Canon 300 HS vs Fujifilm S2950

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

720p @ 30fps

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

Significantly smaller

92x55x19 mm

110x73x81 mm

6.6x smaller

Wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the 300 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

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

Much thinner

0.8"

3.2"

4.2x thinner

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Significantly lighter

141 g

437 g

3.1x lighter

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

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

Shoots faster

3.4 fps

1.2 fps

Around 3x faster continuous shooting

Longer exposures

15s

Around 90% longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Fujifilm S2950

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

More zoom

18x

Around 13x more zoom

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Better macro capability

2 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens

Slightly cheaper

$129.00

$147.95

The best price we've seen is $19 cheaper (more than 10% less)

Learn more about
the Fujifilm S2950

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 300 HS

33	vs	32
Explain scores

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a super zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Inexpensive

300 HS:	$147.95
S2950:	$129.00

	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

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$99 - $190

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Much higher maximum light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$92 - $119

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $209

Has a faster max shutter speed

Significantly lower boost light sensitivity

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$196 - $199

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

More expensive

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$119 - $134

Much larger screen

Has a touch screen

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$100

Significantly larger screen

Cheaper

Worse wide angle

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 100 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 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

Nikon Coolpix L310

Super zoom

$187

Better wide angle

Slightly more zoom

Much worse macro capability

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix L310 vs the FinePix S2950

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

Super zoom

$163

Better wide angle

Higher resolution screen

No viewfinder

Slightly larger

Compare the Lumix DMC-LZ20 vs the FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

Significantly more zoom

Better wide angle

Larger

Heavier

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the FinePix S2950

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$182 - $249

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly better wide angle

No viewfinder

Slightly larger

Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Super zoom

$155

Significantly more zoom

Better wide angle

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Larger

Compare the FinePix S4500 vs the FinePix S2950

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Canon ELPH 300 HS

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Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 300 HS

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S2950

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Fujifilm S2950

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Fujifilm FinePix S2950 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L310

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Nikon Coolpix L810

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

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