Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Canon SL2

Below is a detailed analysis of the Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Canon SL2, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are created by Canon. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the ELPH 300 HS (12MP) and SL2 (24MP) and the ELPH 300 HS (1/2.3") and SL2 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The ELPH 300 HS was released 7 years before the SL2 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon ELPH 300 HS being a Ultracompact camera and the Canon SL2 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the ELPH 300 HS scores against the SL2 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon ELPH 300 HS and Canon EOS Rebel SL2. The complete galleries are available at Canon ELPH 300 HS Gallery and Canon SL2 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 300 HS provides exterior measurements of 92mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Canon SL2 has proportions of 122mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the ELPH 300 HS compared to the SL2.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 300 HS and SL2 is 96 and 71 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The graphic below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 300 HS and SL2.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ELPH 300 HS due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Canon SL2 will give more detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively. The older ELPH 300 HS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.