Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Sony A300

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Sony A300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Canon and Sony. The resolution of the ELPH 500 HS (12MP) and the A300 (10MP) is pretty close but the ELPH 500 HS (1/2.3") and A300 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The ELPH 500 HS was announced 3 years later than the A300 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Canon ELPH 500 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the ELPH 500 HS scores against the A300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon ELPH 500 HS & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The whole galleries are available at Canon ELPH 500 HS Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 500 HS has got external dimensions of 101mm x 56mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) whilst the Sony A300 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the ELPH 500 HS vs the A300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 500 HS and A300 is 94 and 64 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 500 HS and A300.

As you can see, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ELPH 500 HS with its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh harder and the Canon ELPH 500 HS will render more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more modern ELPH 500 HS is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.