Canon ELPH 500 HS

The Canon ELPH 500 HS is a compact camera launched on 02/07/2011.

Technically speaking, the Canon ELPH 500 HS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 28 overall. The Canon ELPH 500 HS weights 185 gr and spans 101 x 56 x 25 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon ELPH 500 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Versatility - Score 49, ranks in the category best 25%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon ELPH 500 HS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 36% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 18, ranks among the worst 47% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 71, ranks among the worst 14% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 10, ranks in the best 72% of its category. Canon ELPH 500 HS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 9, ranks in the best 47% of its category. Canon ELPH 500 HS works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 23, ranks in the best 50% of its category. Canon ELPH 500 HS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 47, ranks 13% in its category. Canon ELPH 500 HS is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 18% in its category. Canon ELPH 500 HS does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon ELPH 500 HS sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 190.0 USD and 190.0 USD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Canon ELPH 500 HS is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.