Canon A3400 IS vs SD1400 IS

differences

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

More zoom

4x more zoom

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon A3400 IS

Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Smaller

92x56x18 mm

95x56x21 mm

Around 20% smaller

Thinner

0.7"

0.8"

More than 10% thinner

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly lighter

133 g

145 g

Around 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Canon SD1400 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

58	vs	56
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot SD1400 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 travel zoom with a ultra compact.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

Fairly small

A3400 IS:	95x56x21 mm
SD1400 IS:	92x56x18 mm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Thin

A3400 IS:	0.8"
SD1400 IS:	0.7"

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	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

HD (720p) video

A3400 IS:	720p @ 25fps
SD1400 IS:	720p @ 30fps

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 A3400 IS

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$139 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$133 - $149

Records higher quality movies

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Is thicker

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Sony CyberShot DSC-W730

Travel zoom

$118

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Creates panoramas in-camera

Slightly shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the CyberShot DSC-W730 vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Compare the CyberShot DSC-W730 vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$119

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$156

Slightly smaller

Lighter

No touch screen

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Better wide angle

Better maximum light sensitivity

Significantly narrower aperture

No touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$246

Slightly higher true resolution

No touch screen

Slightly less zoom

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot A3500 IS

Compact

$167 - $180

Higher resolution movies

Slightly longer battery life

No touch screen

Worse image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot A3500 IS vs the PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152

Much better wide angle

Supports 24p

Slightly larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$240 - $269

Much more zoom

Supports 24p

Much larger

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Ultra compact

Lighter

Slightly larger

Thicker

Compare the PowerShot SD940 IS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

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Canon PowerShotA3400 IS vs Canon PowerShotSD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3400 IS

Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Sony CyberShot DSC-W730

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

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Canon PowerShot
A3400 IS
vs
Canon PowerShot
SD1400 IS