Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon

Regional names: IXY 3 / IXUS 500 HS.

Marketed:

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels
Approx. 10.1 million pixels
Lens Focal Length
12x zoom: 4.0 (W) – 48.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 336 (T) mm)
LCD Monitor
3.0 type color TFT LCD Effective Pixels: Approx. 461,000 dots
File Formats
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) compliant
Data Types
Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG) Movies: MOV (H.264 video data, Linear PCM (2 channel stereo) audio data)
Interfaces
Hi-speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Power
Battery Pack NB-9L AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70
Dimensions (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
87.1 x 53.9 x 19.2 mm (3.43 x 2.12 x 0.76 in.)
Weight (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
Approx. 155g (approx. 5.47 oz.; including batteries and memory card) Approx. 135g (approx. 4.76 oz.; camera body only)
Maximum telephoto
1.0 – 1.5 m (approx. 3.3 – 4.9 ft.)
Maximum Telephoto
1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Range in all shooting modes
15 – 1/4000 sec.

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03 / PROVENANCE

Sources and dates

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