS less than ideal. But I like cameras that use two AA batteries. Previously, you could only get up to 4MP resolution in ...

Pros: Much like the A520 that has been good to us the last couple of years.
Cons: A bit larger body camera and small LED than other comparably priced cameras.

My wife and I purchased a Canon PowerShot A520 Digital Camera for her the spring before last. She was quite happy with the camera but she needed another because she wants to use the Power Shot A520 exclusively with the camera club she runs at school. The ...

Pros: Good price/value; solid construction; simple controls
Cons: Grainy quality on optical telephoto shots

I once felt compelled to haul around a massive SLR camera and all its associated paraphernalia. As my interest and investment in camera gear grew, my outings gradually became less about seeing stuff and doing things and became more and ...

Pros: Easy to use, inexpensive, good-quality pictures
Cons: Sometimes a long interval between the shots, short battery life

I got Canon PowerShot A530 digital camera as an anniversary present, and I love it. I love taking photographs (as an amateur), but I’ve never used a digital camera before. Learning to use Canon A530 was no problem at all, I barely had to read ...

Pros: easy to use, beta setting, quality of pictures, good hand feel
Cons: 16 MB memory card, LCD screen, DO NOT DROP!

use my digital camera on a daily basis and it goes with me where ever I go. I bought a PowerShot A530 Digital Camera in May, 2006. Reasons for buying: I wanted to upgrade from my 2.0 mega pixel FinePix digital camera. After researching ...

Pros: Good value, good pictures, lots of features.
Cons: Flash recycle, battery life if you use LCD.

My new digital camera was stolen and I did not have any money to replace it with a like model (almost DSLR). I am an amateur photographer and I almost physically suffer if I can't take pictures. I received an email flyer with this camera at a great ...

Pros: With The Telephoto, one can Zoom right in from far away.
Cons: No Cons. I have no complaints.

The Canon Powershot A530 Digital Camera has brought me so much fun capturing memories in a higher than average quality that I can review for years to come. I bought it because I wanted a digital camera but didn't have allot of money to put out. My Mom ...

Pros: photo quality, casual-video quality, battery life with the rechargable batteries, viewfinder and easy of use
Cons: slow/lags; bulky/heavy; video mode's only good for very casual lower quality videos

This was my first digital camera purchase. I really wanted two things in my digital camera: AA battery operated, and a viewfinder. This camera had both of those, and it was on sale. It is incredibly easy to use, I like the turn wheel for ...

Pros: Quality images, some simple settings or complexity makes it very flexible to use
Cons: Variety of settings and manual confusing to the unexperienced, It eats batteries.

I have been lugging around my Pentax K1000 for years and years when I wanted to take artful shots. I love this little Canon, and the quality of the photos it lets me take, almost as good as my old film days. Downloading to my computer, and printing ...

Pros: Big bang for the buck.
Cons: Energy hog.

I have had this camera for over a year now and besides burning through AAs batteries like mad, even the NiMH ones, this camera is great. The recycle time between shots could be shorter, but that's no biggie. I have taken this camera everywhere and it ...

Pros: Just about everything!
Cons: The delay after a picture is taken.

I love my Canon Power Shot A530 they are so many wonderful features in this camera. I got this camera for my graduation present from my parents. A few weeks after school got out, I when on a Church History Tour with a good friend and a whole bus ...

Pros: Great picture quality and lightweight.
Cons: Low battery life and camera has a glitch.

PowerShot A530 offers impressive performance with a 5.0 Megapixel CCD, 4x optical zoom (approx. 16x combined), 17 shooting modes, VGA movies with sound, 9-point AiAF and ISO 800 for improved low-light flexibility. I have heard such great things about ...

Pros: Compact, good viewer resolution, easy to use
Cons: Not much zoom, long flash recharge, short battery life

Ever since our daughter was born about nine months ago, my husband and I invariably find something "cute" to capture nearly every day. So after our last digital camera broke, we searched around for a compact camera that took great pictures without ...

Pros: Incredibly simple to use
Cons: Eats batteries, runs slow when battery is low

When I bought this camera I was looking for an uncomplicated digital camera that would take great pictures, and it's definitely fit the bill. I've been using this camera for about a year and have no complaints. It's incredibly simple to use...I don't ...

