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Key Features	Canon PowerShot ELPH 510 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 310 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS	Canon PowerShot A3300 IS	Canon PowerShot A2200	Canon PowerShot A1200	Canon PowerShot A800
Choice of Designer Colors	Silver Black Red	Silver Black Red Blue	Silver Pink Brown	Silver Blue Purple Pink Green	Silver Black Red	Silver Blue Gray Pink Orange	Silver Black Blue Red Pink	Silver Black Blue Red	Silver Black	Silver Black Red
CCD/CMOS (Effective Pixels) ¹	Approx. 12.1 million CMOS	Approx. 10.1 million CMOS	Approx. 12.1 million CMOS	Approx. 12.1 million CMOS	Approx. 12.1 million CMOS	Approx. 12.1 million CMOS	Approx. 16.0 million CCD	Approx. 14.1 million CCD	Approx. 12.1 million CCD	Approx. 10.0 million CCD
Maximum Resolution (pixels)	4000 x 3000	3648 x 2736	4000 x 3000	4000 x 3000	4000 x 3000	4000 x 3000	4608 x 3456	4320 x 3240	4000 x 3000	3648 x 2736
SD / SDHC / SDXC Card or microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC Storage Media ²	SD	microSD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD
High Speed USB 2.0 Interface ³	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Zoom Lens ⁴	12x Optical, 48x Digital	12x Optical, 48x Digital	4.4x Optical, 18x Digital	8x Optical, 32x Digital	5x Optical, 20x Digital	4x Optical, 16x Digital	5x Optical, 20x Digital	4x Optical, 16x Digital	4x Optical, 16x Digital	3.3x Optical, 13x Digital
LCD Monitor, pixel count ⁵	3.2", 461k Touch Panel	3.0", 461k	3.2", 461k Touch Panel	3.0", 461k	2.7", 230k	3.0", 230k	3.0", 230k	2.7", 230k	2.7", 230k	2.5", 115k
DIGIC 5 / DIGIC III / DIGIC 4 Image Processor ⁶	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	III
iSAPS Technology ⁷	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Key Features	Canon PowerShot ELPH 510 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 310 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS	Canon PowerShot A3300 IS	Canon PowerShot A2200	Canon PowerShot A1200	Canon PowerShot A800
Built-In Flash ⁸	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Direct Print ⁹	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Selectable Light Metering ¹⁰	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB Technology ¹¹	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Optical Image Stabilizer ¹²	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
HDMI Output ¹³	x	x	x	x	x	x
Intelligent Contrast Correction ¹⁴	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Key Features	Canon PowerShot ELPH 510 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 310 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS	Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS	Canon PowerShot A3300 IS	Canon PowerShot A2200	Canon PowerShot A1200	Canon PowerShot A800
Motion Detection Technology ¹⁵	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
DV-Quality/ HD / Full HD Movies ¹⁶	Full HD	Full HD	Full HD	Full HD	Full HD	Full HD	HD	HD	HD	DV
Eye-Fi Memory Card Compatibility ²⁴	x			x
Program Auto Exposure	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Shutter Speeds	15 - 1/4000 sec.	15 - 1/4000 sec.	15 - 1/1600 sec.	15 - 1/2000 sec.	15 - 1/2000 sec.	15 - 1/1500 sec.	15 - 1/1600 sec.	15 - 1/1600 sec.	15 - 1/1600 sec.	15 - 1/2000 sec.
Sensitivity (ISO equivalent) ¹⁸	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	125, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
High Sensitivity (HS) System ¹⁹	x	x	x	x	x	x
Dimensions (W x H x D)	3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9"	3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8"	4.0" x 2.2" x 1.0"	3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9"	3.6" x 2.2" x 0.8"	3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8"	3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9"	3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9"	3.8" x 2.5" x 1.2"	3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2"
Weight (approx.)	6.5 oz.	4.8 oz.	6.5 oz.	4.3 oz.	5.0 oz.	4.9 oz.	5.3 oz.	4.8 oz.	6.5 oz.	6.6 oz.

1 - MegaPixel CCD

Resolution in a digital camera determines how much detail will be in your pictures and how large a file they produce. Resolution is the number of pixels in a digital camera imaging sensor -- the more pixels, the finer the detail and the larger the file size. These PowerShots have a total of 10 million pixels or more and allow a selection of image quality modes. The best quality prints are obtained in the large superfine mode, but images that are going to be shown on a television or computer screen or emailed to someone can be created in a lower mode.

2 - SD / SDHC / SDXC Card Media

These Canon PowerShot digital cameras use tiny SD memory cards. Get expanded capacity and high-speed writing from a memory card the size of a postage stamp. Most PowerShot cameras also accept SDXC memory cards. This next-generation storage features massively increased capacity (up to 2 terabytes) and notably faster operation.

The Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS digital cameras uses the incredibly tiny microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC memory cards.

