Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 Price Review

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Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera Black Price and Description:
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1,320 of 1,333 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars great compact camera with hd video, March 19, 2011
By J. Gebauer See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) () This review is from: Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black) (Camera) I am a DSLR photographer who shoots professionally and managed a camera store in the past. I wanted something I can take with me everywhere but still produces good quality shots. I also wanted a camera that could shoot good looking videos. I researched some number of models and after much deliberation decided on the Canon 300 HS. I am happy I did.

Image Quality:

I tested cameras and lenses all the time while managing the camera store so whenever I buy a new camera or lens I generally test it. The Canon 300 HS does not produce the quality of pictures my Nikon D7000 does but I did not expect it to. The edges get a little soft with the 300 HS when looking at the image at 100 whereas the D7000 pictures are nearly tact sharp.

Comparing the 300 HS to the Canon Powershot SD1000 from some years ago, the 300 HS blows it out of the water. The SD1000 is a seven MP camera. Shooting the same shots on a tripod with the same focal length on the lens the 300 HS uses its extra MPs well. When looking at the pictures from each camera at 100, at the large angle zoom setting and normal zoom setting both cameras have about the same relative slight softness on the edges. But the 300 HS has more MP so it really produces more detail in the image. I think it was smart for Canon to keep the MP at twelve because last years models while being 14 MP (SD1400) did not give any extra detail from what I could tell than the twelve MP variant (SD1300). The SD1400 was just just creating bigger files. When zooming in the telephoto setting the 300 HS obviously made a sharper image than the SD1000. Frequently cameras have sweet spots in the zoom range in which it’ll produce crisper pictures. The 300 HS has steadily good sharpness during it is zoom range.

HS system and ISO:

The image processing with the HS system really works to decrease sound at higher ISOs enabling people to produce better quality pictures in low light. The improvement in image quality gets more and more observable the greater and greater the ISO. ISO 400 with the 300 HS was nearly as good as ISO 200 on the SD1000. ISO on the 300 HS was a tad better than ISO 400 on the SD1000. ISO 1600 on the 300 HS was between ISO 400 and on the SD1000. ISO 3200 on the 300 HS made the same quality of image (noise) as ISO on the SD1000. A two stop in film speed improvement is big.

1080p video and slow motion:

With good light, the 300 HS produces great smooth 1080 videos. If you look at many of HD videos from compact cameras the video frequently looks jumpy. From what I have seen it was not till you got to the Canon G12 or Panasonic LX5 that the video looked smooth. Both of those cameras only shoot 720p whereas this camera shoots 1080p. The video also good detail. It really looks HD.

If you’re wanting zoom and uninterrupted AF with your video this camera is the one you want in comparison to the 100 HS which does not let you to zoom. The uninterrupted AF with face recognition is stellar with this camera in video mode. I videoed my wife while she drived. It focused on her face. I switched to the scenery outside. It now focused on that. I then went back to my wife and it found her face and focused on it now. I videoed her reflection in the rear view mirror and it found her face in the mirror no problem and focused on it. AMAZING!!!!

Commenting on a complaint I have read about the zoom being slow in video mode. If you like to get motion illness whenever someone quickly zooms in or out throughout their video this isn’t your camera. As smooth looking as the video is, the zoom is. The smooth zoom creates nice looking transitions instead of warp speed ahead looks.

The slow motion is a fun feature that works well. You have to have good lighting though. In low light with high ISO’s it made black videos. In a review someone commented that it should have sound with the slow motion video. I honestly do not know how that could work unless you want to listen to everything at 1/5 it is normal speed. I think it is a good thing that it does not have sound with the slow motion videos.

AF:

I commented on AF partially in the video part of the review. It does have some number of AF modes for different situations. The face detection works great. If you have a person in the picture but want something other than the person to be in concentrate you’ll have to change AF modes from face detection. The reviewer that had the problem with the 300 HS focusing on things he did not want the camera to concentrate on probably did not have the correct AF mode for the shooting situations. The 300 HS has a center AF if you like that.

Areas for Canon to enhance on with the 300 HS:

The camera is so well thought out that I am surprised Canon let this slip. I love having a large angle zoom go down to 24mm. It is great for scenery and photojournalist type shots. If you shoot at the widest angle zoom and use the flash, the lens on the 300 HS blocks the flash’s contact on the bottom right corner of the image. The corner is totally black. If you zoom in a bit so you are not at the widest angle setting when using the flash you’ll be good. Still all Canon had to do isn’t put the flash so close to the lens.

When shooting video in lower light situations the video does start to get noisy and grainy quicker than many other cameras.

Conclusion:

All in all this is a wonderfully thought out camera with great image quality and image processing and it shoots stellar videos for it is compact size.






348 of 354 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Awesome Point and Shoot, March 14, 2011
By Keith Corbin See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) () This review is from: Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full 1080p HD Video (Red) (Camera) This is a point and shoot class camera, if you are aware of that going in, you’re going to be more than impressed with it. I am going from an SD630 and hands down, this beats it. I had an SX210IS and these pictures are on par with it, if not better. I had to return my SX210IS as it had issues with dust on the image sensor and I have been waiting for a new P&S class to come out. I bit the bullet on this, well, the black variant Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS twelve MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full 1080p HD Video (Black) and what can I say I’m happy!

