Canon ELPH 530 HS vs Olympus SP-100

Below is a complete analysis of the Canon ELPH 530 HS versus Olympus SP-100, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Canon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 530 HS (10MP) and SP-100 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 530 HS was revealed 24 months before the SP-100 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon ELPH 530 HS being a Compact camera and the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick overview of how the ELPH 530 HS grades vs the SP-100 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS & Olympus Stylus SP-100. The full galleries are available at Canon ELPH 530 HS Gallery & Olympus SP-100 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 530 HS enjoys outer measurements of 86mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Olympus SP-100 has dimensions of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the ELPH 530 HS vs the SP-100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 530 HS and SP-100 is 95 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The photograph below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 530 HS and SP-100.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can count on the Olympus SP-100 to show more detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older ELPH 530 HS will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.