Updated (January, 2013): Compare the Canon PowerShot A3500 IS vs Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

58

 
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

56

 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS over the Canon PowerShot A3400 IS.
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3400 IS

Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Zoom More zoom 8x vs 4x
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4x more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Size Smaller 92x56x18 mm vs 95x56x21 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.8"
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More than 10% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Weight Slightly lighter 133 g vs 145 g
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Around 10% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Canon PowerShot A3400 IS
58 vs 56
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Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS
Green arrow 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
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Size Fairly small Help
A3400 IS:95x56x21 mm
SD1400 IS:92x56x18 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Thin Help
A3400 IS:0.8"
SD1400 IS:0.7"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
A3400 IS:720p @ 25fps
SD1400 IS:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$99 - $129

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$139 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90

Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$133 - $149

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Sony CyberShot DSC-W730

Sony CyberShot DSC-W730

Travel zoom

$118

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$119

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$156

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Touch screen No touch screen
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68

Wide angle Better wide angle
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Touch screen No touch screen
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$246

True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Touch screen No touch screen
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Canon PowerShot A3500 IS

Canon PowerShot A3500 IS

Compact

$167 - $180

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Battery life Slightly longer battery life
Touch screen No touch screen
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Slightly thicker
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$240 - $269

Zoom Much more zoom
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Much larger
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Ultra compact

Weight Lighter
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Thicker

appearance

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS
Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS
Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

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