3 - High-Speed USB 2.0 Connection

Part of being digital is about communication. Specifically, it's about the ability of your PowerShot camera to communicate with your computer. PowerShot cameras bring your communications into the digital universe with their cross-platform USB connection. By connecting your PowerShot to your computer (PC or Macintosh) via the included USB cable you can download your photographs at 20 times the rate of the older serial connections. With today's high-capacity storage devices, a quicker download is essential, and with the USB connection, you can now communicate at digital speed.

4 - Zoom Lens

With the all-glass aspherical Canon lenses in every PowerShot camera, you get the image quality you need. Look at the world through your mind's eye, but photograph it through a Canon lens. PowerShots come equipped with a high-quality Canon optical zoom lens, capable of shooting a wide range of images from scenery to snapshots. Built-in digital teleconverters extend the zoom range of the lens when used in conjunction with the camera's optical zoom capabilities.

5 - LCD Monitor

Canon's PureColor System LCD, available on many models, gives its PowerShot LCD screens unmatched clarity and durability. Color is faithfully reproduced from any viewing angle and a high contrast ratio ensures excellent visibility, making it easy to frame your shot and see exactly what you're capturing.

Select PowerShot models feature a big and wide touch panel LCD for a modern, intuitive interface. Touch to choose an AF point, select a shooting mode, operate the flash, set exposure compensation, switch between images, magnify part of an image, play movies and more.

6 - DIGIC 5, DIGIC 4 or DIGIC III Image Processor

Canon's proprietary image processor, called DIGIC, was developed specifically for use with its line of digital cameras and combines the jobs of image processing and camera function control into one chip. Canon's DIGIC (short for Digital Imaging Integrated Circuit) is much faster at image processing than a general purpose CPU because it employs parallel processing rather than the sequential, one pixel at a time processing methods used by conventional digital cameras. The extra speed of DIGIC makes it possible to incorporate higher quality signal processing algorithms than conventional digital cameras, while at the same time improving buffer performance and consuming less battery power because signal processing is completed more quickly on a per-image basis.

Since their groundbreaking introduction in 1999, Canon DIGIC Image Processors have set the standard for performance and brought powerful new features to PowerShot digital cameras with each successive generation. The latest-generation Canon DIGIC 5 Image Processor features improved chip architecture and algorithms for phenomenal increases in processing speed and power, delivering greatly expanded functionality with further refinements in image quality. PowerShot cameras with DIGIC 5 feature higher quality continuous rapid shooting, improved noise reduction under low light, an advanced Multi-Area White Balance System and Face ID.

However, DIGIC does much more than image processing. Because it was specifically designed for use in a digital camera, it is also capable of handling nearly every digital camera function including JPEG compression/expansion; memory card control; LCD/Video control and processing; gain control (control of CCD signal amplification); Auto Exposure; Auto Focus; Auto White Balance control and most other functions of the camera. The result is a camera that offers faster and more powerful AF than ever before, faster image processing, longer battery life, and the ability to record 3-minute movie clips with sound.

Canon's exclusive DIGIC III Image Processor builds on the technological superiority of DIGIC and DIGIC II, taking image quality, performance and speed to new levels. DIGIC III provides a speedier interface for the PowerShot's SD memory card, reduces noise at high ISO settings, extends battery life with lower power consumption, offers higher definition for the LCD monitor, and empowers exciting new technologies like Face Detection AF/AE.

DIGIC 4 is Canon's most advanced image processor ever, and builds on the superb performance of its DIGIC II and DIGIC III predecessors. As the "nerve center" of the camera, DIGIC 4 brings excellence to many areas. Images have brilliant color and smoother gradations, and performance is fast and responsive. DIGIC 4 also empowers some of Canon's newest and most advanced features including Blink Detection, Face Detection, Face Detection Self-Timer and ISO 3200 for images in low light with improved noise reduction.

7 - iSAPS Technology

Over the past 68 years, Canon has accumulated a vast amount of photographic data and know-how and used it to create some of the most innovative camera products in the marketplace. Now, using that same data and know-how, Canon has developed an exclusive technology called iSAPS (Intelligent Scene Analysis based on Photographic Space) that can predict certain camera settings such as focusing distance, exposure and optimum white balance based on zoom focal length, overall light level and tonal distribution data. Canon refers to this collective data as "Photographic Space." By incorporating iSAPS technology into its PowerShot line, the cameras can analyze a scene just before the image is made and in doing so, increase the speed and precision of the camera's autofocus, auto exposure and auto white balance.

8 - Built-In Flash

Each day and every situation has different lighting conditions. That's why Canon PowerShots are fitted with built-in Flash Functions. You can set the PowerShot to Autoflash, manually select your own exposure, or use the Fill Flash setting to open deep shadows on bright sunny days. And to achieve natural backgrounds with well-illuminated foreground subjects, thees camera alsos feature slow-sync speed flash mode. This makes for dramatic sunset images or sparkling nighttime cityscapes. PowerShots provide you with the potential to be more creative.

