Canon 300 HS vs Panasonic DMC-FX78

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

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 macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

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

Slightly smaller

92x55x19 mm

99x55x20 mm

More than 10% smaller

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1300s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Slightly thinner

0.8"

Almost the same

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the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FX78

Much larger screen

3.5"

2.7"

Around 30% larger screen

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Wider aperture

f/2.5

f/2.7

At its widest zoom, the DMC-FX78's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Cheaper

$79.00

$149.99

The best price we've seen is $71 cheaper (around 50% less)

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the Panasonic DMC-FX78

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 300 HS

55	vs	55
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78

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

300 HS:	f/2.7
DMC-FX78:	f/2.5

	Good wide angle
	24 mm

Full HD (1080p) video

300 HS:	1080p @ 24fps
DMC-FX78:	1080p @ 30fps

Fairly small

300 HS:	92x55x19 mm
DMC-FX78:	99x55x20 mm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Thin
	0.8"

Light weight

300 HS:	141 g
DMC-FX78:	142 g

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$199

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FX78

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$119 - $134

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FX78

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 shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Lumix DMC-FX78

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$299

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-FX78

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$100

Significantly larger screen

Cheaper

Much worse wide angle

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

Significantly larger screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Much worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$129 - $139

More zoom

Significantly larger screen

Much worse wide angle

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Travel zoom

Slightly more zoom

Faster max shutter speed

Significantly narrower aperture

Much worse wide angle

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH27 vs the Lumix DMC-FX78

Panasonic Lumix G6

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$749 with 14-42mm lens

Much larger sensor

Better maximum light sensitivity

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Lumix G6 vs the Lumix DMC-FX78

Nikon Coolpix P7100

Pro digicam

$393 - $479

Has an external mic jack

Has a flip-out screen

Much larger

Much worse wide angle

Compare the Coolpix P7100 vs the Lumix DMC-FX78

Panasonic Lumix SZ9

Travel zoom

$233 - $249

Takes 3D photos

Has a CMOS-family sensor

Significantly narrower aperture

Much smaller screen

Compare the Lumix SZ9 vs the Lumix DMC-FX78

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Canon ELPH 300 HS

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 300 HS

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FX78

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 ELPH 320 HS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon Powershot S100

Canon ELPH 300 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Panasonic Lumix G6

Nikon Coolpix P7100

Panasonic Lumix SZ9

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