Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full HD Video and Ultra Wide Angle Lens (Brown)
Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full HD Video and Ultra Wide Angle Lens (Brown)
- 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
- 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
- USB 2.0 Hi-Speed; HDMI; SD card slot (card not included)
- 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
- Full 1080p HD Video for exceptional quality with stereo sound, plus a dedicated movie button for easy access.
Product Description Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS 12 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full HD Video and Ultra Wide Angle Lens (Brown) From the Manufacturer Experience the Power.Canon's HS SYSTEM with a 12.1 Megapixel CMOS and DIGIC 4 Image Processor improves shooting in low-light situations without the need for a flash and lowers noise levels at higher ISO settings. The Canon HS SYSTEM takes the frustration out of low light shooting. The system delivers clear, blur-free shots with all the ambiance intact, and frees you from the sometimes unwanted effects of using the flash. Beautiful low light shots are possible at both low and high ISO speeds, and the dynamic range is expanded to retain maximum detail in highlight and shadow areas.The system is the result of two technologies brought together in a compact PowerShot. The first is the 12.1 Megapixel CMOS Sensor, which positions the light-receiving surface for optimal light reception. More light means clearer, blur-free images with plenty of detail and nuance, even in dark areas. Working together with the CMOS sensor to deliver the HS SYSTEM is Canon's advanced DIGIC 4 Image Processor, which actively reduces noise and delivers high speed image processing. Memorable Moments in Spectacular Full HD.Full 1080p HD Video for exceptional quality with stereo sound, plus a dedicated movie button for easy access. Zoom optically while shooting video and keep footage stabilized with Dynamic IS. Get the Shot You Want with Just a Touch.A large 3.2-inch touch panel LCD offers easy and intuitive operation. A Big Lens for Big Ambitions.A bright f/2.0 lens, 24mm ultra Wide-Angle lens, great for shooting portrait photography in low light conditions or using a shallow depth-of-field for great images with beautiful soft backgrounds. A PowerShot that Keeps Up with the Action. Get high-speed shooting in a point-and-shoot camera: High-speed Burst Mode captures 8.2fps and Super Slow Motion Movie records video at high speeds to allow slow motion playback. Sometimes, the action just won't stop for you. The PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera is equipped with High-Speed Burst Mode that can capture 8.2 frames per second, letting you catch every single detail in pure Canon brilliance. You can also add a fun slow motion effect to you videos with Super Slow Motion Movie. Super Slow Motion Movie will record your clips at a high speed so that when you watch your videos, they'll be playing in slow motion. Clarity and Stability at Your Fingertips. 4.4x Optical Zoom Lens and Optical Image Stabilizer. A 4.4x Optical Zoom lens enables you to capture subjects that are close and far away. The added bonus of an Optical Image Stabilizer ensures that every moment you photograph will come out amazingly clear and focused. Advanced Smart AUTO for Stills and Videos that Shine. Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 32 predefined shooting situations. The PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera takes the quality of your still images and videos to a whole new level - automatically. The camera's advanced Smart AUTO system detects a wealth of information about the scene you're shooting, then automatically selects the optimal settings for you. Now with an expanded range of 32 shooting scenarios, the camera handles a wide variety of situations, freeing you up to concentrate on composing your shot and capturing the moment you're looking for. From portraits to landscapes to action scenes, the PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera has you covered whether you're shooting stills or videos. Movie Format Capabilities: -Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 24 fps for up to 14 min. and 34 sec. or 4GB per clip. -HD (1280 x 720p) at 30 fps for up to 20 min. 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. -iFrame Movie format (1280 x 720) at 30 fps for up to 13 min. and 35 sec. or 4GB per clip.Super Slow Motion MovieRecord your clips in high speed (approx. 240fps), and then watch your videos in slow motion. Actual results may vary from examples shown above. Final image may vary depending on picture composition. Shoot it Your Way. Aperture- and Shutter-priority modes for extra control of your images. For photography enthusiasts, the ability to control aperture and shutter speed is key. The Aperture- and Shutter-priority modes on the Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera make it easy for anyone to take extra control over the look and feel of images captured. In Aperture-priority mode, you set the aperture and the camera automatically selects an appropriate shutter speed. This lets you create sharp subjects with beautifully blurred backgrounds, and landscapes with foreground, middle ground and background all in focus. Easily Turn Your Memories into Videos. Movie Digest Mode records a short video clip right before shooting a still image and then combines one day's worth of clips into one video. Putting together a video containing highlights from family vacations, important occasions and other special events is now easier than you might imagine. Using the Movie Digest Mode, you can have the camera automatically record a short video clip (up to approximately 4 seconds) every time you shoot a still image. The camera will then combine an entire day's worth of clips into a single video. No editing required – Movie Digest Mode does all the work, so you can sit back and enjoy your video! Add some Fun to Your Photos! New scene modes, Toy Camera Effect and Monochrome, add an artistic look to your photos.
