Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Canon ELPH 520 HS vs Canon EOS 1000D vs Canon EOS 550D

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Release date	Feb 7, 2011	Jan 9, 2012	Jun 10, 2008	Feb 8, 2010

Characteristics
Body type	Ultracompact	Ultracompact	Compact SLR	Compact SLR
Max resolution	4000 x 3000	3648 x 2736	3888 x 2592	5184 x 3456
Pixels	12 MP	10 MP	10 MP	18 MP
Sensor detectors		17	11	19
Sensor type	BSI-CMOS	BSI-CMOS	CMOS	CMOS
Processor	DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology	DIGIC 5		Digic 4
Image & lens
ISO	Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (with boost)
Image stabilization	Optical	Optical
Digital zoom
Manual focus	3	1
Lens mount			Canon EF/EF-S	Canon EF/EF-S
Screen type	Fixed	Fixed		Fixed
Screen size	230	461	230	1,040,000
Screen dots
Min. shutter speed	1/2000	1/4000	1/4000	1/4000
Aperture priority
Shutter priority
Other features
Built-in flash	3.50	2.50	13.00	13.00
Flash range
Continuous drive
Self-timer	Multi	Multi		Multi
Video	1920 x 1080 (24fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 240 fps)	1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps)		1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (60, 50 fps)
Microphone	Mono	Stereo
Storage	SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus	microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC	SD/SDHC/MMC card	SD/SDHC/SDXC
Connectivity
USB	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
HDMI
Wireless
Weight	92 x 56 x 20	87 x 54 x 19	126 x 98 x 65	129 x 98 x 62
Orientation sensor
GPS
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