Canon 100 HS vs A3100 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Much better wide angle

28 mm

35 mm

20% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

480p @ 30fps

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

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Significantly smaller

93x55x19 mm

97x58x28 mm

More than 30% smaller

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Significantly thinner

0.8"

1.1"

Around 30% thinner

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

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

Lighter

140 g

165 g

Around 20% lighter

Cheaper

$105.00

$157.99

The best price we've seen is $53 cheaper (more than 30% less)

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the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Canon A3100 IS

Slightly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the A3100 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1500s

Around 10% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon A3100 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 100 HS

70	vs	45
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Canon PowerShot A3100 IS

Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 100 HS.

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Canon 100 HS vs Canon 500 HS

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Wide aperture

100 HS:	f/2.8
A3100 IS:	f/2.7

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Good macro capabilities
	3 cm

Inexpensive

100 HS:	$105.00
A3100 IS:	$157.99

Slow max shutter speed

100 HS:	1/1500s
A3100 IS:	1/1600s

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor wide angle

100 HS:	28 mm
A3100 IS:	35 mm

	Poor zoom
	4x

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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Canon A3100 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

Are you a camera expert? Share your knowledge!

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

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Canon ELPH
100 HS
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A3100 IS