Choosing an inexpensive camera for homeuse in the budget class is not as simple as it seems. After all, it is the affordable segment that is overflowing with almost identical products under different brands, among which the buyer will have to make a choice. In such cases, professionals recommend trusting the reviews of owners of digital devices who have managed to test the camera, identify its strengths and weaknesses, and leave a corresponding review in the media. Canon PowerShot SX400 IS occupies a leading position both in sales in the domestic market and in the number of responses from users, which is why this article is dedicated to it.
Famous brand
Canon is known for its products throughout.world, its quality has never had any complaints. By purchasing any digital camera under this brand, the user, along with the huge functionality, convenience and high quality, will receive many other useful additions. First, we are talking about providing a formal two-year warranty for all digital equipment. Repair of cameras Canon in most cases is carried out free of charge in any service center of the company.
The owner of the device will not have problems withspare parts for the repair or modernization of equipment. Having an official warranty card, the user can always purchase the necessary parts through a Canon representative in his city. On the website of the official manufacturer, the owner of a digital device can always find the necessary software, as well as an updated firmware for his gadget.
First meeting
Canon PowerShot SX400 IS Digital Camerais a representative of the budget class devices designed for home and creativity. Although outwardly, judging by the numerous reviews of the owners, he looks more like a DSLR camera. It is this feature of the gadget that attracts the attention of many potential buyers. The digital device is equipped with a full grip and thanks to it is very comfortable in the right hand of the photographer.
Build quality and plastic material cause onlypositive feelings. The case does not creak during operation, there is no any backlash of the camera components, all the mechanisms are efficient and do not cause discomfort. True, in many reviews, the owners complain about the plasticity of the plastic case - it quickly collects dust and fingerprints.
Excellence Score
Standard equipment manufacturer canenvy many competitors: the Canon PowerShot SX400 IS, battery and charger are complemented by a lens cap and a transport strap. Also in the box, the user will find a lot of paper documentation: instructions, recommendations, promotional brochures and certificates of quality. It would seem that there is nothing to complain about here, but demanding customers found a number of minor flaws:
- there is no USB interface cable for connecting a compact digital device to a personal computer, because somehow you need to transfer images;
- not included and video cable for viewing photos on the TV screen;
- some users would like to see in the kit and a spare battery, but this is clearly too much.
The complexity of the control buttons
Many potential buyers wanting to ownA digital device like a SLR camera faces gadget control problems. All because of the abundance of control buttons on the device, which provide the camera with great functionality. It will help to understand the management of the digital device Canon PowerShot SX400 IS instruction, which is present in the package.
Negative reviews deserve only the absencetouch screen in a compact camera. It is extremely inconvenient for many users to manage the menu settings with the help of a four-way joystick. Especially when you consider the huge set of functions that are controlled only from the main menu of the device and are not tied to buttons. However, it is this functionality that is practiced in expensive mirror equipment. But the release of the shutter under the index finger of his right hand fell in love with all the owners of this camera.
Full Automation
О принадлежности цифрового устройства к low-cost segment often says the functionality that is endowed with a camera. Compact Canon PowerShot SX400 IS is fully automated and does not provide the user with a single opportunity to affect the exposure. Yes, the owner can increase the brightness of the picture, remove noise or improve the quality of shooting at night, but the control of the main components (shutter speed and aperture) are not available to him.
But this does not mean that compact digitalthe camera has become less functional; rather, on the contrary, the device is controlled by an intelligent system and to obtain a high-quality photograph, the user only needs to press the shutter button. A lot of feedback, both positive and negative, on this topic. Even many professionals believe that shutter speed and aperture control increase the range of camera capabilities — without them, Canon’s product is less attractive.
Grand deception
Canon PowerShot SX400 IS, the price of which isthe domestic market ranges from 8-10 thousand rubles, looks very similar to the representatives of the expensive line of mirror devices, and the manufacturer claims high quality photos that can be obtained using a 16-megapixel sensor. In the aggregate, all the listed advantages are capable of attracting a flow of buyers to a digital device, but only one indicator confuses even beginners who have little understanding of digital technology.
