Canon ELPH 300 HS
Budget Compact Camera
vs Canon ELPH 130 IS
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS

Best price $261
  • Better video capture 1080p 24fps vs 720p 25fps

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot ELPH 130 IS

Best price
$208
  • Cheaper street price $208 vs $261
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Higher resolution rear screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera March 2013 vs February 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 8.0× vs 5.0×
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities ELPH 300 HS does not have Wi-Fi

What the Canon ELPH 300 HS and Canon ELPH 130 IS have in common

  • Weigh about the same 4.3 oz vs 4.69 oz
  • Similar Body sizes 6 in³ vs 7 in³
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similiar flash ranges 12′ vs 11′
  • Similiar flash recycle times 10 seconds
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon ELPH 300 HS and the Canon ELPH 130 IS

  • 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 flip out viewscreen

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