Canon ELPH
310 HS
 vs
Konica Minolta DiMAGE
X31

Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS vs Konica Minolta DiMAGE X31

Canon ELPH 310 HS

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Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 310 HS

Screen size
 Large screen
3.0"
True resolution
 High true resolution
9.8 MP
Supports 24p
 24p movies
For that film look
Panorama
 In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

Reasons to buy the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X31

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X31 over the Canon ELPH 310 HS.
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon 310 HS
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 1.5"
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 2x larger screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 36 mm
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 More than 20% better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 3.1 MP
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 Capture more than 3x more detail in your photos
Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift, Lens vs None
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 Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 76k dots
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 More than 6x higher resolution screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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 Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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 CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Sensor size Significantly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/3.2" 4.5x3.4mm
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 More than 80% larger sensor
Zoom More zoom 8x vs 3x
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 More than 7x more zoom
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 200 ISO
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 The 310 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 4 f-stops better
Size Smaller 96x57x22 mm vs 86x67x24 mm
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 More than 10% smaller
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/500s
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 4x faster max shutter speed
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 165 g
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 Around 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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 Around 10% thinner
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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 Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Konica Minolta X31
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.0
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 At its widest zoom, the X31's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 310 HS Canon ELPH 310 HS
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 310 HS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
310 HS:28 mm
X31:36 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

Canon ELPH 310 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$133 - $149
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$146 - $179
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS
Canon ELPH 520 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$129 - $155
Zoom More zoom
Size Smaller
Supports 24p No 24p support
Aperture Narrower aperture
Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS
Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
True resolution Lower true resolution
Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the ELPH 310 HS

Konica Minolta DiMAGE X31 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$255
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the DiMAGE X31
Nikon 1 V1

Nikon 1 V1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$395 with 10-30mm lens
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Screen size Much larger screen
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Size Much larger
Compare the 1 V1 vs the DiMAGE X31
Olympus VG-145

Olympus VG-145

Digicam
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Compare the VG-145 vs the DiMAGE X31
Nikon Coolpix L820

Nikon Coolpix L820

Super zoom

$277
Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Compare the Coolpix L820 vs the DiMAGE X31
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$199 - $249
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the DiMAGE X31

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