Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Canon ELPH 360 HS

Its time to look closer at the Canon ELPH 500 HS versus Canon ELPH 360 HS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Canon. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the ELPH 500 HS (12MP) and ELPH 360 HS (20MP) but they use the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 500 HS was introduced 5 years before the ELPH 360 HS and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon ELPH 500 HS being a Compact camera and the Canon ELPH 360 HS being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the ELPH 500 HS scores vs the ELPH 360 HS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon ELPH 500 HS & Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS. The whole galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 500 HS Gallery & Canon ELPH 360 HS Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 500 HS comes with external measurements of 101mm x 56mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Canon ELPH 360 HS has dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the ELPH 500 HS against the ELPH 360 HS.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 500 HS and ELPH 360 HS is 94 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The graphic here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 500 HS and ELPH 360 HS.

All in all, both cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Canon ELPH 360 HS to resolve extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older ELPH 500 HS is going to be behind in sensor tech.