As well as being compared against other compacts, the Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS is also often compared to travel zooms, digicams and super zooms. The Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS's top rivals come from Panasonic (such as the Lumix DC-TS7 (Lumix DC-FT7) and the Lumix DMC-SZ1) and Canon (such as the PowerShot ELPH 360 HS and the PowerShot SX620 HS)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 320 HS compared to other compact competitors include: it has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 38 mm), has a slightly larger screen (3.2" vs 2.5"), has a slightly higher resolution screen (461k dots vs 230k dots), is slightly smaller (super compact (94×57×21 mm) vs compact (99×64×25 mm)) and has better image stabilization (lens vs none).
However, on average it doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED), has a significantly shorter battery life (170 shots vs 300 shots), doesn't have a built-in GPS, is not waterproof and doesn't support an external flash.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 320 HS compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.7 vs f/3.3), has a slightly larger screen (3.2" vs 2.7") and has a touch screen.
However, on average it doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a slightly lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 922k dots), doesn't shoot as fast continuously (2 fps vs 6.2 fps), has a significantly shorter battery life (170 shots vs 295 shots) and is older (february 2012 vs february 2014).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 320 HS compared to digicam competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.7 vs f/3.3), has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 39 mm), has a significantly larger screen (3.2" vs 2.2"), has better image stabilization (lens vs none) and has a touch screen.
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 1,040k dots), doesn't shoot as fast continuously (2 fps vs 10 fps), doesn't have a screen which flips out, has a much shorter battery life (170 shots vs 300 shots) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 320 HS compared to super zoom competitors include: it has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 36 mm), has a significantly larger screen (3.2" vs 2.5"), has a slightly higher resolution screen (461k dots vs 207k dots), is slightly smaller (super compact (94×57×21 mm) vs prosumer size (117×80×78 mm)) and has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift).
However, on average it doesn't have a screen which flips out, has a much shorter battery life (170 shots vs 420 shots), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital), doesn't support an external flash and has a slower max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/4000 of a second).
