Canon PowerShot A400

Résumé : The PowerShot A400 ($179) is Canon's entry-level digital camera. It's a major upgrade to the previous camera to hold that title (the A310), featuring a new 2.2X optical zoom lens instead of the old fixed focal length lens of years past. With a street ...

Points forts : Very good photo quality ; Doesn't feel "cheap", despite its price ; Manual white balance ; AF-assist lamp (but just so-so performance in low light) ; Optional all-weather case ; Good redeye test performance ; Comes in four colors ; Impressive software ...

Points faibles : Details can be fuzzy in some pictures ; LCD doesn't "gain up" in low light ; 45 - 100 mm lens means you'd better like telephoto shots ; Slowest shutter speed is 1 second ; Menus seemed sluggish ; Weak flash ; Movie mode has low frame rate, short ...

Conclusion : Something else you'll need to buy are rechargeable batteries and a charger. The A400 includes two AA non-rechargeable alkaline batteries in the box, which won't last long and end up in the trash. My recommendation is to buy a set of NiMH rechargeables ...

Résumé : Canon's PowerShot A400 is an entry level digital camera that aims to squash those notions that there's no such thing as a "cheap good-brand digital camera" on the market.

Points forts : Great quality, great price, great build quality, pretty good set of features - optical zoom, video recording, various shooting modes

Points faibles : Some details can sometimes turn up a little blurred and fuzzy, edges of certain pics can be a bit distorted, slow shutter speed is not slow enough

Conclusion : The 3.2 megapixel camera has an "Auto" mode, based on Cannon's iSAPS technology. Basically, iSAPS, allows the to analyze a particular scene and automatically select the ideal camera setting to best capture a scene. It has 9 (AiAF) auto-focusing points ...

Résumé : Canon Powershot A400 Review. Good quality entry level model. With a low price too.

Points forts : Very good colour reproduction.

Points faibles : Loss of detail in some shots.

Conclusion : Good, solid entry level digital camera. Takes good pictures and you can start shooting as soon as you have turned it on.

Résumé : If you're looking for a pocket-sized digital camera for a decent price, the Canon PowerShot A400 could be the one for you.

Conclusion : Anyone with a grounding in traditional photography may find the lack of control over the picture taking process limiting, but for almost anyone else the A400 manages to combine the virtues of point-and-shoot with the image quality of cameras many ...

Résumé : The Canon Powershot A400 is a compact 3MP digital camera with a 2.2x Optical zoom lens (5.9 - 13.2mm equivalent to 45mm - 100mm on a 35mm camera), and a 1.5" Colour TFT screen. The camera comes with a 16mb SD memory card, and can be upgraded with an ...

Points forts : Good image quality - excellent 'Canon' colour, smooth images Automatically rotates portrait photos Very good price Very good macro mode Slightly better than average movie mode with sound Very clear screen Impressive 9-point auto-focusing system.

Points faibles : Slightly slow focusing / even with AF-assist lamp Slow shot to shot time when using flash Slightly soft images No USB Disk mode (you must install the Canon software, or use a memory card reader) No sharpening option (only a softening option!) No on ...

Conclusion : The Canon Powershot A400 is one of the cheaper 3 megapixel digital cameras with optical zoom, and one of the cheapest Canon digital cameras currently available. It has a clear 1.5" colour screen, and records videos with sound. The camera is quite ...