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At a Glance
Low megapixel count
Small LCD screen
Smaller-than-average optical zoom range

Canon PowerShot A510 Review

by Tracey Capen

- The Canon PowerShot A510 won't win any best-of-breed honors, but at $200 this compact camera with good features is an exceptional bargain, so much so that we awarded it a Best Buy in the May 2005 issue.

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User Reviews for Canon PowerShot A510

Reviewed by: markmed

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Strengths: Great value, easy to use, nice size.

Weaknesses: Lens protector

Overall Evaluation: Stopped carrying around my SLR digital because it was too large and I wanted a smaller digicam for basic snapshots. A510 was great for 5 months and then all of a sudden the lens would not open. Camera was not dropped or abused and kept in a padded case. After looking at other reviews noticed that many users are experiencing the same problem.I hope Canon sort this issue out.
Reviewed by: PeezaJunk

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Strengths: Great when it works right.

Weaknesses: Lense cover

Overall Evaluation: I had 4 of these in a row that had a sticking lense cover problem. Obviously this is a defect in the camera that is not rare. I would recommend a different camera, but not this one.

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