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Canon 300 HS review May 30, 2011

I got a new camera, since my other one started to fall apart (after many years and much abuse). After my experience with the Panasonic Lumix, I know that I’m a committed Canon user (Just can’t get used to another interface).

I did some research, and settled on the Canon 300 HS.

It’s the sleekest compact camera in the market at this time, and at 141 grams weights in at practically nothing at all. It’s fun to use with interesting shooting features and the HS system is supposed to deliver high quality pictures in low-light. Even though it’s “0nly” 10.1 megapixels (still plenty for printing at most standard sizes), have been clear and not too noisy.

The miniature feature imitates the look of a tilt-shift lens... it has all the typical shooting features plus some trendy and interesting looks

toy camera effect, but disappointingly there is no light leakage although it has the classic vignetting and desaturated colour of a typical little plastic camera

Fisheye lens.. <3

My favourite is definitely the imitation tilt-shift lens look to make things look miniature. Here’s a nice night photo (low-light) with tilt-shift effect

All in all, the camera delivers what I expected and more. I have always enjoyed the macro mode on my old Canon SD 790 IS, and all of its shooting features, etc… the 300 HS takes all those features to the next level. Though of course it doesn’t have all the functionality of my Canon 40D (no compact camera can ever really replicate a DSLR), it’s nice to have a reliable camera with a bit more versatility for group shots and macros without changing lenses and all the fuss. Fun times to come!