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Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

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"Image stabilization works well"
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the SD1400 IS's image-stabilization
"Canon typically does well at balancing noise reduction and noise in images, and that's the case here. Despite details getting softer, they're not smeared beyond recognition, giving you usable images straight up to ISO 1,600"
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the SD1400 IS's iso-noise

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
340 ms shutter lag
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
370 ms shutter lag
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1300 IS

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Lowest price Cheaper $177.99 vs $224.99
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The best price we've seen is $47 cheaper (more than 20% less)
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Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 92x56x18 mm vs 91x56x22 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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Around 20% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 133 g vs 140 g
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Around 10% lighter
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the Canon SD1400 IS
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS
54 vs 60
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Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Size Fairly small Help
SD1300 IS:91x56x22 mm
SD1400 IS:92x56x18 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Weight Light weight Help
SD1300 IS:140 g
SD1400 IS:133 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1500 of a second
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SD1300 IS:0.9 fps
SD1400 IS:0.7 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD1300 IS:480p @ 30fps
SD1400 IS:720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
4x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Weight Is slightly heavier
Screen size Has a slightly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Shutter lag Has much more shutter lag
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Thickness Is thicker
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Significantly larger
Thickness Significantly thicker

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS.

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