Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Samsung ST150F

Below, we are comparing the Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Samsung ST150F, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Canon and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the ELPH 500 HS (12MP) and ST150F (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 500 HS was unveiled 23 months before the ST150F making the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief summation of how the ELPH 500 HS matches up vs the ST150F in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon ELPH 500 HS & Samsung ST150F. The full galleries are viewable at Canon ELPH 500 HS Gallery & Samsung ST150F Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 500 HS offers physical dimensions 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 Samsung ST150F has proportions of 94mm x 58mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the ELPH 500 HS against the ST150F.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 500 HS and ST150F is 94 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes simply by viewing specs. The image here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ELPH 500 HS and ST150F.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can expect to see the Samsung ST150F to result in greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged ELPH 500 HS will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.