Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Nikon A1000

Nikon A1000 advantages over Canon ELPH 500 HS

• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Shoot 4K video
  4K (UHD) vs 1080p
  Make sure you have a fast computer
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Built-in Bluetooth
  Yes vs No
  Always-on wireless connectivity
• More telephoto lens reach
  840 mm vs 105 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  250 vs 180 shots
  Capture more photos
• Newer
  6 years vs 14 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• More dots on screen
  1037k vs 461k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• More pixels
  16.0 vs 12.1 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 1.6 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/4000 vs 1/1600 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility