Canon 300 HS vs SX130 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.4

At its widest zoom, the 300 HS's lens captures slightly more light (0.7 f-stops)

Better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

720p @ 30fps

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

Smaller

92x55x19 mm

113x73x46 mm

3.8x smaller

Shoots faster

3.4 fps

1 fps

Around 3.5x faster continuous shooting

Lighter

141 g

308 g

2.2x lighter

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The 300 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

0.8"

1.8"

2.4x thinner

Cheaper

$152.00

$246.65

The best price we've seen is $95 cheaper (around 40% less)

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the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Slightly more zoom

12x

Around 6x more zoom

Better macro capability

1 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Faster max shutter speed

1/2500s

1/2000s

20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon SX130 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 300 HS

35	vs	32
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 300 HS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	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

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

competitors

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$133 - $149

Has a slightly larger screen

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$90 - $119

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Much higher maximum light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$245 - $269

Has slightly more zoom

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is slightly more expensive

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Creates panoramas in-camera

Significantly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot S110

Pro digicam

$399

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot S110 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot S110 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$219

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Significantly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

Significantly larger screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$125

Significantly larger screen

Slightly cheaper

Worse wide angle

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$129 - $155

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

No 24p support

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Narrower aperture

Lower true resolution

Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $201

Slightly more zoom

Cheaper

Slightly narrower aperture

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$229

Significantly wider aperture

Slightly lighter

Much worse wide angle

Significantly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$215

Much higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

Larger

Worse image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Super zoom

$248 - $249

Significantly more zoom

Better wide angle

Larger

Thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX500 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$299 - $320

Much more zoom

Supports 24p

Much larger

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

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Canon ELPH300 HS vs Canon PowerShotSX130 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot S110

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Canon Powershot SX40

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Canon ELPH
300 HS
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Canon PowerShot
SX130 IS