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Note: This camera was first sold in Feb 2006. It has been replaced by the Canon A550.
Canon PowerShot A530
Canon PowerShot A530
B-
HQ Grade: B-
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 5 out of 5
"LOVE LOVE LOVE this camera!"
  • 1 out of 5
"Canon Powershot A530 broken and no service"
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Canon PowerShot A530 Reviews

  • 4.24 out of 5

Rating: 4.24 of 5
(459 user reviews)

Professional Reviews of the Canon A530

  • 3.4 out of 5
A Little Slow (CNET - 5/15/06)

CNET compares the A530 to the A540 and unfortunately, the former comes up a little short. read original review

  • 3.6 out of 5
Excellent Entry-Level (Steve's Digicams - 5/15/06)

Steve's Digicams marks the A530 as entry-level material with good performance and image quality. read original review

Canon A530 Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

Page 1 of 3 (41 DigitalCamera-HQ reviews total)

  • 5 out of 5
LOVE LOVE LOVE this camera! (lisa - 8/16/08)

I totally love my camera. I received it as a gift. It's easy to use, and I didn't have to use the manual right away. read more

  • 1 out of 5
Canon Powershot A530 broken and no service (Peter Sobotkiewich - 5/29/08)

Terrible waste of money. Lens began to stick after a month, after a year lens would not retract. Lens error e18. Look it up and... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Could be better (Oxy - 4/1/08)

I had a FUJI that was 5 times better and ate batteries 6 times faster (twice as many batteries). This Canon A530 feels fragile compared... read more

  • 5 out of 5
its amazing. (mik - 7/26/07)

clearly many of you don't experiment with this camera. It has so many amazing functions that i love. Its amazing how you can take a... read more

  • 1 out of 5
What would happen if i put it in the oven? (chris - 5/29/07)

Because this camera really knows how to anoy me. This is the worst camera I have ever had. I recently went to italy and lost... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Cannon powershot A 530 (Sagarneel Sengupta - 5/17/07)

I have used it to capture pictures of sunrise over snow capped mountains. The pictures were amazing. The various user friendly modes were also great.read more

  • 5 out of 5
love it (nancy lopez - 3/31/07)

i love it its so easy to use.it has awesome picture qualityread more

  • 5 out of 5
pretty snazzy (jessica - 3/19/07)

yeah, this camera is my life. i am constantly taking pictures && i love it!read more

  • 4 out of 5
can't beat it for the $ (synthetic design - 3/17/07)

I had originally tried to buy an a710 IS for school (graphic design, w/ photography courses), but yellowbeephoto.com never processed the order. So after a... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Worth for the price (Manjunath - 2/15/07)

Hi Guys,

Canon power shot A530 is surely one of the best entry level digital cam. It offers easy and rough handling.
Its a great... read more

  • 4 out of 5
cannon power shot A540 (laura madachik - 2/1/07)

i think people can tell you i am a photographer at large with my new canon powershot. i took a great pic of my pet... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great starter camera on a competitive price... (Joey L. - 1/30/07)

Awesome compact digital camera...great pictures.
fair price...

A little downside on video capability on VGA mode, not capable of taking 30 fps.

Nice package contents...got... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Very intuitive (srinivas - 1/25/07)

I have used a kodak before but i wanted to go for canon as i was advised by a camera expert...it is very intuitive to... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Awesome (Adam Niemuth - 12/25/06)

This camera rocks.read more

  • 2 out of 5
Should be better (John Rush - 12/13/06)

Clarity not there for basic photos of people. Even at max pixel, the quality wains. I returned and got a Sony.read more

  • 5 out of 5
Very Nice Camera, Easy Point & Shoot - Forget the manual, confusing o_O (Jonathan - 12/7/06)

Very Nice Camera, Easy Point & Shoot - Forget the manual, confusing o_O OMG. I thought I was gonna die. All this B/S and information.read more

  • 5 out of 5
Verry good camera (coco - 12/1/06)

excelent zoom, flash, video, buy it pleaseread more

  • 5 out of 5
awesome (worm - 11/20/06)

My girl gave me this for my birthday. very good camera.read more

  • 2 out of 5
Disappointed (mddamus - 11/5/06)

The lens cover began sticking half way open the first day. Very slow to shoot pictures and write them in scene mode-indoor. Shutter lag and... read more

  • 4 out of 5
very nice (bipin dubey - 11/4/06)

i have one month,s baby when he was come in to my life on that day canon a530 was also come in my life so... read more

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