Brand : Canon
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Point & Shoot Digital Cameras
Rating : 3.5
Price : US $349.99
Review Count : 41
Auto Focus Technology : Center, Face Detection, Multi-area, Contrast Detection, Live View, Touch
Photo Sensor Size : 1/2.3-inch
Photo Sensor Technology : BSI CMOS
Effective Still Resolution : 12.1 MP
Camera Flash : Built-In
Video Capture Resolution : 1920 x 1080 (24fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 240 fps)
Video Standard : MPEG-4
Model Name : Canon PowerShot ELPH
Model Number : 5130B001
Best Sellers Rank : #541,984 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #3,698 in Digital Point & Shoot Cameras
Number of Items : 1
Color : Brown
Expanded ISO Maximum : 3200
Lens Type : Zoom
Optical Zoom : 4.4
Compatible Mountings : Canon
Screen Size : 3.2 Inches
Batteries Required? : Yes
Number of Batteries : 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Are Batteries Included : Yes
Rechargeable Battery Included : No
Battery Cell Composition : Lithium Ion
Battery Weight : 26 Grams
Target Gender : Unisex
Connectivity Technology : USB, HDMI
Continuous Shooting Speed : 3.4
Special Feature : Lightweight
Skill Level : Professional
Form Factor : Compact
Hardware Interface : USB
Display Resolution Maximum : 461,000
White balance settings : Auto
Image Stabilization : Optical
Video Capture Format : AVC
Display Fixture Type : Fixed
Assembly Required : No
Item Dimensions LxWxH : 3.98 x 0.98 x 2.2 inches
Item Weight : 0.41 Pounds
Maximum Aperture : 2 f
Minimum Aperture : 2
Zoom Type : Optical, Digital
Focus Type : Auto Focus
Maximum Focal Length : 105 Millimeters
Minimum Focal Length : 24 Millimeters
Expanded ISO Minimum : 100
Metering Description : Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Shooting Modes : Scene
Battery Description : Lithium Ion
Flash Memory Type : SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus
Memory Storage Capacity : 0.01 GB
Water Resistance Level : Not Water Resistant
Max Shutter Speed : 1/1600 seconds
Min Shutter Speed : 15 seconds
Processor Description : DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology
Digital Zoom : 4
Autofocus Points : 9
Battery Life : 180 Photos
Exposure Control Type : Manual
Specification Met : No
Touch Screen Type : Yes
Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full HD Video and Ultra Wide Angle Lens (Brown)
- First off I\'m not a professional photographer nor am I a very skilled hobbyist. So I\'ll skip the technical stuff. I do however; do my research before I buy ANYTHING. I have always owed cannon digital cameras since the early versions of the elph series. I\'ve held on to those way past the boom in megapixels believing more doesn\'t necessarily mean better. However, since my friend is constantly shooting high quality photos with a Sony Cybershot. I thought it was time to upgrade. (That and my zoom finally broke and was not worth fixing on my SD320)Having an aesthetically and functionally well designed camera is important to me. I really like the weight of this camera. If you want a camera you can slip in your pocket and forget it\'s there...this isn\'t it. It\'s puffed out a bit more that some point and shoots. And because all its edges are rounded off it\'s less boxy and yet more aerodynamic looking which feels somehow more sleek and manageable to me. To be picky they could have separated the On/Off button,Trigger button, and the auto buttons farter apart but there\'s no real problem just again ergonomically not the best choice. The screen is sharp and accurate though hard to see in bright light but no different than most LED. I agree with other review in that the A/V door feels cheap and ready to snap off. It makes me VERY careful when using it. Finally, the Touch screen: I wasn\'t sure I was going to like the touch screen since I haven\'t any other techy touch screens. I was also concerned that sliding around functions requires several frustrating finger taps or unreal pressure. Not the case. I do really like both the touch screen and the tap option for reviewing photos. It may be hard to return to anything but a touch screen camera from now on.Again I bought the camera to step up my ability to shoot higher quality photos for internet posting since I don\'t print so many pictures any longer. I hope to get more comfortable with manual mode and into less program mode to begin to understand the control of aperture settings. But honestly most of the time I\'m point, focus, and shoot. I did look at a whole lot of other cameras the Canon s95 being one. While being lured by the panorama option of a couple of cameras I realized that the novelty of that was not enough to deter me from going for a well designed technically proficient little camera which is what the 500 is. If you\'re looking for a great little under $300.00 camera that you\'re proud to pull out when your brother in law fumbles with his honking SLR- this is it.ps:I would advise ordering a nice case for the camera and a decent size SD card at the same time as the big screen seems to scream out PROTECT ME!!! and you will want to run out and shoot 8G of pics
