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Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS review: Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS

Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS

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Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including keyboards, mice, USB-C docks and PC gaming accessories. In addition, he writes about cameras, including action cams and drones. And while he doesn't consider himself a gamer, he spends entirely too much time playing them.
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The Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS updates Canon's SD4500 IS, bumping up the resolution of its backside-illuminated CMOS sensor to 12 megapixels; changing from a narrow lens with a 10x zoom to a 28mm wide-angle lens with a 12x zoom; switching from a 3-inch LCD to a 3.2-inch high-res touch screen; and adding a bunch of shooting features. All of that in a body that is less than an inch thick.

7.8

Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS

The Good

The <b>Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS</b> is an attractive, easy-to-use snapshot camera with a nice wide, long lens, and plenty of shooting options, all in an ultracompact body.

The Bad

The 510 HS's battery can be very short depending on the features you use and its shooting performance is a little behind that of competing models.

The Bottom Line

The Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS hits on design, features, and photo and video quality, but is slightly off target on shooting performance.

It certainly sounds like a no-brainer for anyone looking for a pocket camera to handle everything your phone's camera can't. And for the most part, it is. Its shooting performance could be a little better and its battery life longer, but really the 510 HS is an awesome little camera.

7.8

Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS

Score Breakdown

Design 8Features 8Performance 7Image quality 8