Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS (Silver)
Manufacturer: Canon Part number: 5128B001AA
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- The touch-screen controls keep the Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS from being a lower-cost PowerShot S95 alternative for enthusiasts, but its otherwise a very good ultracompact.
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CNET editors' review
Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS (Silver) price range: $169.99 - $265.15
- Reviewed by: Joshua Goldman
- Reviewed on: 06/23/2011
- Released on: 02/06/2011
The good: The Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS has a nice f2.0 ultrawide-angle lens, excellent photo quality for its class and a nice mix of shooting modes.
The bad: The 500 HS's touch interface is potentially frustrating and its shooting performance is a little slow.
The bottom line: The touch-screen controls keep the Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS from being a lower-cost PowerShot S95 alternative for enthusiasts, but its otherwise a very good ultracompact.
User reviews
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Good Canon quality! Try out Touch Screen before buying
by Vulcan06 on December 8, 2011
Pros: Since I have been a Canon owner from G-1 to G-11 plus S95, I love their quality and low learning curve because of my experience with their cameras. 500HS has nice Wide Angle and 105mm for portraits.
Cons: I had 2 friends that loved their Canon 300HS. Thought I would step up but 500HS is much heavier. At age 81, I do not have enough memory ability for Touch Screen. I can see why price dropped 33% in days. I am giving mine to a favored nephew.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon
- Part number: 5128B001AA
- Description: Experience an intuitive touch panel technology with the PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera. Do almost everything right on the LCD - like choosing an AF point, set exposure settings and record videos - all with the touch of one finger. The PowerShot ELPH 500 HS brings the art of photography at your command. The Canon HS SYSTEM takes the frustration out of low light shooting. The system delivers clear, blur-free shots with all the ambiance intact, and frees you from the sometimes unwanted effects of using the flash. Beautiful low light shots are possible at both low and high ISO speeds, and the dynamic range is expanded to retain maximum detail in highlight and shadow areas. Experiencing the brilliance of full HD video in a Canon PowerShot ELPH digital camera has never been easier. With the convenient dedicated movie button, you'll be able to instantly record everyday moments in amazing life-like realism at a push of a button. You can also operate the optical zoom while shooting video so you can get in close - but don't worry about shaky footage because Dynamic IS will help keep your videos steady! The PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera sports an f/2.0 aperture, perfect for creating enticing portraits, by drawing attention to the face and blurring the background with its impressively shallow depth-of-field. The large aperture also does more. It lets you capture more nuances in low light shooting by using more of the available light. The ultra wide-angle lens puts more into every frame so you can easily photograph landscapes, tall buildings and large groups of people. The PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera is equipped with High-Speed Burst mode that lets you catch every single detail in pure Canon brilliance. A 4.4x optical zoom lens enables you to capture subjects that are close and far away. The added bonus of an optical image stabilizer ensures that every moment you photograph will come out amazingly clear and focused. The PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera takes the quality of your still images and videos to a high level automatically. The camera's advanced Smart AUTO system detects a wealth of information about the scene you're shooting, then automatically selects the optimal settings for you. Now with an expanded range of 32 shooting scenarios, the camera handles a wide variety of situations, freeing you up to concentrate on composing your shot and capturing the moment you're looking for. For photography enthusiasts, the ability to control aperture and shutter speed is key. The Aperture- and Shutter-priority modes on the Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera make it easy for anyone to take extra control over the look and feel of images captured. In Aperture-priority mode, you set the aperture and the camera automatically selects an appropriate shutter speed. This lets you create sharp subjects with beautifully blurred backgrounds, and landscapes with foreground, middle ground and background all in focus. Shutter-priority mode lets you choose a shutter speed while the camera automatically selects the aperture. Higher shutter speeds are great for catching stop-action shots of moving subjects, while lower shutter. Putting together a video containing highlights from family vacations, important occasions and other special events is now easier than you might imagine. Using the Movie Digest mode, you can have the camera automatically record a short video clip every time you shoot a still image. The camera will then combine an entire day's worth of clips into a single video. No editing required - Movie Digest mode does all the work, so you can sit back and enjoy your video!
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Enclosure Color Silver
- Resolution 12.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CMOS
- Total Pixels 12,800,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
- Optical Zoom 4.4 x
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Image Processor DIGIC 4
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
- Digital Video Format MOV,
iFrame,
H.264 - Image Recording Format JPEG
- Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 3200,
ISO 1600,
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Evaluative,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Handheld night shot,
Snow,
Beach,
Foliage,
Kids & pets,
Low light,
Fireworks,
Movie digest,
Hi-speed burst,
Portrait mode - Special Effects Miniature,
Vivid Blue,
Vivid Green,
Vivid Red,
Posterization,
Toy camera,
Vivid,
Fisheye,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Neutral,
Darker Skin Tone,
Lighter Skin Tone,
Monochrome,
Color Accent,
Color Swap,
Custom Effect - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Fluorescent,
Cloudy - Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Lens System
- Type 4.4 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 18.8 mm - F/2.0-5.8
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 105 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 2 in
- Macro Focus Range 1 in - 19.7 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 6 groups / 7 elements
- Features UA lens,
Aspherical lens,
Built-in lens shield Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features AF illuminator
- Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 16.4 ft
Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 8.2 frames per second (3Mpix),
3.4 frames per second - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Additional Features HS System,
Display brightness control,
In-camera red-eye fix,
Scene Detection Technology,
Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB,
Smart Flash Exposure,
Wink Self-timer,
I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system,
Face Detection Self-timer,
Smile Detection technology,
Exif Print support,
AF lock,
DPOF support,
RGB primary color filter,
Safety zoom,
Digital tele-converter,
FE lock,
Smile Detection Auto Shutter,
AE lock,
Touch-screen control,
Histogram display,
Camera orientation detection,
PictBridge support,
1080p Full HD movie recording,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Direct print Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type 3.2 in LCD display
- Display Features Built-in
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x HDMI output
Software
- Software Canon ZoomBrowser EX,
Canon PhotoStitch,
Drivers & Utilities,
Canon ImageBrowser System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6,
MS Windows XP SP3,
MS Windows Vista SP1,
MS Windows 7,
MS Windows Vista SP2 - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
USB cable,
Wrist strap,
Audio / video cable - Body Material Stainless steel
Battery
- Supported Battery Canon NB-6L
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
MultiMediaCard,
SD Memory Card,
MultiMediaCardplus,
SDXC Memory Card - Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000,
JPEG 4000 x 2248,
JPEG 4000 x 2664,
JPEG 2816 x 2112,
JPEG 2816 x 1880,
JPEG 1920 x 1080,
JPEG 1600 x 1200,
JPEG 1600 x 1064,
JPEG 640 x 480,
JPEG 640 x 360,
JPEG 640 x 424,
JPEG 2992 x 2992,
JPEG 2112 x 2112,
JPEG 1200 x 1200,
JPEG 480 x 480 - 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 Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 4 in
- Depth 1 in
- Height 2.2 in
- Weight 6.5 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Main Features
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
Product series
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Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS (Pink)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: Compact,
12.1 megapixels,
4.4 x,
1/2.3",
CMOS,
Optical -

Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS (Silver)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: Compact,
12.1 megapixels,
4.4 x,
1/2.3",
CMOS,
Optical -

Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS (Brown)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: Compact,
12.1 megapixels,
4.4 x,
1/2.3",
CMOS,
Optical
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- Manufacturer:Canon
- Address:
One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042 - Phone: 516-328-5000
- Email: mediacontact@cusa.canon.com