- Like many, I have a DSLR and a dedicated video camera, but wanted something smaller and pocketable that I could take with me everywhere. While I would have loved something in the category of a Canon S95 or S100, they are really so significantly out of my price range that they were out of the question as a second camera. The Nikon P300 was closer on price, and had a couple extra features the Elph 500 HS lacked, but for the money, the Elph 500 HS seemed to give me most of what I wanted so I thought I\'d give it a try.Physically I love this camera. It feels solidly built. The brown color is a nice change from silver/black and it still looks like a serious camera. I like that there\'s a separate button for image review, which only warrants its separate button status because it also acts as a power button; if you press it while the power is off it turns on for image review but doesn\'t extend the lens. The camera is pretty heavy for its size; I don\'t mind it, but it\'s a bit too thick and heavy to carry in a shirt pocket. The one dislike I have about the controls is the zoom control which is a little small.Of course the main feature of this camera is the touch screen. I\'m not a big fan of touch screens since physical buttons can often be operated by feel while you of course have to look closely at a touch screen to use it. I was a little bit concerned about how good this one would be, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The screen is responsive enough as far as pressing buttons is concerned. Any operations that involve dragging your finger across the screen I find a little frustrating. But overall, the enhanced capabilities offered by the touch screen (such as touch focusing, being able to quickly select an image to view, and being able to reassign virtual buttons) really outweigh the occasional menu annoyance. The little mini-stylus provided on the wrist strap might be helpful to some but I don\'t use it.I am pretty happy with the low-light performance, which was one of the key features for me since I\'m not a fan of indoor flash. Between all the various features of the camera, I can get away without a flash more often than I can on my DSLR, which is good because the Elph\'s lens partially blocks the flash at close distances. I really love the image stabilization. It makes a HUGE difference for both stills and video. There is even a slow-sync flash to help with those low-light flash exposures, so you can expose both the subject and background properly as well as employ some creative techniques. Some of the low-light (or high-speed) modes are rather gimmicky in my opinion because they reduce the resolution to 3MP but in some cases you don\'t care.I was looking for some amount of manual control. The Elph 500 has a (relatively narrow) exposure override, aperture priority and shutter priority modes, but few options for available shutter speeds and apertures, so it\'s somewhat limited in flexibility, and without a physical controls (like a jog wheel or dial) it can be a little tedious to select your settings. I also find the 15-sec max exposure time to be a bit arbitrary and limiting. I guess I can understand the lack of \'bulb\' setting since there\'s no remote shutter release. There is no manual focus other than locking the focus on infinity, but touch focusing, possibly assisted by AF lock, mostly replaces manual focus.Auto mode takes some getting used to. I think people expect a failproof \'auto\' mode, but the reality is that cameras do not necessarily always make the same decisions a photographer would make. This is why the manual modes are handy to have, and I think in a lot of cases it\'s also why people can be disappointed in how their pictures turn out if they shoot in full auto. It is possible, for example, for the camera to choose a focus point that you wouldn\'t choose, but that\'s why it SHOWS you what it\'s focused on, it can show you a zoomed-in closeup of that area, and you can override the camera\'s choice if you want. Another example - auto white balance can result in changing white balance across a series of shots if lighting conditions change slightly. Full auto often results in a great picture, just not always! Basically I would suggest it takes some practice to learn how to make the camera take the shot you want, even in full auto.Some really great time-saving features: I love the ability to scroll through pictures by tapping on the side of the camera, so that you can keep your fingers away from the screen. I like being able to put some particular often-used functions (like ISO setting) in unused \'button\' spaces on the touch screen. Blink detection actually turns out to be pretty handy, quicker than trying to look closely at faces yourself after you take every shot. The battery charges quickly (but of course it runs down quickly too). Power-on delay is short, zooming is quick, and focusing is reasonably fast.Some things I don\'t really care for: as many have said, the door covering the USB and other ports is horrible, but I personally don\'t use those ports, preferring to pop the card out and transfer everything to my computer, rather than print directly from the camera (which works great though), plug the camera into the computer, or view images/movies directly on my tv. Some of the shooting modes are not really that useful, either because they reduce the resolution to accomplish them, they don\'t work particularly well, or they are special effects that would be better applied in post-processing rather than a permanent part of your shot, but I guess they\'re there for people who do not want to have to do any post-processing. The super-slow-mo movies are rather gimmicky and the quality is really ragged but my kids LOVE watching themselves be silly in slow motion.Overall I think it was a good choice. I personally wouldn\'t want this as my ONLY camera, and it\'s probably a bit of overkill for a really casual photographer for whom a $100 model would do fine, but it works great and fits my needs perfectly.
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