Canon PowerShot
A2300 IS
vs
Canon PowerShot
A3400 IS

Updated (January, 2013): Compare the Canon PowerShot A2500 vs Canon PowerShot A3500 IS

Tie	Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

	Large screen
	3.0"

	Image stabilization
	Lens

	Touch screen
	Less buttons

Tie	Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Canon PowerShot A2300 IS over the Canon PowerShot A3400 IS.

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2300 IS

Slightly smaller

95x54x20 mm

95x56x21 mm

Around 10% smaller

Lighter

125 g

145 g

More than 10% lighter

Slightly thinner

0.8"

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Canon A2300 IS

Advantages of the Canon A3400 IS

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Slightly more zoom

More than 2.5x more zoom

Learn more about
the Canon A3400 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

49	vs	50
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

Fairly small

A2300 IS:	95x54x20 mm
A3400 IS:	95x56x21 mm

	Thin
	0.8"

Inexpensive

A2300 IS:	$92.78
A3400 IS:	$95.00

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Few shots per battery charge

A2300 IS:	175 shots
A3400 IS:	180 shots

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 25fps

competitors

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $129

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has worse image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$99

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2500

Compact

$109 - $129

Has a slightly longer battery life

Compare the PowerShot A2500 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2500 vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$95

Has a slightly longer battery life

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot A810 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the PowerShot A810 vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710

Compact

$88

Has a slightly longer battery life

Slightly shorter exposures

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W710 vs the PowerShot A2300 IS

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W710 vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot A2300 IS.

Nikon Coolpix S4300

Compact

$117

Better wide angle

Higher resolution screen

Significantly narrower aperture

Worse image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix S4300 vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

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Canon PowerShot
A2300 IS
vs
Canon PowerShot
A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3400 IS