300HS vs 500HS:
There is a 500HS variant of the camera, which is approx $50 more. To this point, the only differences I can tell are the LCD on the back also as aperture priority and shutter priority, while the 300hs doesn’t. The touch screen on the 500hs may also be used to concentrate on a specific subject. The 500hs also has a wider aperture at 2.0, the 300hs has 2.7.

Form Factor/Display:
Small. Awesome. There’s a texture on the camera, I really like this as it looks like it’ll help if you hands are wet (sweat, snow, etc). Easy to operate one hand and if using both hands, flash is not in a awful place. Display is bright and button seem intuitive as with other Canon cameras. Battery and SD are on the bottom door, USB and HDMI are in a covered side port. Comes with a wrist strap if you want a little extra security.

Boot Time/Software:
Camera is prepared to take photos fast. From the time you press the button, it is pretty much set to catch the action. Time between photos was not awful (about 1.5 seconds) and if you need it, there’s uninterrupted shot mode. Had no problem with the Canon software on Windows 7. I have used the Canon Photo Window import for a while, does a great job of to get photos off the camera without duplicates. I use Picasa to then manage my photo library (I skip the Zoom Browser, but it is really not bad if you want to use it, I am just a slave to Google/gmail)

Computer Connectivity:
I did not find this anyplace in the specifications, if you are looking, the camera uses mini USB, alike to all Canon’s that have come out over the last not many years.

Optical Zoom:
You’re going to be impressed with the form factor of this camera and it is 5x OPTICAL zoom. I now disabled digital zoom as 12.1MP + 5x Optical will get you close to the action. You are better off digitally enhancing the photos afterward on.

Battery + Memory Card:
This uses the NBL 4 (again, I found misunderstanding on this and accessories) if you have many of those laying around keep them as they will work just good in this camera. This is nice as my SD630 uses the NBL 4 so now I have two chargers + three batteries. It took my 32GB SDHC without any issues and holds thousands of pictures. Pictures tended to be between two and 3mb on the highest settings.

Image Quality:
Look, I am no photo fanatic, I do not expect the people purchasing this camera are. I’m looking for hard pictures and this camera delivers. There are a ton a feature you may be able to delve into and I am sure they’re good. It has manual mode, if you cool that, you may be able to go down that path. But I am the kind of person that knows when something looks good, OK or great. This camera steadily delivers GREAT photos. I am happy with the low light and pictures are not blurry or grainy (within reasonable expectations).

Video:
FINALLY! Optical zoom on a Canon throughout video! 1080p brings this camera up to par with others in its class and it does a decent job. I did not notice any big sound when zooming in and out while recording video. I know this is the excuse Canon used in the past as to why they never had this feature. It shoots nice clips for those fast times. This won’t replace a true DV cam, but hey, for some minute clips here and there, you’ll simply not be dissapointed.




138 of 143 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Another great Canon product!, March 29, 2011
By sojo See all my reviews () This review is from: Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black) (Camera) I now own a 5D Mark II and was wanting to replace my Canon S80 which is six yrs old. While I love the S80 and the quality pics it captured, the bulkiness of this point and shoot (P&S) became inconvenient. My wife was adamant she wanted a more compact P&S this time.

In addition to great pics, I looked for a P&S with 1080p video capability so I would not have to get a separate camcorder. Let me say that the 300 HS is a quality camera filled into a sleek body that I can slip into any pocket on the run.

Most Canon cameras (I am a Canon loyalist) take great shots. But what most impresses me about this camera are its low light potential. It clearly can’t match the image quality of a DSLR, but for a P&S, I has been impressed! Indoor night shots of my kids WITHOUT flash (incandescent lighting only) come out surprisingly crisp with minimal sound. Autofocus is quite remarkable as it tracks faces in the frame more enhancing easy use. Menu functions are quite intuitive (if you have owned last Canon models). It is got lots of predetermined shooting modes. And it is fast between shots for a P&S (a couple seconds with flash photography).

I also compared the 1080p video vs Flip super HD which shoots in 720p. The video quality is like night and day with the 300 HS finishing ahead by a mile. Low light video is grainy but still watchable (unwatchable on Flip). In daylight, video looks beautiful. Video is easily imported into iphoto and imovie. Just be sure you have a big memory card as 1080p takes up 16GB/hour of video. I bought a 32GB card.

I did buy another battery after reading battery life may be short. I have had the camera a week and used it for 15 30 minutes daily (including video capture) and I haven’t required to recharge still.

I’d also recommend the black body as it has a textured housing that makes holding this small camera much easier.

Also bought a Caselogic TBC 302 compact camera case which fits this camera perfectly. It has a small side pocket that I slip the extra battery in.

Overall, considering the excellent quality of the camera, easy portability, and great price, this camera is worth every penny.




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