Specifications for PowerShot A400

Article ID: ART161027 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 08/18/2015
 

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Specifications for PowerShot A400

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All data is based on Canon's standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.

PowerShot A400
Camera effective pixels Approx. 3.2 million
Image Sensor 1/3.2 in. CCD (Total number of pixels: approx. 3.3 million)
Lens 5.9 (W) - 13.2 (T) mm (35 mm film equivalent: 45 - 100 mm), F 3.8
Digital Zoom Maximum approx. 3.2X (Maximum approx. 7X with optical zoom)
Optical Viewfinder Real-image zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor 1.5-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD, approx. 115,000 pixels
AF System TTL Autofocus

Focus lock available

Focusing frame: 9-point AiAF/1-point AF (Fixed to center)

Focusing Range Normal : 47 cm (1.5 ft.) - inf.

Macro : 5 - 47 cm (2.0 in. - 1.5 ft.) (W)/30 - 47 cm (11.8 in. - 1.5 ft.) (T)

Shutter Mechanical + electronic
Shutter Speed 1 - 1/1500 sec.
  • 1 - 1/8 sec. shutter speeds are available in manual or stitch assist mode if the flash is off.
  • Noise reduction processing on speeds slower than 1/6 sec.
Light Metering Method Evaluative metering / Center-weighted average metering / Spot metering
Exposure Control Program AE
Exposure Compensation +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Sensitivity AUTO*/ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent

*Camera automatically sets the optimal speed.

White Balance Auto, pre-set (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H) or custom
Flash Auto, On, Off

Red-eye reduction On: Red-eye reduction auto/Redeye reduction On/Flash Off

Red-eye reduction Off: On/Off

Flash Range Normal Mode: 47 cm - 2.0 m (1.5 - 6.6 ft.) (W/T)

Macro Mode: 30 - 47 cm (1 ft. - 1.5 ft.) (W/T)

(when sensitivity is set to Auto)

Shooting Modes

Auto/Manual/Stitch assist/Special Scene (Portrait, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor)/Movie

Continuous Shooting Approx. 1.3 images/sec.

(Large/Fine mode, LCD monitor off)

Self-Timer Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./2-sec. delay.
PC Connected Shooting Available (USB connection only. Exclusive software program is included in the camera kit.)
Recording Media SD memory card
File Format Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF compliant
Image Recording Format Still Images: JPEG (Exif 2.2)*1

Movies: AVI (Image data : Motion JPEG, Audio data:WAVE [monaural])

Compression Superfine/fine/normal
Number of Recording Pixels Still images : Large: 2048 x 1536 pixels

Medium 1: 1600 x 1200 pixels

Medium 2: 1024 x 768 pixels

Small: 640 x 480 pixels

Movies : 640 x 480 pixels (Approx. 30 sec.)

320 x 240 pixels (Approx. 3 min.)

160 x 120 pixels (Approx. 3 min.)

: 10 frames/sec.

, :15 frames/sec. (The data in parentheses refer to the maximum movie length per shooting.)

Playback Modes Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx. 10x (max.) in LCD monitor), Auto play or Sound memos (up to 60 sec.).
Direct Print Canon Direct Print/Bubble Jet Direct/PictBridge compatible
Display languages 14 languages available for menus and messages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Portugese and Japanese)
My Camera Settings (customizing) The Start-up image, Start-up Sound, Shutter Sound, Operation Sound and Selftimer Sound can be customized using the following methods.

1. Using the images and sounds recorded on the camera.

2. Using downloaded data from your computer using the supplied software.

Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]), Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)
Power Source Two AA alkaline batteries (included)

Two AA rechargeable NiMH batteries NB4-200 (optional)

AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (optional)

Operating Temperatures 0o - 40o C (32o - 104o F)
Operating Humidity 10 - 90 %
Dimensions (w x h x d) 107.0 X 53.4 X 36.8 mm (4.2 X 2.1 X 1.4 in.) (excluding protrusions)
Weight Approx. 165 g (5.8 oz.)

(camera body only)

*1 This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera's image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.

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