Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS
Travel zoom Travel zoom
February, 2012

Summary Canon A3400 IS

Prices Price
Camera only $90
all A3400 IS prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #2 of 4 Among similar cameras #54 of 97
details details
Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 8x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 25fps
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Canon PowerShot A3400 ISCanon PowerShot A3400 IS

Replacement

Canon has replaced the PowerShot A3400 IS with the A3500 IS.

Canon PowerShot A3500 IS
Canon PowerShot A3500 IS announced January, 2013
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Battery life Slightly longer battery life
Weight Slightly lighter

Compare the new Canon A3500 IS vs the A3400 IS

Pros

The Canon A3400 IS vs other recent compacts

Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Touch screen Touch screen Help
Less buttons

The Canon A3400 IS vs other recent travel zooms

Thickness Thin Help
0.8"
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$89.98
Size Quite small Help
Super compact 95x56x21 mm
Weight Light Help
145 g

Cons

The Canon A3400 IS vs other recent compacts

GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 25fps
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
February, 2012
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
180 shots

The Canon A3400 IS vs other recent travel zooms

Wide angle Very poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Zoom Poor zoom Help
8x
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
Not supported

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Kamyar Persian (7:18 AM, September 16, 2012)
it's a shame! even in the picture of the camera u can see the zoom is 5x no 8x.
please correct that in the information.
 
Avatar for Paolo Medici Paolo Medici (10:04 AM, March 24, 2012)
I cannot understand, in this case, the value reported from "True Resolution". If native sensor is 4608 x 3456 pixels... how can true resolution be 9.7MP?