Canon's new PowerShot ELPH 300 HS camera for Rs 15,000

The concept of ultra thin digital camera was made true by Canon by its new innovation dubbed Canon PowerShot ELPH 300HS. This latest camera was ranked to be the world’s thinnest digital camera. Yet another amazing feature is its 12.1MP optical lens which supports 5x optical zoom.

Some other key specifications include:

• 1/2.3-inch CMOS


• Approximately 12.8 Megapixels total pixels


• 4x Digital Zoom


• 5x Optical Zoom


• TTL Autofocus system


• LCD Monitor


• 2.7-inch TFT colour monitor


• 100% LCD Coverage


• Bright LCD


• FE Lock


• AE Lock Exposure Control Method


• Auto Built-in Flash


• Flash On & Flash Off facility


• Auto Red-eye Correction


• Smart Flash


• Excellent Image Quality


• Self Timer


• Continuous Shooting capability


• SD / SDXC / SDHC memory card


• JPEG Compression Mode


• Normal & Fine Image Recording Format


• Erase Modes


• Movie editing functionality


• Slow Synchronization


• Good Low-Light Performance


• Video & Audio Out


• Mini-HDMI connector


• USB 2.0


• SD Memory card slot


• 92.2 x 55.9 x 19.5mm dimension


• 141g weight


• DIGIC 4 image processor


• 1080p HD video recording


• 32 Smart AUTO scene modes


• 25 preset scene modes


• Viewfinder


• Optical Image Stabilizer

This thin compact camera also has a 24mm ultra Wide-Angle lens along with a superior CCD sensor. Latest HS system is also incorporated to provide better-quality low-light shooting performance. Apart from capturing images, Canon PowerShot ELPH 300HS also facilitates video capture.

Reviewers have admired this new Canon camera set citing its capability to capture clear images in addition to the enhanced quality HD video. The camera’s snappy performance is yet another feature which needs admiration. Moreover, Canon PowerShot ELPH 300HS supports Multimedia Card and HC MMCplus card Eye-Fi apart from the memory card facility.

Quality images and videos can be captured with Canon PowerShot ELPH 300HS along with advanced stereo sound. A dedicated movie button is also provided. Smart AUTO system is also incorporated in this ultra thin model. This technology facilitates to automatically alter the settings according to the 32 predefined shooting states.

Movie Digest Mode is yet another prominent feature which allows to record short video clips before taking still images. The various captured video clips can be clubbed to make it a single video. To add up more artistic effect to the captured images, Canon 300HS also facilitates new scene modes, monochrome and toy camera effect.

Canon PowerShot ELPH 300HS is made available to the customers in different colour options including silver, black and red. 300HS comes with a price tag of around Rs. 15,000/-.