Compare Prices : Canon Digital IXUS 400 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The IXUS 400 offers great image quality and performance in an ultracompact package. Don't look for manual controls, though.

Pros: Well designed ; very good image quality ; solid performance ; excellent red-eye reduction

Cons: Few manual controls ; no 640x480 movie mode

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: Canon announced the ultra-compact four megapixel, three times optical zoom PowerShot S400 (AKA. Digital IXUS 400) just a few days before PMA 2003. The PowerShot S400 is the latest in line of Canon's ultra-compact PowerShot series, this camera packs a ...

Pros: Excellent resolution, best of the ultra-compact four megapixel class, Good metering, good tonal balance which maintains shadow detail, Good natural light white balance, strong and balanced colors, Four megapixels, three times zoom in the same size ...

Cons: Annoyingly small and stiff mode dial, Noise at ISO 100 worse than the competition *, Lens can be soft at maximum aperture, especially in corners, AF assist lamp didn't produce significantly better results in our test, Average macro performance ...

Verdict: The PowerShot S400 is a stylish ultra-compact, it follows in the tradition of previous ultra-compact PowerShots in being functional, of very good build quality and producing excellent images.

Review summary: The quality, versatility, and image quality of Canon's Digital ELPH series has impressed me from the start, and the 4.0-megapixel S400 holds true to that tradition. The camera's tiny size makes it a worthy travel companion, and the range of features ...

Pros: Well designed ; very good image quality ; solid performance ; excellent red-eye reduction

Cons: Few manual controls ; no 640x480 movie mode

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Review summary: Sensor: 4 megapixel CCD Max resolution: 2272x1704 pixels Lens: 7.4â€"22.2mm f/2.8-4.9(35mm equiv: 36â€"108mm) w. 3.6x digital zoom Exp