Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Canon XC10

Lets look more in depth at the Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Canon XC10, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are sold by Canon. The sensor resolution of the ELPH 300 HS (12MP) and the XC10 (12MP) is pretty comparable but the ELPH 300 HS (1/2.3") and XC10 (1") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The ELPH 300 HS was unveiled 5 years prior to the XC10 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon ELPH 300 HS being a Ultracompact camera and the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summary of how the ELPH 300 HS matches up versus the XC10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon ELPH 300 HS & Canon XC10. The full galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 300 HS Gallery & Canon XC10 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 300 HS offers outside dimensions of 92mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Canon XC10 has proportions of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") with a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the ELPH 300 HS vs the XC10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 300 HS and XC10 is 96 and 54 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to see the gap in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ELPH 300 HS and XC10.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide the same megapixels albeit not the same sensor measurements. The ELPH 300 HS comes with the smaller sensor which will make getting shallow DOF trickier. The older ELPH 300 HS will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.