Canon A2300 IS vs 100 HS

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2300 IS

Lighter

125 g

140 g

More than 10% lighter

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Slightly cheaper

$92.78

$124.95

The best price we've seen is $32 cheaper (around 30% less)

Learn more about
the Canon A2300 IS

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

720p @ 25fps

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

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

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The 100 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Learn more about
the Canon 100 HS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

49	vs	49
Explain scores

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

Fairly small

A2300 IS:	95x54x20 mm
100 HS:	93x55x19 mm

	Thin
	0.8"

Light weight

A2300 IS:	125 g
100 HS:	140 g

Inexpensive

A2300 IS:	$92.78
100 HS:	$124.95

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	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

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor zoom

A2300 IS:	5x
100 HS:	4x

competitors

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$99

Has slightly more shutter lag

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Travel zoom

$95

Has a touch screen

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A3400 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $129

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$267

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$90 - $119

Has slightly more zoom

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Better wide angle

Better maximum light sensitivity

Significantly narrower aperture

Worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2500

Compact

$109 - $129

Longer battery life

Slightly larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the PowerShot A2500 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$95

Longer battery life

Significantly larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the PowerShot A810 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Compact

$88

Longer battery life

Better maximum light sensitivity

Narrower aperture

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W710 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$151

Much better wide angle

Slightly wider aperture

Significantly smaller screen

Slightly more expensive

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$134 - $149

Much better wide angle

Has a touch screen

Slightly larger

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

Slightly smaller

Thinner

No 24p support

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$129 - $159

More zoom

Higher resolution screen

No 24p support

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

Can create panoramas in-camera

Higher resolution screen

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

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Canon PowerShotA2300 IS vs Canon ELPH100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2300 IS

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Canon PowerShot A2500

Canon PowerShot A810

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Canon ELPH 100 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

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Canon PowerShot
A2300 IS
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Canon ELPH
100 HS