Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon ELPH 310 HS vs Fujifilm FinePix F31fd

Canon ELPH 300 HS

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"The Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 performed above average in terms of image quality for its class."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the 300 HS's image-quality
"The new HS System offers the ability to capture images with up to 60% less noise at all ISO speeds compared to standard non-HS System compact cameras."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the 300 HS's iso-noise

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 300 HS

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 24fps
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Super compact 92x55x19 mm
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
240 fps
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Fujifilm FinePix F31fd

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix F31fd

Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.7 MP vs 6.1 MP
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Capture around 60% more detail in your photos
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 24fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Size Smaller 92x55x19 mm vs 93x57x28 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1.1"
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More than 30% thinner
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the 300 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Lowest price Much cheaper $148.00 vs $499.59
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The best price we've seen is $352 cheaper (3.4x less)
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Weight Significantly lighter 141 g vs 185 g
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More than 20% lighter
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3x
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Around 3x more zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 3.4 fps vs 2.2 fps
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More than 50% faster continuous shooting
Canon ELPH 300 HS Learn more about
the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Fujifilm F31fd

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
Fujifilm FinePix F31fd Learn more about
the Fujifilm F31fd
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 300 HS Canon ELPH 300 HS
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Fujifilm FinePix F31fd Fujifilm FinePix F31fd
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 300 HS.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
300 HS:f/2.7
F31fd:f/2.8
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen size Very small screens Help
300 HS:2.7"
F31fd:2.5"
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
300 HS:5x
F31fd:3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$370 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$364 - $389

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive

Canon ELPH 300 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Cheaper
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Screen size Much larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Size Slightly larger
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Size Slightly larger
Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen size Much larger screen
Size Larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

Fujifilm FinePix F31fd Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sigma DP1x

Sigma DP1x

Boutique

$790

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Fujifilm FinePix F40fd

Fujifilm FinePix F40fd

Compact

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Larger sensor
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Compact

$293

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$300 - $315

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Size Larger

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