Canon ELPH 510 HS vs Canon 350D

Here is a extensive overview of the Canon ELPH 510 HS versus Canon 350D, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are built by Canon. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 510 HS (12MP) and 350D (8MP) and the ELPH 510 HS (1/2.3") and 350D (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The ELPH 510 HS was revealed 7 years later than the 350D and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Canon ELPH 510 HS being a Compact camera and the Canon 350D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the ELPH 510 HS matches up against the 350D in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon ELPH 510 HS and Canon EOS 350D. The full galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 510 HS Gallery and Canon 350D Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 510 HS features physical dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Canon 350D has dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 64mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the ELPH 510 HS vs the 350D.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 510 HS and 350D is 93 and 70 respectively.

Often, its hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing just by looking through technical specs. The visual below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the ELPH 510 HS and 350D.

As you can tell, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The ELPH 510 HS using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Canon ELPH 510 HS will render more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The newer ELPH 510 HS should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.