Canon 310 HS vs A4000 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon 310 HS

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 30fps

720p @ 25fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video at a higher frame rate

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The 310 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Longer battery life

210 shots

175 shots

20% more shots per battery charge

Slightly smaller

96x57x22 mm

95x56x24 mm

Around 10% smaller

Thinner

0.9"

Around 10% thinner

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly lighter

140 g

145 g

Almost the same

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the Canon 310 HS

Advantages of the Canon A4000 IS

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Canon A4000 IS vs the Canon 310 HS.

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the Canon A4000 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 310 HS

62	vs	55
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 310 HS.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good macro capabilities
	1 cm

Good image stabilization

310 HS:	Sensor shift, Lens
A4000 IS:	Lens

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

310 HS:	96x57x22 mm
A4000 IS:	95x56x24 mm

Light weight

310 HS:	140 g
A4000 IS:	145 g

	Thin
	0.9"

Few shots per battery charge

310 HS:	210 shots
A4000 IS:	175 shots

	Poor zoom
	8x

	No built-in GPS
	Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$196 - $199

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly wider aperture

Is slightly more expensive

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$119 - $134

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly wider aperture

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$157

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Slightly shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the ELPH 310 HS

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$99 - $190

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 310 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly wider aperture

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$129 - $139

Has slightly more zoom

Is slightly smaller

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$100

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Lower true resolution

Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$228 - $249

Much more zoom

Has a GPS

Much larger

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS

Ultra compact

$159

More zoom

Smaller

No 24p support

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 530 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $149

Has a touch screen

Wider aperture

Worse macro capability

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Wider aperture

Smaller

Significantly smaller screen

Slightly less zoom

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Sony CyberShot DSC-W730

Travel zoom

$108

Significantly better wide angle

Takes 3D photos

Significantly smaller screen

Narrower aperture

Compare the CyberShot DSC-W730 vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A2500

Compact

$99 - $134

Wider aperture

Longer battery life

Significantly smaller screen

Slightly less zoom

Compare the PowerShot A2500 vs the PowerShot A4000 IS

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Canon ELPH 310 HS

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Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 310 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 310 HS

Advantages of the Canon A4000 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Sony CyberShot DSC-W730

Canon PowerShot A2500

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