Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS 12 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full HD Video and Ultra Wide Angle Lens (Pink)
- Canon’s HS SYSTEM with a 12.1 MP CMOS and DIGIC 4 Image Processor improves shooting in low-light situations without the need for a flash and
- Full 1080p HD Video for exceptional quality with stereo sound, plus a dedicated movie button for easy access.
- A large 3.2-inch touch panel LCD offers easy and intuitive operation.
- A bright f/2.0, 24mm ultra Wide-Angle lens, great for shooting portrait photography in low light conditions or
- Get high-speed shooting in a point-and-shoot camera: High-speed Burst Mode captures 8.2fps and
- 12.1 effective megapixels, 1/2.3-inch high-sensitivity CMOS; 4.4x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom; Aperture and Shutter priority modes
- 3.2 in. touch panel Pure Color LCD display with wide angle viewing; Built-in flash; Full 1080p HD video with stereo sound
- For using a shallow depth-of-field for great images with beautiful soft backgrounds.
- Lowers noise levels at higher ISO settings.
- Optical Image Stabilizer; DIGIC 4 Image Processor; High-speed Burst Mode; Super Slow Motion
- Smart AUTO (32 scenes); Movie Digest Mode; Toy Camera Effect; Monochrome; Face Detection; Red-eye Correction
- Super Slow Motion Movie records video at high speeds to allow slow motion playback.
- USB 2.0 Hi-Speed; HDMI; SD card slot (card not included)
- Zoom optically while shooting video and keep footage stabilized with Dynamic IS.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS 12 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full HD Video and Ultra Wide Angle Lens (Pink)
List Price: $ 299.00
Price: $ 249.00
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Beautiful Pictures…Easy to use touch screen,
The provided pictures I uploaded to Amazon show you how great this camera is. These shots where within the first 10 minutes of running the camera and shot in full auto mode. Color is great and clarity is super. I felt all Nikons in the price range had color issues and the Sonys looked dark and muddy. It was between this and the SX230 but for me it came down to this:
1: 500HS has a 2.0 f stop which means it will preform better in low light than the SX230 (f/3.1)
2: 500HS has better macro at 3cm vs 5cm for those extreme close ups
3. 500HS shoots 3.4fps vs 0.8 in the SX230
4. SX230 has a GPS which I could careless about. What is the point of this? We have survived for years without it. Why all of a sudden is this important?
5. SX230 has great zoom but clarity and light is lost the farther you zoom so its not really a benefit to me.
The SX230 is a great camera but the above mentioned which directly affects picture quality pushed me to the 500HS. Good luck in your search but I am very pleased with this camera. The touch screen is very nice and I actually had no problem switching over from standard dials. Though it may slow you down in between shots I find the menus well thought out and very easy to navigate.
I haven’t gotten into manual controls yet but can only imagine it will get better. This review is meant for the standard point and shoot crowd. The pictures in “auto” speak for themselves.
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|Quantum leap in technology,
At last! Canon have finally cracked it…a point-and-shoot that has everything…24mm super-wide angle lens, HD movie, 16:9 format, fabulous large touchscreen, Aperture or Shutter Priority as well as fully automatic, and custom settings, plus a FAST 2.0 lens for great available light shots in dark surroundings. A myriad of features that put my Canon 450D in the shade, quite frankly. I’ve been waiting for all these features in a pocket camera, and Canon have done it, and managed to organize the display so it is so easy to get to where you want and pick out whatever parameters you are looking for. Do I love this camera? Yes, I love it and cannot find fault with it in any way. A great camera to own that will leave all your other cameras in their cases. You only need this one.
I would only recommend they think about putting a collapsible, removable metal shade (based on 2-1/4 camera viewfinder technology) on the back of the camera, because even with the display at full luminosity, in bright sunlight, it’s difficult to compose a shot since it doesn’t have viewfinder.