Pros: The video capacity on the camera is the best.
Cons: The batteries don't seem to last very long in the camera.

The camera is small enough to fit right in your handbag and flat enough to even slide in your pants pocket. It is a sleek design and light-weight. The 5.0 mega pixels make for a very clear picture. The camera is extremely easy to use. When they say ...

Pros: good picture quality. easy to take pictures.
Cons: goes through batteries fast

I got a canon Power Shot A530 for a gift From My husband. I like the camera a lot but it seems to go through batteries fast. My mother who is not good at working with new electronics has been able to use this camera easily. i have not been able to take a good pic of the moon yet with it. I have not been able to get the camera to take a good night picture. But that might have been my fault. Every thing else has been great. picture quality is good and it takes good video.The camera is easy to use and it is also easy to change the memory card. The camera is easy to download pics with.

Pros: Ease of use.robust and light weight.connectivity to any printer.ideally aimed at the novice photographer.
Cons: CD-Rom cannot be used with Windows Vista.

An excellent, well built camera.Which has excellent lightweight,ease of use features and is simple and easy to use.This camera is ideal for the beginner as well as for the medium user.

Pros: Small body, good feel, good video and audio and pictures, and good zoom.
Cons: LCD is quite small.

I got this camera for my trip to Europe for about $190 at Dell (I had a $25 coupon so it was really $165.) I really liked this camera.The 16 megabyte SD card that comes with it is stupid ; you can only take 4 or 5 High Quality pictures.
The camera feels good and solid unlike cameras that feel plasticy. The LCD is lacking in size and could be slightly better quality. The audio and video are quite good for a camera that's not even made to take serious video.

The specs are as follows:

5 megapixels (2590 by 1920)
4 optical zoom (and 4 digital zoom but the digital zoom lowers the picture quality. I call it "crappafieing zoom :) )
Perfect size to fit in any hand (unless you're a Munchkin or Godzilla. I doubt you are ;) )

This camera is good. Very good.

Pros: Ease of use, picture quality, value.
Cons: LCD small, washes out in sunlight.

Purchased in May 2006. Main reason was that I was always somewhat partial to the Canon brand. Not at all disappointed.

Good picture quality in normal light situations. Loads of different settings, tho I just leave it on automatic and still get good results. Viewfinder is a little on the small side and washes out in any kind of sunlight, but this is common.

Like the use of AA batteries. Good life with 2500 mah NiMh's. And you can use standard AA's in a pinch.

This camera fits between the ultra-compact and the DSLR's. You won't get the quality of a DSLR but then a DSLR won't fit in your pocket and this camera won't put a crease in your neck.

Pros: They support their warranty, has good battery life, and plenty of features.
Cons: Whatever went wrong that made me use the warranty(but it was probably something I did).

I recieved a Canon Powershot A530 for my birthday/hs graduation. I didn't know much about digital cameras at the time, but I read about them once I got it and this one is great. 5 megapixels is plenty, and good optical zoom. Only uses 2 AA batteries and I got a set of rechargaable ones and they last a while. One pair of batteries lasted me my whole trip in Hawaii. Unfortunately something went wrong a while ago while I was messing around with some settings and it completely shut down. But I sent it in under warranty and they actually fixed it free of charge and returned it to me. All I had to pay for was the shipping to get it to them. Other than that, it's a great camera with a lot of features. I love it.

Pros: light weight and takes good pictures
Cons: Action pictures come out blurry most of the time

Very nice camera. Light weight and easy to use once you read the manual. Also very east to hook up to your computer and download your pictures.

Pros: A great camera for everyday shots! And it won't break your bank account!`
Cons: The negative is you really need to read the whole manual.

I love this camera. It fits in my purse great and it was great on my budget. It takes movies, photos and uploads to my computer easily. I got a great deal from Dell at the time it was my Birthday present for myself. The only thing I don't like about this camera is it is difficult to get it set up for dark indoor shots and long distances. Everything else about this camera is amazing!

Pros: intuitive, fast and takes great pics
Cons: none so far

I bought an A530 after enduring many years of "2 seconds too late " photos with my cheap Kodak easy share.

