Customer Reviews
Poor SD card management
After full day of taking picutres they suddenly disappear from SD card. Only older one stay. After this happens for first time I blamed myself and re-format the card using feature... Read more
by Joe Stewart
amazing litle camera!
Ok, this is a wonderful little camera! I bought a Canon SD700IS about a year ago, and this was an upgrade from it. It is wonderful! I LOVE this camera! Read more
by SCRAPPYHAPPY
Good all-in-one device, Pictures a tad disappointing
I bought this camera to replace our Canon Powershot SD1100 IS. I liked having a single device that took good photos and video, but I wanted to start recording home videos in HD... Read more
by Daniel Simon
Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12 MP
Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full 1080p HD Video (Black) by Canon is another camera with great image quality and image processing and it shoots... Read more
by Gordon Bergelson
Compact & Sturdy with Date Stamp
Compact enough to fit in your pocket and a sturdy metal case so that you don't have to worry when you do. Read more
by Natalia Peterson
Small, handy and take good photos
This is a small and handy camera. I bought a cell phone case to put the camera in and clip on my belt. The camera is not much bigger than a cell phone. Read more
by Ralph 965
Canon does not disappoint
I have always loved the compact cameras from Canon, I own a SD 1000 which has gotten very old so I bought this as a replacement and it works perfectly for me, its obviously not as... Read more
by P. Prashanth
Great point and shoot camera.
This camera just feels rugged. Great picture quality but it does use up alot of memory when recording videos. Read more
by JavyTechGuy
Blurry
This camera was purchased to shoot snowboarding jumps and Hawaiian vacation trips. The video recording would go blurry about 10 seconds into recording. Read more
by Koa
Great little camera
Love this camera. The size is perfect. The matte black makes it easy to hang on to. Haven't had any pics printed yet, but they appear to be sharp on my computer. Read more
by LMO
This review is from: Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full 1080p HD Video (Red) (Electronics)
This is a point and shoot class camera, if you understand that going in, you are going to be more than impressed with it. I'm going from an SD630 and hands down, this beats it. I even had an SX210IS and these images are on par with it, if not better. I had to return my SX210IS as it had issues with dust on the image sensor and I've been waiting for a new P&S class to come out. I bit the bullet on this, well, the black version Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full 1080p HD Video (Black) and what can I say - I am happy!
300HS vs 500HS:
There is a 500HS version of the camera, which is approx $50 more. To this point, the only differences I can tell are the LCD on the back as well as aperture priority and shutter priority, while the 300hs does not. The touch screen on the 500hs can also be used to focus on a particular subject. The 500hs also has a wider aperture at 2.0, the 300hs has 2.7.
Form Factor/Display:
Small. Awesome. There is a texture on the camera, I really like this as it seems like it will help if you hands are wet (sweat, snow, etc). Easy to operate one hand and if using both hands, flash isn't in a horrible place. Display is very bright and button seem intuitive as with other Canon cameras. Battery and SD are on the bottom door, USB and HDMI are in a covered side port. Comes with a wrist strap if you desire a little extra security.
Boot Time/Software:
Camera is ready to take photos very fast. From the time you press the button, it's pretty much set to catch the action. Time between photos wasn't terrible (about 1.5 seconds) and if you need it, there is continuous shot mode. Had no problem with the Canon software on Windows 7. I've used the Canon Photo Window import for a while, does a good job of getting photos off the camera without duplicates. I use Picasa to then manage my photo library (I skip the Zoom Browser, but it's really not bad if you want to use it, I'm just a slave to Google/gmail)
Computer Connectivity:
I didn't find this anywhere in the specs, so if you're looking, the camera uses mini-USB, similar to all Canon's that have come out over the last few years.
Optical Zoom:
You're going to be impressed with the form factor of this camera and it's 5x OPTICAL zoom. I immediately disabled digital zoom as 12.1MP + 5x Optical will get you very close to the action. You're better off digitally enhancing the photos later on.
Battery + Memory Card:
This uses the NBL-4 (again, I found confusion on this and accessories) - so if you have some of those laying around keep them as they'll work just fine in this camera. This is nice as my SD630 uses the NBL-4 so now I have 2 chargers + 3 batteries. It took my 32GB SDHC without any issues and holds thousands of images. Images have tended to be between 2 and 3mb on the highest settings.
Image Quality:
Look, I'm no photo fanatic, I don't expect the people buying this camera are. I am looking for solid images and this camera delivers. There are a ton a feature you can delve into and I'm sure they are good. It has manual mode, so if you fancy that, you can go down that path. But I'm the type of person that knows when something looks good, OK or great. This camera consistently delivers GREAT photos. I'm happy with the low light and images aren't blurry or grainy (within reasonable expectations).
Video:
FINALLY! Optical zoom on a Canon during video! 1080p brings this camera up to par with others in its class and it does a decent job. I didn't notice any major noise when zooming in and out while recording video. I know this is the excuse Canon has used in the past as to why they never had this feature. It shoots nice clips for those quick moments. This will NOT replace a true DV cam, but hey, for a few minute clips here and there, you will simply not be dissapointed.