And we are talking about the size of the matrix, which does not haveno differences from those installed in cheap soap boxes. After all, the era of racing for megapixels is long over, and all buyers know that the smaller the matrix, the worse the image quality. It turns out that a potential buyer can be stopped by just one review: Canon PowerShot SX400 IS is an ordinary compact soap box in a beautiful case.
Decent optics
However, unlike cheap devices frombudget class, compact camera is equipped with a huge lens that hints future owners on the creative features of the gadget. And here the manufacturer has something to be proud of:
- the lens has a hardware image stabilization that allows you to take pictures in motion;
- there is an optical 30-fold zoom, which is complemented by a digital zoom of up to 60 times thanks to the function of pixel division ZoomPlus;
- lens focal length is 24-720 mm (35 mm equivalent);
- TTL focusing with 9-point metering and face detection is used.
The autofocus control menu will even pleasethe most demanding user. Here the compact camera Canon PowerShot SX400 IS is not unlimited. The owner of the camera can, in the process of shooting, track the automatic focus by selecting the desired exposure, change the focus itself, controlling the measuring points and produce distancing and approaching objects directly in the process of determining the exposure.
Another popular indicator
An important factor determining convenienceCamera control is performance. The Canon PowerShot SX400 IS digital gadget has decent performance characteristics. The device is equipped with a very powerful processor, which are equipped with many system cameras that work with high resolutions. Instant photography supplemented by the same fast video, which starts a few seconds after turning on the digital camera.
In their reviews, many users point out thatWith this compact digital device, it became easier for them to take unique shots - I pressed the device's power button and you can start working right away. Equipped with a camera and energy saving function, because a powerful processor requires a lot of electricity. However, in the “ECO” mode, which is proposed by the manufacturer to save battery power, the camera does not work as fast as many owners would like.
Careful attitude to the digital device
There is a lot of mediapositive feedback from users on the work of service centers that repaired cameras. All, without exception, the owners of the digital device claim that the company representatives in the shortest possible time solved all the problems of users, including the replacement of the lens, or the installation of a new matrix. On this side, there is not a single question for the manufacturer.
Another fact confuses - compact digital cameravery fragile and fails when dropped or hit hard. Cheap soaps and expensive mirror devices do not have such problems. Professionals in their reviews claim that the size of the device, which does not correspond to the electronic filling built into the camera, is to blame for everything. The presence of voids in the case and leads to the fact that the components are simply displaced upon impact.
Click on the button - you will get the result
Mentioned intelligent processing systemimages actually controls the entire camera, and this deserves a positive review from all owners. Canon PowerShot SX400 IS theoretically duplicates all the functionality of a digital mirror device. The only difference is the lack of rights to intervene in the shooting process with the owner of the budget device.
Digital effects deserve special attention.which are implemented in the gadget at the hardware level: a fisheye, a toy camera, a miniature, a poster and many other useful features. Recently, these effects are gaining popularity again, so the manufacturer has tried to provide its product with all the necessary functionality.
Finally
По соотношению «цена-качество» на рынке Compact digital technology is quite difficult to find a negative review. The Canon PowerShot SX400 IS meets the needs of most undemanding customers. Let it not provide a “shoe” for installing an external flash, which is constantly mentioned in the media. But the built-in flash has no analogues among budget devices - the leading number is 7 meters and the response speed is 1/1600 seconds.
If we are talking about the video, whichexposed by many buyers due to the lack of support for FullHD, then anyone who is partially versed in physics will immediately realize that Canon’s video quality will still be several times better for any budget device representative. After all, for video shooting the quality of the lens is not in last place. Having the desire, you can negate any advantages of digital devices, but to eliminate the negatives, you will need the knowledge that all owners of the Canon PowerShot SX4 IS compact camera possess.
