Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS
Pro digicam Pro digicam, Compact
February, 2011

Summary Canon 500 HS

Prices Price
Camera only $188 - $265
all 500 HS prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #1 of 1 Among similar cameras #13 of 14
details details
Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 4.4x Screen size Help 3.2"
Aperture Help f/2.0 Screen resolution Help 461k dots
Wide angle Help 24 mm Movie format Help 1080p @ 24fps
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Also known as: Canon IXUS 310 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HSCanon ELPH 500 HS

Replacement

Canon has replaced the ELPH 500 HS with the ELPH 520 HS and 510 HS.

Canon ELPH 520 HS
Canon ELPH 520 HS announced January, 2012
Size Significantly smaller
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability

Compare the new Canon ELPH 520 HS vs the 500 HS
Canon ELPH 510 HS
Canon ELPH 510 HS announced August, 2011
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed

Compare the new Canon 510 HS vs the 500 HS

reviewsWhat are people saying about the 500 HS

"The 500 HS shoots incredibly sharp, detailed photos."
pcmag.com | talking about the camera's image-quality
"I was very impressed with the quality of the video shot by the 500 HS."
pcmag.com | talking about the camera's video-quality
"The excellent and familiar Canon interface does a lot to make the touch screen even easier to use."
pcmag.com | talking about the camera's button-layout

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Pros

The Canon 500 HS vs other recent pro digicams

Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 24fps
Wide angle Great wide angle lens Help
24 mm
Size Really small Help
Compact 100x55x25 mm
Supports 24p 24p movies Help
For that film look
Touch screen Touch screen Help
Less buttons
Thickness Thin Help
1"
Screen size Above average sized screen Help
3.2"
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
240 fps
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Weight Very light Help
185 g
Lowest price Very inexpensive Help
$188.00

Cons

The Canon 500 HS vs other recent pro digicams

Supports RAW No RAW support Help
Less editing fidelity
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
461k dots
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3.4 fps
Screen type Screen type Help
LCD
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
February, 2011
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/1000 of a second
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
15 seconds
Sensor size Very small sensor Help
1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Zoom Below average zoom Help
4.4x
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
9.7 MP
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
External flash No external flash Help
Less expandable
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users

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Discussion What do you think about the Canon ELPH 500 HS?

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Yazan Arslan (5:49 PM, July 25, 2011)
In Japan it called IXY 31S.
 
Yazan Arslan (5:47 PM, July 25, 2011)
Since it have touch screen, you can put ISO icon or shortcut on screen side, beside many other controls.
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (0:38 PM, March 04, 2011)
Hi Gester, yes, its the same as the Canon IXUS 310 HS.

Have you used Snapsort to compare the Olympus XZ-1 to the Canon ELPH 500 HS?

The Olympus XZ-1 is going to get better image quality (due to its larger sensor) and have more advanced features, but the Canon ELPH 500 HS has got a wider angle lens, larger LCD, high speed videos etc.
 
Gester13 (4:40 AM, March 04, 2011)
hello. is this the same as the CANON IXUS 310 HS?
and is this better than the Olympus XZ-1?
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (3:12 AM, March 02, 2011)
I think you can control the ISO in just about any camera. However, you might have to go into the menus.
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (3:12 AM, March 02, 2011)
Have you seen our comparison of the Canon S95 vs Elph 500 HS?

The 500HS has a lot of great features, 1080p, 24mm wide angle, high speed video. But, the S95 has the larger sensor (so ultimately better image quality), and I I think more advanced features and manual controls.
 
Santi-jaramillo (11:33 PM, March 01, 2011)
can you control the ISO in this camera ?
 
Santi-jaramillo (11:19 PM, March 01, 2011)
this one or s95 ??