9 - Direct Print

Equipped with a Direct Print function, these PowerShots allow you to create high-quality prints without a computer. To print, you simply plug the camera directly into one of Canon's compact digital printers -- like the Canon Card Photo Printer CP-330 -- or Exif 2.2-compatible Bubble Jet Direct Photo Printers like the S830D and S530D. During Direct Printing, cropping capability also allows you to expand and print a selected area of an image.

10 - Selectable Light Metering

Selectable Light Metering offers 3 settings. In the Evaluative setting, linked to the focusing point, the camera reads multiple points across the frame for optimal overall exposure. The Spot Metering setting concentrates on a single area of the image for greater precision in high contrast situations. Centerweighted Averaging Metering, with emphasis on the center of the viewfinder, averages metering out over the entire picture area.

11 - Advanced Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB Technology

Your most cherished image often feature faces, and Canon's advanced Face Detection Technology gives every face its best chance to shine. With Canon's Advanced Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB function, select PowerShots can detect, lock on, and track up to 35 human faces in a scene. It can even detect profiles. The face detection algorithm automatically prioritizes and selects faces (based on Canon's Intelligent Scene Analysis/iSAPS technology). It will then optimize the focus, exposure, white balance and flash to help ensure the best possible results for even easier picture taking moments. The result is flattering portraits and group shots where all of the subjects are in clearer focus and accurately exposed.

12 - Canon Optical Image Stabilizer Technology

The Canon Image Stabilizer uses gyroscopic sensors to detect motion and generate a corrective signal to reduce blur caused by camera movement. An image-stabilizing lens group along the optical axis is shifted in response to the detected motion, providing effective cancellation of unwanted lens movement and vibration. Result -- photos taken while zoomed in and at slower shutter speeds are not blurry, even without a tripod.

13 - HDMI Output

Select PowerShot digital cameras make it easy to enjoy HD movies and photos on your HDTV with an optional accessory mini-HDMI to HDMI cable for direct connection to a high-definition monitor. This allows you to enjoy the full quality of HD with no degradation of image or audio in the signal, but also improves playback functionality, letting you view up to 130 still images at once.

14 - DV-Quality / HD Movies / Full HD Movie

Many PowerShot digital cameras record movies at DV-Quality with VGA resolution at 30 frames per second (fps). Individual movie clips can last as long as 60 minutes or produce file sizes up to 4GB on an SDHC media card.

PowerShot cameras with 720p HD movie also give you the ultimate convenience of owning an advanced still camera that also creates superb movies. HD Movies with 1280 x 720 pixels at 30 fps captures your memories with dazzling clarity, realism and brilliance. Enjoy HD movies on your HDTV by connecting directly to a high-definition monitor with the mini-HDMI connector. Experience Full HD with no degradation of image or audio in the signal. The Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS with Full HD movie gives you Full HD 1920 x 1080 recording.

15 - Motion Detection Technology

Canon's Motion Detection Technology makes it easier than ever to capture a clear, sharp image every time. As you compose your photos and snap away, it automatically optimizes ISO settings based on change of brightness and frame interval information, and motion detected by Optical Image Stabilizer, Face Detection, AE function and AF technology. All you need is to set High ISO Auto mode and the result is stunning photos with every shot.

16 - DV-Quality / HD Movies

17 - Eye-Fi Memory Card Compatibility

Simply insert an Eye-Fi SD memory card into your Canon camera's SD card slot, configure your computer to select your favorite site (i.e., Facebook, YouTube, Shutterfly, Flickr) and share your memories quickly, easily and with no cables required!

18 - ISO 3200 or 1600 Sensitivity

PowertShot Image Stabilizer technology and ISO sensitivity keep images rock steady, even in low light and when zooming. Thanks to the DIGIC 4 chip's more aggressive noise reduction, the newest PowerShot digital cameras are able to shoot at ISO equivalent speed ratings from 80 to as high as 3200. This increased sensitivity at the top-end allows users to select faster shutter speeds, significantly reducing camera shake and subject blur during hand held low-light photography.

19 - High Sensitivity (HS) System

Whether shooting a large family photo at a sunset wedding or capturing a historical monument at night, select PowerShot digital cameras capture clear, exceptional images in low-light settings thanks to Canon's HS System. Canon's DIGIC 4 Image Processor combined with a 10-megapixel or a 12-megapixel High Sensitivity CCD sensor or High Sensitivity CMOS sensor make up Canon's HS System. The HS System enhances image quality and helps reduce noise at high ISO levels. It also helps to accentuate a number of hard-to-get details in images with decreased lighting. Canon's HS System enables users to capture dimly lit scenes without a flash, resulting in a more natural look for photos.

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