Canon ELPH 500 HS

4.4x, f/2, 24 mm
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        Summary Canon 500 HS

        Prices Price
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        $700
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        Specifications Key specs
        Zoom
        Help 4.4x
        Screen size
        Help 3.2"
        Aperture
        Help f/2
        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 Smaller
        Zoom Slightly more zoom
        Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed

        Compare the new Canon ELPH 520 HS vs the 500 HS
        Canon ELPH 510 HS
        Canon ELPH 510 HS announced August 2011
        Zoom Slightly more zoom
        Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed
        Size Slightly smaller

        Compare the new Canon 510 HS vs the 500 HS

        reviewsWhat are people saying about the 500 HS

        "The 500 HS was able to go up to ISO 800 without... visibly blurry or grainy."
        pcmag.com | talking about the camera's iso-noise
        "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

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        Canon Powershot Elph 500 HS
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        Pros

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        The Canon 500 HS vs other recent pro digicams

        Size Quite small Help
        Compact (101×55×25 mm)
        Thickness Thin Help
        1"
        Touch screen Touch screen Help
        Fewer buttons
        Weight Light Help
        185 g

        Cons

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        The Canon 500 HS vs other recent pro digicams

        Sensor size Small sensor Help
        1/2.3" 6.18x4.55mm
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        3.4 fps
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        9.7 MP
        Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        GPS No GPS Help
        Missing geo-tagging
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/1000 of a second
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        461k dots
        Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        3,200 ISO
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Announced Old Help
        February 2011
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        Longest exposure Short exposures Help
        15 seconds

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        Discussion

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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.
         
        Avatar for Lam_Ang Lam_Ang (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 ??