Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS (Black) comparison

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Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS (Black)

Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS (Black)
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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black)

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black)
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Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX50 (Black)

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX50 (Black)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 (Black)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 (Black)
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Price $166 at 1 store $229 to $325 at 4 stores $99 to $149 at 6 stores $189 at 1 store
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4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
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    Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
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    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating 4.0 stars out of 11 reviews 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews 0 stars No reviews, write one! 4.0 stars out of 3 reviews
Release date February 06, 2011 March 01, 2012 February 19, 2012 February 28, 2012
The Bottom Line If you're looking for a nice, simple ultracompact for use indoors and out, you'll want to strongly consider the Canon PowerShot Elph 300 HS. The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS' wider, longer lens, a few much-needed design tweaks, and excellent photo quality add up to one pretty great compact megazoom. The tiny Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 is a lot of camera for the money, with solid shooting performance, and good photo and movie quality. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 is an excellent little camera that doesn't sacrifice features and performance for size.

Basic specs

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Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color
TFT active matrix - Color
LCD display - 3 in
LCD display - 2.7 in
LCD display - 3 in
Dimensions (W x D x H) 3.6 in x 0.8 in x 2.2 in
4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in
3.6 in x 0.7 in x 2 in
3.7 in x 0.9 in x 2.2 in
Lens System 5 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 21.5 mm - F/2.7-5.9
20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8
5 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 22.5 cm - F/2.6-6.3
10 x x Zoom lens - 4.45 mm - 44.5 mm - F/3.3-5.9 G
Optical sensor type CMOS
BSI-CMOS
Exmor R CMOS
Exmor R CMOS
Light sensitivity ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO auto
ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO auto
ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 6400
ISO 12800
ISO 400
ISO auto
ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 6400
ISO 12800
ISO 400
ISO auto
Video capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 -
MOV - 1280 x 720 -
MOV - 640 x 480 -
MOV - 640 x 480 -
MOV - 320 x 240 -
MOV - 320 x 240 -
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 320 x 240 -
iFrame - 1280 x 720 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
Digital zoom 4 x
4 x
2 x
2 x
Battery technology Info unavailable Lithium ion
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Weight 4.3 oz
7.3 oz
3.6 oz
4.1 oz
Product Type Digital camera - Compact
Digital camera - Compact
Digital camera - Compact
Digital camera - Compact
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