Canon SD-400 Review
DPreview.com Review the Canon PowerShot SD 400 Digital Camera and they say-"Announced in February 2005, the SD400 (which goes by the names of Digital IXUS 50 in Europe and IXY DIGITAL 55 in Japan) is the latest in a long line of ultra-compact 'ELPH' or 'IXUS' cameras stretching back to early 2000 (and a lot farther back than that in the film camera world). Like the SD300 before it, the SD400 incorporates two UA (Ultra-high Refractive Index Glass Molded (GMo) Aspherical lens) elements which has allowed Canon to produced its smallest cameras yet to feature a 3x zoom. It may be smaller than a credit card, but Canon has still managed to cram a fairly comprehensive range of features into the SD400...."
Canon SD-400 Features:
Canon SD-400 Specs:
| General | |
| Weight | 4.6 oz |
| Width | 3.4 in |
| Depth | 0.8 in |
| Height | 2.1 in |
| Body material | Stainless steel |
| Main Features | |
| Sensor resolution | 5 megapixels |
| Optical sensor type | CCD |
| Effective sensor resolution | 5,000,000 pixels |
| Gross sensor resolution | 5,300,000 pixels |
| Optical sensor size | 1/2.5 in |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto |
| Digital zoom | 4 x |
| Shooting modes | Frame movie mode |
| Shooting programs | Indoor, Underwater, Kids & pets, Digital macro, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot |
| Special effects | Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Black & White, Low Sharpening |
| Max shutter speed | 1/1500 sec |
| Min shutter speed | 15 sec |
| Exposure metering | Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted |
| Exposure modes | Manual, Program, Automatic |
| Exposure compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| White balance | Custom, Presets, Automatic |
| White balance presets | Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight) |
| Digital video format | AVI |
| Still image format | JPEG |
| Continuous shooting speed | 2.1 frames per second |
| Remote control | None |
| Video capture | 60 sec - AVI - 320 x 240 - Max clip duration, 180 sec - AVI - 160 x 120 - Max clip duration, 6 sec - AVI - 640 x 480 - With 16MB card, 14 sec - AVI - 640 x 480 - With 16MB card, 10 sec - AVI - 320 x 240 - With 16MB card, 40 sec - AVI - 320 x 240 - With 16MB card, 98 sec - AVI - 160 x 120 - With 16MB card |
| Color support | Color |
| Lens Systems | |
| Auto focus | TTL contrast detection |
| Type | Zoom lens |
| Focal length | 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 35 - 105 mm |
| Focus adjustment | Automatic |
| Focus zones | 9 |
| Min focus range | 11.8 in |
| Macro focus range | 3-50cm |
| Lens aperture | F/2.8-4.9 |
| Optical zoom | 3 x |
| Zoom adjustment | Motorized drive |
| Features | UA lens, Built-in lens shield |
| Memory / Storage | |
| Flash memory | 16 MB - SD Memory Card |
| Supported flash memory | SD Memory Card |
| Camera Flash | |
| Type | Built-in flash |
| Flash modes | Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction |
| Red eye reduction | Yes |
| Effective flash range | 1.6 ft - 11.5 ft |
| Features | AF illuminator |
| Additional Features | |
| Self timer | Yes |
| Self timer delay | 2 sec, 10 sec |
| Video input features | AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, MOTION PRINT, Audio recording, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Histogram display, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection |
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on August 11, 2005 3:14 AM
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