Canon PowerShot S400 Specifications
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International naming | US / Canada:
Canon PowerShot S400 Digital Elph Europe / SE Asia: Canon Digital IXUS 400 Japan: Canon IXY DIGITAL 400 |
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Street Price | US: $500 [check
/ order] UK: £500 [check / order] |
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Body Material | "Cerabrite" (metal / ceramic mix) | |
CCD pixels | ![]() |
4.1 megapixels |
JCIA effective pixels | ![]() |
4.0 million |
CCD size | ![]() |
1/1.8" (7.2 x 5.3 mm - more info) |
CCD Colour Filter Array | ![]() |
G - R - G - B |
Image sizes | 2272 x 1704 1600 x 1200 1024 x 768 640 x 480 |
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Movie clips | 320 x 240, 15
fps, up to 3 mins 160 x 120, 15 fps, up to 3 mins |
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Image ratio w:h | 4:3 | |
File formats | ![]() |
Still: JPEG EXIF 2.2 Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG + Wave audio) |
JPEG quality levels | Super-Fine Fine Normal |
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Sensitivity equiv. | ![]() |
Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 |
Zoom wide (W) | ![]() |
36 mm |
Zoom tele (T) | ![]() |
108 mm (3x) |
Zoom steps | 7 steps (including full wide and full telephoto) | |
Lens Thread | None | |
Lens Max Aperture | ![]() |
F2.8 - F4.9 |
Digital zoom | ![]() |
Up to 3.6x |
Focus modes | 9-point AiAF 1-point AF |
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AF Illumination lamp | ![]() |
Yes (can be disabled) |
Manual Focus | ![]() |
No |
Focus range | ![]() |
Normal: 46 cm - Infinity
(1.5 ft - Infinity) Macro (Wide): 5 - 46 cm (2.0 - 18.1 in) Macro (Tele): 30 - 46 cm (11.8 - 18.1 in) |
Shooting modes | Auto Manual Stitch Asssist Movie (with sound) |
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AF Lock | Yes (shutter release half press + focus button) | |
Metering | ![]() |
Evaluative |
Min shutter | ![]() |
Auto: 1/8 sec Manual: 1 sec Manual 'long shutter': 15 sec |
Max shutter | ![]() |
1/2000 sec |
Noise reduction | Yes, automatic below 1.3 sec | |
Aperture Priority | No | |
Shutter Priority | No | |
Exposure compen. | ![]() |
-2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
AE Lock | Yes (shutter release half press + meter button) | |
White Balance | ![]() |
Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Fluorescent H Custom |
Photo Effects | Vivid Neutral Low Sharpening Sepia Black & White |
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Drive modes | ![]() |
Single Continuous High: 2.5 fps, up to 5 frames Continuous Normal: 1.5 fps, up to 8 frames |
Flash | Yes, internal | |
Flash range (Auto ISO) |
Wide: 0.30 - 3.5 m (1.0 - 11.5 ft) |
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Flash modes |
Auto Flash |
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Flash compensation | +/- 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps | |
External flash | No | |
Tripod mount | Yes, metal | |
Self-timer | Yes, 2 or 10 sec | |
Remote control | No | |
Time-lapse recording | No | |
Video out | Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL | |
Storage media | ![]() |
Compact Flash Type I FAT 12/16 and FAT 32 support |
Storage included | 32 MB CF card supplied | |
Viewfinder | ![]() |
Optical, no dioptre adjustment |
LCD | ![]() |
1.5" TFT LCD 118,000 pixels |
Print compliance | DPOF Canon Direct Printing - Card Photo Printers, Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function |
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Other features | My Camera Orientation sensor iSAPS technology Movie editting Sound memo (up to 60 secs) Magnify Zoom (2 - 10x) Histogram display Slide show DPOF / Transfer Order |
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Connectivity | ![]() |
USB 1.1 (inc PTP) A/V out |
Battery | ![]() |
Lithium-Ion NB-1LH rechargeable battery supplied |
Battery charger | ![]() |
Yes, supplied |
Weight (inc. battery) | 222 g (7.8 oz) | |
Dimensions | 87 x 57 x 28 mm (3.4 x 2.2 x 1.1 in) |
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