Canon ELPH 300 HS for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Canon ELPH 300 HS good for Carrying Everywhere?

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Canon ELPH 300 HS Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE

Canon ELPH 300 HS has a score of 57 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Canon ELPH 300 HS Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

Compact Body

Compact body of Canon ELPH 300 HS makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.

141g

This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.

Body Thickness 20mm

With a thickness of only20mm,Canon ELPH 300 HS is small as it could get.

5.0X Optical Zoom

A Lens with a higher zoom ratio would make it more practical as a carry everywhere camera.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

Canon ELPH 300 HS's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.

No RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Canon ELPH 300 HS Alternatives in Ultracompact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Fujifilm XQ1 Compare ELPH 300 HS vs XQ1	12 MP \| 2/3-inch CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #461 Rank in Compact Cameras: #44
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ2 Compare ELPH 300 HS vs XQ2	12 MP \| 2/3' CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #462 Rank in Compact Cameras: #42
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XP130 Compare ELPH 300 HS vs XP130	16 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-140 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #446 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #38
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-860 Compare ELPH 300 HS vs TG-860	16 MP \| 1/2.3' CMOS Sensor 21-105 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #508 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #62
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-870 Compare ELPH 300 HS vs TG-870	16 MP \| 1/2.3' BSI-CMOS Sensor 21-105 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #536 Rank in Compact Cameras: #87
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ1

Fujifilm XQ2

Fujifilm XP130

Olympus TG-860

Olympus TG-870