I'm not knowledgeable about cameras and cannot comment about the intricate details and functions. What I know is that this camera is very intuitive, fast and takes great pics.

When my dad was looking for a camera, I recommended this same model to him.

Pros: Good for casual photographers or professionsals alike, and durable
Cons: Long wait time for picture taking

When I got this camera, I didnt know a thing about digital cameras because I had never owned one. Yet, it was easy to become acquainted with all the features and settings on the camera. Despite its easy to use capability, the camera can still be used by the most professional of photographers because it can put on several different detailed or manual settings. I just happen to put it on automatic so the camera does all the work for me and it still takes excellent pictures that no non-digital camera would ever be able to take. The clever grip and precise crosshairs in the viewfinder provide for very accurate shots. The only qualm that I had with this camera is that you have to wait about 2 seconds for the picture to take and even longer if there is a flash. I know a lot of cameras are like this, but it is particularly annoying if one has to take a very fast picture of something before it goes away.

Pros: Lightweight, Great Picture Quality
Cons: Durability

Had this camera for 9 months. After one drop hitting the lense the wrong way it was done. Loved the camera and got a lot of use out of it. I'd take a full 200 pictures without a flash on a new set of batteries. It held up fantastically except for that one weak spot. Don't let it hit the ground on an angle but that really goes for all cameras. Canon is an amazing brand but with cameras get the protection plan if you can.

Pros: Takes good pictures.
Cons: Frustrating to set up.

I've been using my little camera for 6 months now and continue to have problems with setting it up for shots. I have discovered the settings do not always hold from shot to shot. For instance I'll want to take a shot using the self-timer (which is not all that easy to find to set up) and after taking the shot it may revert back to non-self-timer. The flash setting never stays if you select any other setting and you have to remember to reset it if you need it. It takes great pictures and has good color once you get it set but a lot of time is spent behind the display window fussing with all the buttons. At the time of this writing I am totally frustrated with the camera and will have to take it to a shop because it's in some mode I can't get it off of and is basically unusable. To bad, the camera has great potential.

Pros: 5.0 Mega Pixels, simple interface, good ergonomics
Cons: Battery/memory cover awkward, camera is bulkier than some, occasional long delay between shots

Things I liked:
- Really beautiful shots
- Nice grip on the camera allows for confident, steady shots
- Decent sized LCD screen
- Low light focus assist lamp. My $400 Kodak camera doesn't even have this feature and it shows..
- Simple button layout on the back of camera
- One touch printing when directly connected to the printer.
- Variable intensity flash output (Programmable mode). Allows for fill-in flashing and not have it overpower the shot.
- Ability to set picture size to 4x6 postcard. No cropping during printing
- Good software for moving the pictures to your computer and printing as well.

Things that could use improving:
- There can be up to a 10 second delay before the next shot. This delay is not consistent and 10 seconds is the longest I've had to wait.
- The battery life in this camera is not as good as the Elph series. Turning on and off the camera a lot seems to suck them up pretty good.
- Mode wheel on the top of camera is stiff. My mom had trouble turning it.
- No ability to force the flash on when in Auto mode

Pros: Works with just 2 AA batteries.
Cons: Zooming distance doesn't seem to be that great.

Last month, i purchased 3 Canon A530 camera for my friends in India. The main reason was that they wanted a 5Mega pixel canon camera for less than $250 and this model fitted the bill perfectly.This model had apparently replaced some of the old obsolete canon models. On top of it had a nice exterior finish , needed only 2AA type batteries and had 4x zoom. I purchased this from Circuit City in Dulles,Virginia for $229. Comes with extra software photo editing utilities, however if you are using Windows XP, you can upload the photos without installing the software.
Needs some time and reading manual to figure out all the features.

Pros: worth the money, 2 AA
Cons: Bad night shots,small LCD

I bought this camera 1 month back from BuyDig.com, This is really good one, i upgraded from Sony DSC p51, i found this far better than that (Obviously thats pretty older model).
i took this to my recent San Antonio trip and had taken atleast 300 pics and all the pics had come out really well, the only thing i did not like was the pictures taken at night which was totally shaky and had a very bad lighting.
being a very recent model, could have atleast a 2 or 2.5" LCD