Canon A530
The Canon A530 digital camera is perfect for the on the go family that needs an easy piece of equipment to capture life’s little memories. It’s one of the more modest camera models that Canon offers and you can buy the Canon A530 camera for about $150 retail.

The Canon A530 digital camera offers a five mega pixel quality and the camera casing itself is sturdy yet still fits into a large pocket. It uses AA rechargeable batteries but the LCD screen on the back is a bit small. On the upside, in reviewing the camera, the view finder has more room and you have an easily manipulated set of buttons to control your Canon A530. The zoom feature uses a dial rather than a button to manipulate your shots and takes some getting used to.

This digital camera has a four times zoom lens and gives you some leeway on low-lighting situations. You will find that the shutter speed is a little slower for the low-light situations, but at the affordable price this camera is, it’s no problem to compensate. You’ve also got some different modes in which you can take sports shots, portraits, candlelight, sunny situations and more. You will find that low ISO settings will produce some great, vibrant pictures. However, the higher the ISO setting the more “noise” you will get.

There is also a Canon A530 video camera feature which allows you to record short VGA movies. With the Canon A530 camera, you can expect some great color properties and even choose color accent modes or switch to monochrome. You can find the Canon A530 camera accessories fairly typical fare. There is an AC adapter you can purchase as well as a battery recharger, mini tripod, picture printers and extra memory cards. While no Canon A530 camera case is included, there is a handy wrist strap.

You can find this Canon A530 camera for sale at any number of camera stores, retail electronics outlets as well as the plethora of internet stores available. This digital camera is a perfect affordable model for the amateur photographer who is just getting his feet wet with picture taking.