Pros
Stylish compact design, great low light performance, affordable, easy to use, can shoot 1080p video.
Cons
Offers no optical zoom on Video mode
Quick Summary
Good compact camera below $200 with great low light performance and lot of features.
Initial price is $199, available in Blue, Grey, Orange, Pink, Silver(Click to check the latest price of each color).
Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS is released this March 2011, like all ELPH line this year it can make good quality images in low light conditions without using the flash. It offers 12.1 Megapixel image sensor combined with DIGIC 4 image processor. The ELPH 100 HS has 28mm wide lens with 4x zoom, and for composing the image you can use the 3 inch LCD display. It also capable to record Full HD 1080p video.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS is mainly constructed from metal that make this camera durable. This small camera sized 3.7 x 2.2 x 0.78 inches, as small as a deck of cards and weighted only 4.9 ounces. You can easily put this camera on your pocket and carry it everywhere. And its available on five attractive colors including Blue, Grey, Orange, Pink, Silver(Click to check the latest price of each color).
On the top of Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS you can find power button, shutter release with zoom control and Automatic/Low-Light shooting mode switch. Below, you can find metal tripod mount and compartment for battery and memory card. On the rear side located the 3 inch Pure Color System display with 230.000 pixel resolutions. The display show good contrast and bright enough to composing a picture under bright light. On the right side of the screen located a dedicated movie record button, menu, playback button and 4 way controller with Func./Set button on the center.
Using Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS
Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS has 12.1 Megapixel CMOS image sensor combined with DIGIC 4 image processor. This camera capable to produce more usable photo on low light condition, normally point and shoot camera cannot produce good image on high ISO setting(800 or higher), but not with Canon PowerShot ELPH lines. Beside able to record video up to Full HD 1080p resolution this camera also has High Speed Burst 8.2 frame per second. The 4x wide angle zoom lens with 28-112mm focal length is useful to take picture from wide angle to mid telephoto. This camera also has optical image stabilization.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS has Smart Auto feature that makes this a really point and shoot camera. It has ability to automatically adjust the setting depending on the shooting conditions based on 32 predefined shooting scenarios. So you just only need to concentrate on the subject and click on the shutter release button and let the camera do the rest. Beside Smart Auto, it also has Program mode that gives more creative freedom. You can adjust several setting or use some effects.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS able to take movie with few resolutions, including
- Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 30 fps for up to 14 min. 34 sec. or 4GB per clip.
- HD (1280 x 720) at 24 fps for up to 20 min. and 43 sec. or 4GB per clip.
- VGA (640 x 480) at 30 fps for up to 43 min. and 43 sec. or 4GB per clip
- QVGA (320 x 240 at 30 fps) for up to 1 hour 58 min. and 19 sec. or 4GB per clip.
You can also use Super Slow Motion Movie Record to record your videos in high speed (approx. 240fps), and then watch your videos in slow motion.
Beside Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS Canon also release ELPH 300 HS and ELPH 500 HS. The ELPH 300 HS is slightly smaller, offers 5x wide zoom lens and optical zoom in video mode. While ELPH 500 HS offers 3.2 inch touch screen display.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS is a great compact camera with metal constructions so need no worries to put this camera on your pocket anywhere. You can have a camera that can produce great image quality even in low light conditions with Canon proven HS system. Its Smart Auto mode make this camera very easy to use, a true point and shoot camera. And its only priced below $200.
