The PowerShot A400 has all the quality expected from a Canon, with a price to make you smile. A choice of four fun colors and technology to produce great results make this camera a joy to use.
From the Canon Visionary Technologies that deliver great shot after shot to the easy access special scene modes, everything about the PowerShot A400 is designed to make photography simple. A camera that takes the hard work out of super results, leaving you to focus on capturing the right moment. And with 3.2 megapixels, you'll be delighted at the detail and quality of your digital images and photo prints.
Features: - Easy to use
- 3.2-megapixel sensor and 2.2x optical zoom
- Canon Visionary Technology
- 12 shooting modes
- 9-point AiAF
- VGA movies with sound
- PictBridge/Canon Direct Print compatible
- Print/Share button
- Canon iMAGE Gateway
Images to Impress A Canon high-performance lens ensures outstanding image quality from one corner of the picture to the other. Its 2.2x optical zoom is great for closing in on the action, while the macro close-up function lets you focus on objects as little as 5 centimeters away. A 9-point AiAF auto-focus system keeps subjects in focus--even when they are not centered in the frame.
All Conditions A special scene mode gives access to 8 clever presets for excellent results in tricky conditions: Portrait, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater and Indoor. Special effects include Sepia, Black & White and Vivid color.
Play with Movies The PowerShot A400 takes up to 3-minute movie clips, (up to 30 seconds at VGA quality) complete with sound recording, fun playback and in-camera editing on the 1.5-inch LCD screen. You can even connect your camera to the TV to share the best moments with family and friends.
Software With Canon's ZoomBrowser EX (for Windows) and ImageBrowser (for Macintosh) you can download, store, manage and edit your photos with ease. You can also arrange albums, add comments, and create slide shows. Online sharing is easy with 100 MB free storage space on Canon iMAGE Gateway.
Splash Out With protection to a depth of 3m, the PowerShot A400's optional All Weather Case opens up new worlds of creativity--from snorkeling to skiing. Other optional accessories include a soft case to keep your camera as new, an AC Adapter Kit and a rechargeable NiMH Battery Charger Kit.
About the Included Canon CP400 Selphy Photo Printer The compact photo printer Selphy CP400 makes home photo printing easy, fast, and enjoyable. Connect any PictBridge-compatible camera for instant quality prints and great family fun.
Images in Seconds With the ease-of-use, speed and style of the Selphy CP400, you can produce vibrant, professional quality prints from the comfort of your home. Simply connect your PictBridge or Canon direct print compatible camera directly to the Selphy CP400, select your favorite image, and you can start to see your images print immediately--it really is that easy.
High-Quality Images Superb quality photos with vibrant and natural colors are beautifully recreated with the Selphy CP400's capability for 16.7 million colors and smooth tonal gradations. A durable glossy protective coating helps to protect your precious memories from moisture and fading for up to 100 years. It also gives your photos a traditional look and feel, just like a professional photo lab print.
Small but Quick At only 171 x 120 x 56 millimeters and weighing just 820 grams, the Selphy CP400 is one of the smallest and lightest photo printers available. When using a Canon camera with DIGIC II, postcard size (100 x 148 millimeters) prints take just 81 seconds.
Print Options The Selphy CP400 offers a choice of print sizes, from the most popular postcard and wide size 100 x 200 millimeter prints (requires optional tray), to credit card size and fun mini-stickers for the kids. When connected to a Canon camera with the ID photo print feature, the Selphy CP400 can create different sized photo-booth style ID prints for passport and other ID purposes. When used with Canon cameras featuring movie print mode, the printer can output an entire action sequence of evenly spaced frames from any chosen movie clip.
Dynamic Design With its cool body color and smooth curves, the Selphy CP400 looks stylish anywhere in the home. Always ready to use, it is compatible with over 30 Canon digital cameras and supports all Canon direct print features, making it the ideal user-friendly photo printer. For printing from computers, Canon's ZoomBrowser EX (for Windows) and ImageBrowser (for Macintosh) software is supplied.
Included with this Product Canon A400 digital camera, Canon CP400 Selphy Photo Printer, 2 AA batteries, 16MB SD memory card, wrist strap, AV cable, USB cable, CD software, instruction manual, warranty/registration card.
I own the Canon Powershot A80, the Olympus D-540 and just purchased 2 units of this new Canon Powershot A400 camera for my two friends 3 days ago for our upcoming journey to middle-earth (New Zealand) after reviewing its features on the internet. The manual states that it is capable of 100 shots using 2 AA alkaline batteries with the LCD on, but rechargeables especially NiMH 2300 mAH and above, are really the way to go. It has a 2.2x optical zoom instead of the standard 3x zoom, but I've found that photos taken with the digital zoom (max 7x) are also quite acceptable and not too bad as one might imagine. The wideangle end at 45mm equiv. may not be wide enough for scenic shots, so the friendly Stitch Assist feature in the camera will definitely come in handy to capture panoramic scenes. The camera has so many features similar to the A80 such as ability to customise start-up image and sounds, (similar to changing Microsoft Windows theme) until it becomes a really 'fun' camera to use. Fancy a howling wolf as your self-timer sound, or perhaps a loud 'woof' as your camera shutter sound? The included cd has even more selections for you to upload to the camera, and you can even upload sounds/images of your own, once you configured them to meet the required specifications. It is an easy to use camera in the Auto mode, and the 8 new Special Scene Modes should be able to handle most situations. A Manual mode is also available, and Canon has included so many other features and options, such as 2 autofocus modes, 3 light metering modes, histogram, custom white balance, sound memos, movies with sound, AF-assist beam etc. which makes it really feature-rich. The 1.5 inch LCD screen with 115k pixels also delivers a noticeably sharper and finer image quality than the 65k pixels on the Canon A80 and the 85k pixels on the Olympus. Over the past 3 days I have taken numerous photos with this camera to test its picture quality, and the 'Vivid' mode reminded me of photographic slide films, since the pictures taken under this mode are really sharp and colorful. There are 4 resolution settings (3.2Mp, 2.0Mp, 1.0Mp & VGA) at 3 compression levels ('Superfine','Fine','Normal') plus a special 'PostCard' setting (which allows date/time imprinting on photos). The 3.2Mp setting at 'Superfine' obviously yields the best picture quality, but finishes off your SD memory card mighty quick too (76 shots on a 128Mb SD card). Since I know my friends will be mostly printing 6 x 4 in. postcard-sized prints, I have performed some tests at the appropriate 2.0Mp settings. In comparing photos of same subjects taken under the 'Fine', 'PostCard' and 'Normal' compression settings, I have noted that the difference in picture quality is hardly noticeable, and therefore the 'Normal' setting is virtually as good as the 'PostCard' or 'Fine' setting. I will certainly be recommending this 'Normal' setting to my two friends, as they will then be able to take 403 shots of middle-earth on their 128Mb SD card, instead of 212 shots at the 'PostCard' or 'Fine' setting. Overall, this camera takes great pictures, and very colorful ones too under the 'Vivid' mode. Discounting the slightly shorter 2.2x optical zoom, the rest of its features are really out of proportion to its budget price, and it is certainly one of the better buys coming from an established camera brand.
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