Canon ELPH 530 HS vs Panasonic S3

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Canon ELPH 530 HS versus Panasonic S3, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the ELPH 530 HS (10MP) and S3 (14MP) but they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 530 HS was manufactured 14 months after the S3 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the ELPH 530 HS grades versus the S3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS and Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon ELPH 530 HS Gallery and Panasonic S3 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 530 HS comes with external measurements of 86mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") having a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S3 has sizing of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the ELPH 530 HS against the S3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 530 HS and S3 is 95 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The picture underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 530 HS and S3.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Panasonic S3 to give you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer ELPH 530 HS provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.