Canon PowerShot Elph 340 HS

The Canon PowerShot Elph 340 HS pocket camera packs a long zoom into a slim body, but image quality drops off a cliff in low light.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • 12x Optical Zoom helps ensure outstanding optical performance and versatility.
  • Built-in Wi-Fi allows wireless transferring of images and video to compatible mobile devices, select social networking sites and your Wi-Fi enabled computer, and lets you remotely shoot using your smartphone or tablet.
  • 16.0 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor with the DIGIC 4+ Image Processor creates the Canon HS SYSTEM, which helps provide excellent low-light performance.
  • Creative Shot mode uses composition, color and lighting from your original image to create unique images with an artistic flair.
  • Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper camera settings based on 32 predefined shooting situations.

PROS

+ Sharp 12x zoom lens.
+ Speedy focus.
+ Creative Shot mode.
+ Wi-Fi with NFC.
+ Compact.

CONS

- Very noisy images.
- Slow continuous shooting rate.
- Narrow aperture when zoomed.

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on March 12, 2014
The Canon PowerShot Elph 340 HS pocket camera packs a long zoom into a slim body, but image quality drops off a cliff in low light.
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