Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

The Canon PowerShot A400 is a new addition to the PowerShot line. It comes in four stylish colors with sleek silver accents, and has a compact, low slung body made to fit snugly into the palm of the user’s hand. The A400 comes equipped with a 1/3.2-inch, 3.2 MP CCD; a 2.2x optical/3.2x digital zoom; and a 1.5-inch LCD display that’s affixed to the back of the camera body. There are eight scene settings, available via an onscreen menu, as well as manual control of exposure, white balance, image effect, size/quality, ISO, internal flash settings and macro/infinity settings. The A400 also contains hybrid shooting capability, allowing for both video and still images to be captured and the possibility of adding sound memos after shooting. The camera retails for US $179.99. With this reasonable price, it is a strong candidate for a consumer searching for a low-cost digital camera with manual control as well as strong video options.
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Picture Quality / Size Options (7.0)
Picture Quality/Image Size settings are located in the Function Menu and are available in all of the Canon PowerShot A400's four modes. When in Still Image Mode or Scene Mode, the user can choose from the following settings: Large (2048 x 1536), M1 (1600 x 1200), M2 (1024 x 768), S (640 x 480), and Post Card (1600 x 1200), with image quality ratings of SuperFine, Fine and Normal. The following settings are available when the camera is turned to Movie Mode: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120. At 640 x 480, the camera can record 30 seconds when using a memory card upgrade, and at a rate of 10 fps. When in the two lower modes, the SD memory card (available separately) can record up to 3 minutes at a rate of 15 fps.

 

Picture Effects Mode (7.0)
The picture effects available on this camera (Effect off, Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, and B/W) are also accessed through the Function Menu and are accessible when the camera is in manual or movie mode.

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