Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS
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February, 2011

Summary Canon 100 HS

Prices Price
Camera only $109 - $189
all 100 HS prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #1 of 50 Among similar cameras #21 of 240
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 4x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 1080p @ 24fps
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Also known as: Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HSCanon ELPH 100 HS

Replacement

Canon has replaced the ELPH 100 HS with the ELPH 110 HS.

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS announced January, 2012
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Aperture Slightly wider aperture

Compare the new Canon ELPH 110 HS vs the 100 HS

reviewsWhat are people saying about the 100 HS

"Video was clean and sharp in my tests."
pcmag.com | talking about the camera's video-quality
"it will take clear photos, without a flash, even in poor lighting conditions."
pcmag.com | talking about the camera's iso-noise
"Canon's user interface is simple enough, made up mostly of cascading rows down the Y axis of the screen"
pcmag.com | talking about the camera's button-layout

Videos

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Canon PowerShot Elph 100HS Review, video test in 1080p
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Pros

The Canon 100 HS vs other recent compacts

Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 24fps
Size Quite small Help
Super compact 93x55x19 mm
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Thin Help
0.8"
Weight Light Help
140 g
Popularity Very popular Help
Among snapsort users
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
240 fps
Supports 24p 24p movies Help
For that film look
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Macro focus Good macro Help
3 cm
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$108.97

Cons

The Canon 100 HS vs other recent compacts

Zoom Below average zoom Help
4x
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
February, 2011
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/1500 of a second

Appearance

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Discussion What do you think about the Canon ELPH 100 HS?

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Avatar for Mike Svitek Mike Svitek (1:55 AM, November 23, 2011)
You are correct here. There is a setting in the menu which locks the zoom when shooting video, but remember that the focus is still unaffected.

My advice to the focus nuisance is to zoom in as far as it will go and then zoom out as you begin shooting the video.
 
Chiefguy321 (2:00 AM, July 31, 2011)
My friend has this camera and I have the Elph 300 HS....the buttons on the 100 are considerably smaller and yes, I found the left side of the circle button very hard to press as well.  I did however, love the screen size on the 100 vs. the 2.7 screen on the 300.  The screen on the 100 is so much nicer.  Also, the 300 seems to just zoom slightly more.  I'm wondering if I made the right choice with the 300.  Not sure that small extra zoom was worth it ( plus a smaller screen).
 
pedja (4:02 AM, July 27, 2011)
I found this circle button very hard to press (especially on the left side). Does anyone have the same problem?
 
Nathan (8:21 PM, May 09, 2011)
@ Snapshot. Not sure if you realize this but some of the reviews say that you can't use the zoom feature while taking videos with the Elph 100 HS. That is not corrrect. I purchased the Elph 100 HS and I WAS able to zoom while in video mode.
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (7:34 PM, March 29, 2011)
Good catch, thanks, we'll fix that up.
 
Eric (7:31 PM, March 29, 2011)
Typo in the above specs: 640 x 1080 @ 120fps, should be 640 x 480 @ 120fps
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (2:49 PM, March 24, 2011)
Hi Eric, thanks for the info!
 
Eric (2:40 AM, March 24, 2011)
From Canon USA website:
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Continuous Shooting
Approx. 3.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 8.2 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst)
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