Canon ELPH 510 HS

65

vs
Canon ELPH 520 HS

61
 
 
 
 

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 510 HS

Screen size
 Large screen
3.2"
Touch screen
 Touch screen
Less buttons
Fastest shutter speed
 Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Size
 Really small
Ultra compact 87x54x19 mm
Thickness
 Thin
0.7"
Fastest shutter speed
 Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
 
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differences

Advantages of the Canon 510 HS
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
Help
 Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
Help
 Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Screen size Larger screen 3.2" vs 3.0"
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 Around 10% larger screen
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
Help
 Almost the same
Canon ELPH 510 HS Learn more about
the Canon 510 HS

Advantages of the Canon ELPH 520 HS
Size Smaller 87x54x19 mm vs 99x59x22 mm
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 More than 30% smaller
Weight Lighter 155 g vs 206 g
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 More than 20% lighter
Battery life Slightly longer battery life 190 shots vs 170 shots
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 More than 10% more shots per battery charge
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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 More than 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 510 HS Canon ELPH 510 HS
65 vs 61
Explain scores
Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS Canon ELPH 520 HS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 510 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 ultra compact.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
High-speed framerate Very high speed movies Help
240 fps
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Sensor type Better sensor types Help
Better in low light
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
1/4000 of a second
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Battery life Few shots per battery charge Help
510 HS:170 shots
ELPH 520 HS:190 shots
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.4

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
510 HS:99x59x22 mm
ELPH 520 HS:87x54x19 mm
Thickness Thin Help
510 HS:0.9"
ELPH 520 HS:0.7"
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
510 HS:3.3 fps
ELPH 520 HS:2.8 fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
12x
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon ELPH 530 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS

Ultra compact
Compare the PowerShot ELPH 530 HS vs the ELPH 510 HS
Compare the PowerShot ELPH 530 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$119 - $134
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 510 HS
Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$199
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 510 HS
Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the ELPH 510 HS
Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 510 HS
Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$200 - $229
Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the ELPH 510 HS
Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$150
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 510 HS
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon ELPH 510 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon ELPH 510 HS.

Canon ELPH 520 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon ELPH 520 HS.

appearance

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