Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon ELPH 310 HS vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Canon ELPH 300 HS

76

"The optical image stabilizer lens technology did a good job."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the 300 HS's image-stabilization
"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

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 300 HS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Super compact 92x55x19 mm
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
141 g
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

57

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 94x57x15 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.6"

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 35 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the 300 HS's lens captures slightly more light (0.7 f-stops)
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 24fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate
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
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Lowest price Much cheaper $145.50 vs $477.47
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The best price we've seen is $332 cheaper (3.3x less)
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.4 fps vs 1.8 fps
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Around 90% faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
Weight Slightly lighter 141 g vs 148 g
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 1s
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15x longer exposures
Canon ELPH 300 HS Learn more about
the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-T90

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 94x57x15 mm vs 92x55x19 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.6" vs 0.8"
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More than 20% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Learn more about
the Sony DSC-T90
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 300 HS Canon ELPH 300 HS
76 vs 57
Explain scores
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Green arrow 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 ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
300 HS:92x55x19 mm
DSC-T90:94x57x15 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Thin Help
300 HS:0.8"
DSC-T90:0.6"
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 resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
300 HS:5x
DSC-T90:4x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$109 - $189

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive

Canon ELPH 300 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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 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 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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Compact

$273

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77

Ultra compact

$291

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Lowest price Significantly cheaper
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Sony DSC-S5000

Sony DSC-S5000

Compact

$127 - $139

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Size Much larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-T110

Sony Cybershot T110

Ultra compact

$309

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution

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Canon ELPH 300 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Canon ELPH 300 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Canon ELPH 300 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

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