Canon ELPH 130 vs Canon ELPH 520 HS

Its time to take a closer look at the Canon ELPH 130 versus Canon ELPH 520 HS, both Ultracompact cameras and both are offered by Canon. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the ELPH 130 (16MP) and ELPH 520 HS (10MP) but they use the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 130 was introduced 13 months later than the ELPH 520 HS which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the ELPH 130 scores vs the ELPH 520 HS when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon ELPH 130 and Canon ELPH 520 HS. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon ELPH 130 Gallery and Canon ELPH 520 HS Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 130 offers outside measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Canon ELPH 520 HS has dimensions of 87mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

Check out the Canon ELPH 130 versus Canon ELPH 520 HS in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the ELPH 130 against the ELPH 520 HS.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 130 and ELPH 520 HS is 96 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizing only by seeing technical specs. The visual underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 130 and ELPH 520 HS.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same MP. You should expect the Canon ELPH 130 to produce greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger ELPH 130 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.