PowerShot ELPH 300 HS Silver

Specifications

Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical & 4x Digital & 20x Combined Zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type
12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS

Total Pixels
Approx. 12.8 Megapixels

Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
4.3 (W) - 21.5mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 24-120mm)

Digital Zoom
Approx. 4x

Focusing Range
Normal AF: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.0 ft. (90cm) - infinity (T)

Macro: 1.2 in. - 1.6 ft. (3 - 50cm) (W)

Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
N/A

LCD Monitor
2.7-inch TFT color LCD (wide viewing angle type)

LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots

LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/2.7 (W) - f/5.9 (T)

Shutter Speed
1 – 1/2000 sec. 15 - 1/2000 sec. (Total Shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200

Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center weighted average, Spot**

* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face AiAF.

** Fixed to center.

Exposure Control Method
AE Lock

Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

* Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE Lock, Smart Flash, Slow Synchro

Flash Range
1.6–11.5 ft. (W), 3.0–6.6 ft. (T) (50cm–3.5m (W), 90cm–2.0m (T))

* Image brightness may diminish depending on the shooting distance

Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)

Flash Exposure Compensation
N/A

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
P, Auto¹, Movie Digest, Portrait, Kids & Pets, Smart Shutter², High-speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Underwater, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, Movie³

*Videos are recorded by pressing the movie button

¹Smart Auto also available for videos

²Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

³Standard, Super Slow Motion Movie, Miniature Effect for Movies (Videos are recorded by pressing the movie button)

Photo Effects
My colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color*

*Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available

Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom Shooting start time (0 - 10 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1 - 10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.

Wireless Control
N/A

Continuous Shooting
Approx. 3.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 8.2 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst)

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card, Eye-Fi, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card

File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant

Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine

JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)

Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels
16:9

4000 x 2248 (Large), 2816 x 1584 (Medium 1), 1920 x 1080 (Medium 2), 640 x 360 (Small)

3:2

4000 x 2664 (Large), 2816 x 1880 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1064 (Medium 2), 640 X 424 (Small)

4:3

4000 x 3000 (Large), 2816 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small)

1:1

2992 x 2992 (Large), 2112 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1200 x 1200 (Medium 2), 480 x 480 (Small)

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

		16:9			3:2
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	F	2,311	1,630	6,677	2,738	1,386	5,680
	N	1,105	3,352	13,727	1,309	2,873	11,766
Medium 1(M1)	F	1,210	3,094	12,671	1,436	2,623	10,743
	N	585	6,034	24,709	694	5,247	21,486
Medium 2(M2)	F	604	6,034	24,709	496	7,099	29,070
	N	300	10,972	44,927	246	13,410	54,911
Small (S)	F	113	24,139	98,840	133	20,116	82,367
	N	63	40,233	164,734	75	30,174	123,550
Medium* (M)	F	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	N	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

		4:3			1:1
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	F	3,084	1,231	5,042	2,301	1,652	6,769
	N	1,474	2,514	10,295	1,100	3,352	13,727
Medium 1(M1)	F	1,620	2,320	9,503	1,210	3,094	12,671
	N	780	4,641	19,007	585	6,034	24,709
Medium 2(M2)	F	558	6,352	26,010	420	8,046	32,946
	N	278	12,069	49,420	208	15,087	61,775
Small (S)	F	150	20,116	82,367	113	24,139	98,840
	N	84	30,174	123,550	63	40,233	164,734
Medium* (M)	F	836	4,310	17,649	N/A	N/A	N/A
	N	418	8,046	32,946	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note: N=Normal F=Fine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canonfs standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

	Standard
	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480	320 x 240
	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps	30 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.)	4,355	3,054	1,416	495
4GB	14 min. 34 sec.	20 min. 43 sec.	43 min. 43 sec.	1 hr. 58 min. 19 sec.
16GB	59 min. 40 sec.	1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.	2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec.	8 hr. 4 min. 30 sec.

	Super Slow Motion Movie		Miniature Effect
	640 x 480	320 x 240	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480
	120 fps	240 fps	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x
			6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.)	4,914	2,457	573	287	143	246	123	61
4GB	12 min. 58 sec.	25 min. 46 sec.	1 hr. 45 min. 52 sec.	3 hr. 21 min. 9 sec.	5 hr. 35 min. 16 sec.	3 hr. 43 min. 30 sec.	6 hr. 42 min. 20 sec.	11 hr. 10 min. 33 sec.
16GB	53 min. 7 sec.	1 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.	7 hr. 13 min. 30 sec.	13 hr. 43 min. 40 sec.	22 hr. 52 min. 47 sec.	15 hr. 15 min. 11 sec.	27 hr. 27 min. 20 sec.	45 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
- Stills & Videos: Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Filtered Playback, Slide Show (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)

- Still Images: Single, Index (4-100 thumbnails), Magnification (2-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning

- Videos: Normal Playback*, Slow Motion**, Special Playback, Editing, Resume

*Auto settings available in 5 levels

** 5 levels (including normal playback), sound not available.

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Select image, select range, all images (all filtered images)

- The image data in the memory card stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

- Using the Movie editing function, sections of the movie (1 sec. increments) can be deleted.

Interfaces

Video Out
NTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)

Mini-HDMI connector

Audio Out
Stereo (dedicated connector (female) unified type of digital, audio, and video)

Other
Mini-HDMI cable: connection to high definition monitor; SD Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-speed cable

Power Supply
Battery Pack NB-4L, Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with DC Couple DR-10) Approx. 220 shots Approx. 5 hours

Power Source
Battery Pack NB-4L, Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with DC Couple DR-10)

Shooting Capacity
Approx. 220 shots

Playback Time
Approx. 5 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity
10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D)
3.63 x 2.20 x 0.77 in. / 92.2 x 55.9 x 19.5mm

Weight
Approx. 4.97 oz. / 141g (Including batteries and memory card)

Approx. 4.30 oz. / 122 g (Camera body only)

Note: 26 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi).

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.

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