Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black)
Digital Cameras
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography. Digital cameras can do things film cameras cannot: displaying images on a screen immediately after they are recorded, storing thousands of images on a single small memory device, and deleting images to free storage space. The majority, including most compact cameras, can record moving video with sound as well as still photographs. Some can crop and stitch pictures and perform other elementary image editing. Some have a GPS receiver built in, and can produce Geotagged photographs.Canon PowerShot
Canon's high-end PowerShot digital cameras incorporate the creative performance of a professional digital SLR camera and the compact convenience of a point-and-shoot.ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black)
ELPH 300 HS - SPECIFICATIONS
Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical & 4x Digital & 20x Combined Zoom and Optical Image StabilizerImage Capture Device
Type - 12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOSTotal Pixels - Approx. 12.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels - Approx. 12.1 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length - 4.3 (W) - 21.5mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 24-120mm)Digital Zoom - Approx. 4x
Focusing Range - Normal AF: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.0 ft. (90cm) - infinity (T)
Macro: 1.2 in. - 1.6 ft. (3 - 50cm) (W)
Autofocus System - TTL Autofocus
Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder - N/ALCD Monitor - 2.7-inch TFT color LCD (wide viewing angle type)
LCD Pixels - Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage - Approx. 100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture - f/2.7 (W) - f/5.9 (T)Shutter Speed - 15 - 1/2000 sec. (Total Shutter speed range)
Exposure Control
Sensitivity - Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200Light Metering Method - Evaluative*, Center weighted average, Spot**
* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face AiAF.
** Fixed to center. Exposure Control Method - AE Lock
Exposure Compensation - +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
White Balance Control - Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom* Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF
Flash
Built-in Flash - Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE Lock, Smart Flash, Slow SynchroFlash Range - 1.6?11.5 ft. (W), 3.0?6.6 ft. (T) (50cm?3.5m (W), 90cm?2.0m (T))
* Image brightness may diminish depending on the shooting distance
Recycling Time - 10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)
Flash Exposure Compensation - N/A
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes - P, Auto1, Movie Digest, Portrait, Kids & Pets, Smart Shutter2, High-speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Underwater, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, Movie3*Videos are recorded by pressing the movie button
1Smart Auto also available for videos
2Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
3Standard, Super Slow Motion Movie, Miniature Effect for Movies (Videos are recorded by pressing the movie button)
Photo Effects - My colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color*
*Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available
Self Timer - Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom Shooting start time (0 - 10 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1 - 10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control - N/A
Continuous Shooting - Approx. 3.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Approx. 8.2 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst)
Image Storage
Storage Media - SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card, Eye-Fi, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus cardFile Format - Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant
Image Recording Format - Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode - Still Image: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels -
16:9
4000 x 2248 (Large), 2816 x 1584 (Medium 1), 1920 x 1080 (Medium 2), 640 x 360 (Small)
3:2
4000 x 2664 (Large), 2816 x 1880 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1064 (Medium 2), 640 X 424 (Small)
4:3
4000 x 3000 (Large), 2816 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small)
1:1
2992 x 2992 (Large), 2112 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1200 x 1200 (Medium 2), 480 x 480 (Small)
ELPH 300 HS - USER OPINIONS
"If you are looking for a sleek take anywhere type of compact camera that offers a practical wide angle zoom range, provides dependable performance, and delivers sharp and well exposed images under most conditions, we have no hesitation in recommending the Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS."
(citation from digitalreview.ca)

