Canon PowerShot SX400 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
30x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-11LH Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 6.91 cm
Width 10.44 cm
Depth 8.01 cm
Weight 297 g
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 30x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 16,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 4-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Image Processor DIGIC 4+
LENS Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Type Zoom lens - 30x zoom - 4.3 - 129 mm - f/3.4-5.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 720mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 0 cm
Macro Focus Range 0-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 10 groups / 13 elements
Features UD glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-1600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
1.4 m - 3 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included Yes
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 3264 x 1832
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2048 x 1368
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 640 x 424
JPEG 640 x 360
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 5 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Battery Type Canon NB-11LH Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-11LH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 190 shots
Photo shooting - 260 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, digital tele-converter, Smart Flash Exposure, Smart AUTO, Intelligent Image Stabilisation (IS), Live View Control, primary colour filter
OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX400 IS
Included Accessories Battery charger, lens cap, wrist strap, lens cap strap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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