Canon A3400 IS Point & Shoot Camera  (Black)

If you're looking for a refreshingly new look to match your lifestyle, look no further. Canon brings to you a camera that will become your favorite companion for all events, social or otherwise. From the A series of cameras that has convenient features for easy image-shooting, the PowerShot A3400 IS will turn the face of photography around forever. This camera is ideal for first-time photographers, while also making an ideal addition to a professional photographer's unofficial gear.

The Canon PowerShot A3400 IS has a focal length of 5 - 25 mm with a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 28 - 140 mm. with a 5x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom, your Canon camera endeavors to bring your subjects immeasurably closer for a detailed look. The PowerShot A3400 IS sports a CCD image sensor which lets you take stunning images at a 16 megapixel resolution.

This compact camera features and ergonomic and slim design that fits well in your palm. Convenient shooting just got easier, with the easy-to-reach buttons on the back panel. This tiny camera can be slipped into your bag or pocket easily too. Weighing a mere 141 g, this will be an ideal take-along for picnics and full-day events. You can even shoot videos in HD at 1280 x 720 dot pixels and 25 fps for professional-like videos.

This Canon camera is powered by the DIGIC 4 image processor, which delivers high quality images with reduced noise or grains. Images taken with this PowerShot camera are supported in 4:3 aspect ratio, and are ideal to play on large screen televisions. The camera features a 3 inch TFT LCD touchscreen monitor with a resolution of 230,000 dot pixels that lets you compose and preview your images.

Battery and Storage

The PowerShot A3400 IS supports SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards, in which your images are stored. Powered by a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery, this Canon battery can take up to 180 photographs on full charge. You can transfer images from your camera to an external storage device with the USB 2.0 high speed port and always have enough space to record every beautiful moment of your life.

Performance

The Canon PowerShot digital camera has an aperture range of f/2.8 - 6.9, which controls the amount of light falling on the image sensor. With the Auto focus feature, the camera has a range of 3 cm onwards (Wide) and 1.2 m to infinity (Tele) in which it can focus automatically to take sharp images.

Night time shots will now look magically bright, with a light sensitivity range of ISO 100 - 1600. The shutter has a speed range of 1/2000 - 15 seconds, which will assist in taking sharp images of moving objects too. You can additionally also use the built-in flash to brighten every scene, as it has a functioning range of 50 cm - 3 m (Wide) and 1 - 2 m (Tele).

Features

The PowerShot A3400 IS has optimized scene modes like Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Discreet, Snow mode and more, with which you can take images without worrying about the settings as the camera comes pre-set with the appropriate settings. The lens-shift image stabilizer auto corrects for any unintentional hand-tremor to deliver bright and sharp images.

The Face Detection feature can identify faces in the frame to optimize exposure and focus settings especially for them. You can also now join all your friends and families in every picture, thanks to the self-timer feature of this point and shoot digital camera from Canon. With this feature, you can delay releasing the shutter by 2 or 10 seconds. This gives you ample time to compose the image and join your friends in front of the lens for memorable photographs.

With the Continuous Shooting mode, you can take sequential images at 0.8 shots per seconds (in P mode) and 2.7 shots per seconds (in Low Light mode) with a single shutter release to record any sequence of action completely. With convenient features like these, this Canon PowerShot digital camera will be a great gift or first-time purchase.