Canon Elph 115 IS vs Canon S100

Let's look a bit more closely at the Canon Elph 115 IS and Canon S100, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Canon. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the Elph 115 IS (16MP) and S100 (12MP) and the Elph 115 IS (1/2.3") and S100 (1/1.7") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The Elph 115 IS was manufactured 14 months later than the S100 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon Elph 115 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Canon S100 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the Elph 115 IS matches up vs the S100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon Elph 115 IS and Canon PowerShot S100. The entire galleries are provided at Canon Elph 115 IS Gallery and Canon S100 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon Elph 115 IS comes with external dimensions of 93mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Canon S100 has proportions of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

See the Canon Elph 115 IS and Canon S100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the Elph 115 IS compared to the S100.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Elph 115 IS and S100 is 96 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by going over specifications. The graphic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the Elph 115 IS and S100.

To sum up, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Elph 115 IS due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Canon Elph 115 IS will offer extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern Elph 115 IS will have an edge in sensor technology.