Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full HD Video and Ultra Wide Angle Lens (Silver)

3.8 | 112 ratings

Price: 181.44

Last update: 10-08-2024

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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
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
12.1 effective megapixels, 1/2.3-inch high-sensitivity CMOS; 4.4x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom; Aperture and Shutter priority modes
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.
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
And lowers noise levels at higher ISO settings.Super Slow Motion Movie records video at high speeds to allow slow motion playback.
For using a shallow depth-of-field for great images with beautiful soft backgrounds.
Zoom optically while shooting video and keep footage stabilized with Dynamic IS.

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Mr.Mcfly

WOW, the image quality is superb!

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2013

I want to start my review by saying that I am not a professional, nor an amateur photographer. I am just a Father who wanted to buy a decent camera for taking family photos of my boys and wife.

I spent the last two months looking for a camera to buy that would produce "high quality" pictures of my family. I first wanted a dslr and I was ready to pay the premium price for it. Since I mostly use my camera on auto settings and have read you will not get a much better shot with a dslr on auto than a p&s, I decided to save some money and go with something cheaper. I have looked at every bridge camera and high end p&s that you can imagine. The next thing I considered was the functions on the camera. I was going to buy the Canon s100, but decided to save some money since I was not going to be using the RAW function for pictures. I don't do post processing, so I wanted the best picture possible out of my camera. Now keep in mind, I am coming from a fujifilm camera that is just over a year old, a basic p&s. The old camera produced okay results, but they were not what I wanted.

So after spending hours upon hours on photography message boards, I came across a post that recommended this camera as it has a fast f 2.0 lens. After doing some searching, it appeared to be the only one in this price range with this fast of a lens. The f2.0 let's a lot more light in, so when I used to have to use the flash with my old camera, I don't have to now with my elph 500.

Now onto the actual review of the camera, to sum it up, IT IS AWESOME! The high sensitivity sensor with this lens takes pictures that are so crisp. It's really a step up in terms of picture quality from my old point and shoot. It feels solid and well made. The touchscreen function will take some getting used to, but overall it's easy to use. There is a little switch on top of the camera that you lets you choose between auto and program. There are so many features under program that can still let you be in control. The flash is powerful and really brightens up pictures if needed. One word of advice if you are taking pictures of babies. This camera has a little red autofocus light that comes on when the flash is needed. For my baby, he doesn't like it and will look away. You can turn off that feature in the settings if you find your child does not like the light either. The 1080p video on this is also awesome and is much better in low light that my dedicated 1080p video camera. The footage is less grainy on the Canon which really surprised me.

In conclusion, I would highly recommend this camera to anyone that wants very high image quality with ease of use(auto mode) without spending a lot of money. It's definitely worth the price!

Mr Arif

Makes Manual Adjustments Fun

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2011

I almost didn't buy this camera because of all the negative comments about the touch screen. After using it for a few weeks I have come to love it. I actually look forward to manually configuring white balance, exposure and ISO because the touch screen interface is fun to use. I'm 6'3'' and have big hands but the screen works fine. My favorite feature is that you can configure the screen to show icons for your favorite tasks, such as white balance, which I use all the time. I'm happy that so many people hated the touch screen because it seems like the negative publicly drove the price of this camera down prematurely, which netted me a hefty savings.

The difference switching from my old digital elph's physical buttons compared to this camera is similar to when I traded in my old blackberry for an iphone. Night and day.

My only complaint:
I love the 24mm wide angle zoom but I wish the default zoom level could be adjusted. The problem is that when the camera is first turned on, the lens defaults to 24mm. Most of the pictures I take tend to be the typical closeups of people. Wide angle is not a good option for these types of pictures because it creates distortion and other problems. I wish I could set it to default to 35mm instead. For now I have to zoom in a little every time I turn the camera on for a photo. I also wish it would display the zoom level in terms of mm.

I would definitely buy this camera again.

Jill

LOVE my new camera!

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2011

I love this camera! I wanted a higher end point and shoot camera that could keep up with my kids and do well in low light. I read a lot of reviews and settled on this one. I thought about the ELPH 300hs but decided I was too used to using the touch screen on my Sony Cybershot to go back to buttons. I love the touch screen! The menus are well laid out and it is easy to find things. I was a little worried it would take me awhile to figure out the Canon menus since I have been a Sony user for so long, but I am not having any trouble at all! I am having fun trying out all of the programs/effects on the camera. The Kids and Pets setting is just what I was looking for. My kids don't sit still for me to take pictures and now I can just snap pictures of them on the go without the picture being too blurry. After reading reviews I was worried about battery life. I decided to buy and extra battery since we had a big wedding we were going to and I didn't want my camera to die before the day was done. Turns out I wouldn't have needed the extra battery. I still have the first battery in after taking 150 pictures and a few short videos. Another thing I love is that there isn't much delay between pressing the button and the actual capturing of the picture (this was a big frustration with my previous camera). The only thing I noticed is that with moving subjects and in low light you really have to make sure to give the camera time to focus by holding the button halfway down for a second or two before snapping the picture. I had great luck with this camera in low light. I snapped some really awesome pictures on the dance floor at the wedding. I was even able to shoot a little video on the dance floor. When I tried that with my old camera it turned out almost black, but with this camera I got a great video of my 3 year old dancing. I have only had this camera for a week, but I haven't found any area where this camera has let me down yet. I am excited to keep experimenting with some of the programs and effects I haven't gotten to use yet. Bottom line....Great camera!

UPDATE: I lost my ELPH 500 HS while we were on vacation (a long sad story). I needed a new camera fast so I went to Best Buy and they only had the ELPH 300 HS and nothing else was really close to the quality I wanted at the price I wanted so I bought it. The 300 has pretty much the same functions as the 500 and still takes great pictures. But I would take my 500 back any day! The touch screen makes it so much simpler to navigate through the menus and change settings quickly. I don't think the microphone is as good on the 300 because a couple of my videos are hard to hear. It seems a little slower to focus and snap a picture, but maybe it is all in my head. One problem I noticed is that my photo editing software (I use Picasa) would automatically pick up the red eye on photos with my 500 but on the 300 I have to manually select the area to change it. The 300 looks cooler than the 500 and is a little smaller, but I loved the large screen on the 500 and you don't get that with the 300 since they had to make room for all the buttons. Bottom line in my opinion: Spend the extra $70 and go for the 500 - it is worth it.

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