Canon A2500
Budget Compact Camera
vs Canon ELPH 300 HS
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A2500

Best price $200
  • Cheaper street price $200 vs $261
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Newer camera April 2013 vs February 2011

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS

Best price
$261
  • Smaller body size 6 in³ vs 7 in³
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Better video capture 1080p 24fps vs 720p 25fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 1 shots per sec

What the Canon A2500 and Canon ELPH 300 HS have in common

  • Weigh about the same 4.41 oz vs 4.3 oz
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • Similar optical zoom range 5.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″
  • Similiar flash recycle times 10 seconds
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon A2500 and the Canon ELPH 300 HS

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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