Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS

ELPH 500 HS - 12.1MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, 4000 x 3000, f/2.0 - f/5.8, 16:9, 4x Digital Zoom, 8.128 cm (3.2 ") Touch TFT LCD, DIGIC 4, HDMI, Full HD, PictBridge, 185g, Pink

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
5128B001
09-04-2011
Simply Touch and Go!
Experience an even more intuitive touch panel technology with the PowerShot ELPH 500 HS digital camera. Do almost everything right on the LCD - like choosing an AF point, set exposure settings and record videos - all with the touch of one finger. The PowerShot ELPH 500 HS brings the art of photography at your command. It's packed with great Canon essentials like an f/2.0 lens, the HS SYSTEM, 1080p Full HD video and 24mm Wide-Angle Lens so every moment is captured in pure Canon brilliance.

Video

Full HD 
Y
Maximum video resolution 
1920 x 1080
Video formats supported 
MOV
Motion JPEG frame rate
30

Technical details

Interface 
USB 2.0, HDMI
Colour of product 
Pink
ISO sensitivity 
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Weight 
185
Data compression
Fine, Normal
Focal length range (f-f) 
4.3 - 18.8
Analog signal format system 
NTSC, PAL
Auto focusing (AF) modes 
Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Face tracking, Single Auto Focus
Camera shutter speed 
1 - 1/1600
Compatible memory cards 
Eye-Fi, MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Compatible operating systems 
Windows<br />Mac OS
Contrast adjustment
Y
Display 
LCD
Flash exposure lock
Y
Flash modes 
Auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Focus
TTL
Histogram
Y
Megapixel 
12.1
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot
Optical zoom 
4.4
PictBridge 
Y
Saturation adjustment
Y
Scene modes 
Beach, Children, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow
Sensor type 
CMOS
Video capability 
Y
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Custom modes, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten

Ports & interfaces

Built-in microphone 
Y

Power

Battery type 
NB-6L
Battery life (max) 
4

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
461000
Field of view
100
Touch screen 
Y

Technical details

Display diagonal 
3.2

Lens system

Combined zoom
18
Focus adjustment
Auto
Digital zoom 
4
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
24 - 105
Image stabilizer 
Y

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
Photo effects 
Black&White, Neutral, Positive film, Sepia, Skin tones, Vivid
Camera playback
movie, single image, slide show, thumbnails
Multi burst mode 
Y
Custom colour
Y
Image editing
resizing, rotating, trimming
Languages support 
ARA, CZE, JPN, KOR, UKR
Built-in processor
DIGIC 4

Focusing

Macro focusing range (wide)
0.03 - 0.5
Normal focusing range
0.05 - ∞/0.4 - ∞

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
auto

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.5 - 2
Flash range (wide)
0.5 - 5
Flash recharging time
10

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T) 
0 - 40
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
10 - 90

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Picture quality

Image sensor size
1/2.3
Maximum image resolution 
4000 x 3000
Supported aspect ratios 
3:2, 4:3, 16:9

Weight & dimensions

Width 
100.6
Depth 
25
Height 
55.4

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
HDMI ports quantity 
1
Audio recorder 
Y
Digital SLR 
N

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