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|Excellent advanced Point and Shoot!,
Please note that for a point and shoot, this camera deserves a 5-star review. But in fairness to certain small details, and Amazon’s inability to allow users to give partial stars (e.g. 4.75 stars), I will have to settle for 4-stars.
Cosmetic PROS: Unlike some of the SD and Elph cameras in the past, this one feels solid. Canon even improved, to some extent, the flimsy-feeling battery door. It is a HUGE improvement over the previous flimsy plastic doors on earlier models. The large 3″x1″ screen is sharp and beautiful and gives an accurate depiction of what your camera will capture. Switching between full program mode and full automatic is a simple slide button on the top of the camera allowing an advanced user and a novice to both have their options easily. This also prevents any accidental mode changes that can happen with setting-wheels or external buttons.
Cosmetic CONS: The lens cover seems a touch too loose, at least on my specific camera. It rattles and moves slightly when handling the camera after the power is off and the cover is closed. Not a deal breaker by any stretch of the imagination, but you might notice this rattle too. The card slot, at least on my specific camera, is strangely snug. When I slide the card into place, there is some friction that made me question whether I was forcing it into the slot in the wrong direction. I pushed the card in until it clicked into place, but then it did not rebound like normal (like when clicking the top of a retracting ball-point pen.) Again, it may just be my specific camera. (Edit: I forgot to mention that while the battery door is now more durable, the A/V door feels very flimsy. It doesn’t swing out like a door. Rather, like the cap on a tupperware drinking bottle lid, the door detaches from the camera but remains linked to it via a moderately flexible piece of plastic. And because the door snaps firmly in place when closed, you really need fingernails to get any sort of leverage to open it. For what its worth, if I had to choose only one, I still much prefer the more durable battery door than a durable A/V door.)(Edit: Also, while I love the huge screen, please note that if you wear polarized sunglasses, you may have issues shooting on a sunny day with the screen appearing to disappear. This is more of a problem of the polarized lenses than the camera, but its worth noting.)
Touch screen: Personally, I prefer standard buttons. However, this touch screen is fine. It is big enough that my fingers are able to select menu items easily. For those of you coming from touch screen cell phones, you may find this screen less sensitive than your phone, thus requiring you to apply more finger pressure than you are used to. This isn’t a flaw in my mind, but I can see where others may think the screen is being non-responsive. The lanyard comes with a tightening slide. And this slide also has a fine point on it to help you make selections on the touch screen if you are having problems–similar to the stylus of the old palm pilots. Hard to use if your hand is in the lanyard, but hey, its a start!
Features: My main reasons for purchasing this camera was to get aperture priority, shutter priority, and a macro setting as options. Unlike the Canon’s S95 with an external ring control, the aperture settings on the 500HS are buried in the touch screen menus. That is fine for my uses and will be fairly intuitive to previous Canon users. The f2.0 aperture setting DELIVERS! For those wanting shallow depth of fields on their point and shoot…wow! I loved this! I haven’t had any problems (yet) with the camera focusing on the wrong subject even in macro setting. And because this comes with Focus Lock, you will probably be able to work around that problem if it ever arises. Strangely, but not a deal breaker, the camera doesn’t seem to have a BULB setting for shutter speed and maxes out at 15″. I don’t use that setting and speeds enough to warrant complaint, and maybe there are slower shutter speeds and I just missed them, but I figured I would share that tidbit with others who may be needing those speeds. It is just odd considering my old-old Canon SD630 had bulb setting and I think 2 minutes (but its been so long, I may be mistaken.)(edit: Just realized that this camera doesn’t have exposure bracketing (where it takes three automatic shots with different exposures.) It still has exposure adjustment allowing you to +/- exposure stops, but I am a little surprised to not find this previously included feature. There is something called Best Image where the camera takes 5 continuous shots but automatically keeps only the best shot, but this seems to be geared toward facial expressions/blinks/etc. and not exposures. The lack of bracketing is only a minor drawback for me–heck, its taken me a couple of weeks to realize its not present–but its worth mentioning.)
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