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Canon PowerShot A2400 IS Review

30 Apr, 2012, 12:45 pm IST | by Anand Tuliani | Point and Shoot

Point and Shoot

5x optical zoom featured here

5x optical zoom featured here
Easy to use
16 MP point and shoot camera
Good ergonomics
Great for casual photography
ISO sensitivity test
Zoom test
Macro shot

PRICE IN INDIA

7,995

TECH2 RATING

6.0

AVERAGE USER RATING

8.0

How we test

CONTACT

Canon India Private Limited

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Canon is gradually refreshing its PowerShot and IXUS series of digital cameras. Depending on the models, the updates include better optics, inclusion of image stabilization, new DIGIC V image processor, Full HD video recording, Wi-Fi connectivity, improved design, and more. The PowerShot A2300 and A2400 IS are updates to the A2200. Both the new models share the same specifications, the only difference being the A2400 IS features an optical image stabilizer, which is apparent from the suffix ‘IS’. We received a retail unit of the PowerShot A2400 IS for evaluation and here’s our take on it.

Easy to use

Easy to use

 


Design and Build Quality
The PowerShot A2300 and A2400 IS sport exactly the same design. Weighing in at 125 grams, they are lighter than the A2200 by 10 grams and also slimmer by a few millimetres. The A2400 IS is available in brown, silver, blue and pink body colours. The coloured portion is the metal face of the camera, which has a matte finish. The remainder of the shell is black and made of plastic. The overall build quality of the camera is very good.

The design of the control panel is kept simple to make operating the camera easy. The top has only the power button and the shutter release button with the zoom rocker around it. The control panel to the right of the 2.7-inch LCD comprises of a 5-way d-pad, playback and menu buttons and dedicated buttons for video recording and Help. The Help button takes you to a separate section which explains how and when to use certain features, such as ISO speed, continuous shooting, self-timer, movie shooting, EV and so on. Certain topics have shooting tips, such as using the flash even in backlit scenes or when there are shadows on people’s faces. The d-pad has hotkeys for focus modes (macro, normal and infinity), flash modes (auto, forced, slow sync and off), info display and Auto. Provision of shortcuts for self-timer and EV would have been very useful. The Auto button switches between the Auto mode and the last selected shooting mode.16 MP point and shoot camera

16 MP point and shoot camera

 


A common mini USB port for transferring photos and AV output is housed under a flap on the side and the package includes an AV cable and a 4 GB SD card.

Features
The A2400 IS is equipped with a 16 megapixel sensor and a lens with 5x optical zoom. The focal length at the widest end is 28 mm, which extends up to 140 mm. The aperture of F2.8 is acceptable for low light shooting, but with F6.9 at the farthest end, you’ll either need a very steady hand or the ISO will have to be boosted to get blur-free shots in low light conditions.

Good ergonomics

Good ergonomics

 


The shooting modes include standard modes, such as Portrait, Landscape, Snow and Fireworks, plus creative filters, such as Fish Eye effect, Miniature effect, Toy Camera effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid and Posterized effect, which give you leeway for creativity. The most advanced mode is Program which allows manually setting the EV, ISO, white balance and image size. Videos can be shot either at 640x480 at 30 fps or at 1280x720 (720p) at 25 fps. Unfortunately optical zoom is not supported while shooting videos, but you have the option to use digital zoom, which goes up to 4x.

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