Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm A400 Zoom compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it is much smaller (compact (93×60×28 mm) vs professional size (133×100×79 mm)), is thinner (1.1" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (170 g vs 575 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (320 x 240 @ 10fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a much smaller screen (1.8" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (77k dots vs 1,040k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (4 MP vs 17.9 MP) and doesn't have a touch screen.
Canon Rebel T4i
6 years newer
Significant advantages of the T4i (vs the A400 Zoom)
- Much higher true resolution: 17.9 MP vs 4 MP
- Much higher resolution screen: 1,040k dots vs 77k dots
- Much larger screen: 3" vs 1.8"
Significant disadvantages of the T4i (vs the A400 Zoom)
- Much larger: Professional size (133×100×79 mm) vs Compact (93×60×28 mm)
- Much thicker: 3.1" vs 1.1"
- Much heavier: 575 g vs 170 g
common strengths of the T4i and A400 Zoom