| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 18 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | - | Yes | 
| general | 
| Brand | Canon | Canon | 
| Model | PowerShot SX400IS 16MP Digital Camera | EOS Rebel SL1 18MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | PowerShot SX400IS | EOS Rebel SL1 | 
| Series | PowerShot | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 18 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 20.3 x 4.8 x 19.5 cm | 59.7 x 33.7 x 21 mm | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 18-55 Mm Lens | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| Face Detection | - | Yes | 
| Lens Attachment | - | Body+18-55mm | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 1600 | - | 
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 12800 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | - | 4 | 
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS | 
| lens features | 
| Optical Zoom | 30x | - | 
| Aperture Range | F3.4 - F5.8 | - | 
| Other Lens Features | Aperture F3.4 - F8.0 W, F6.0 - F8.0 T | - | 
| Manual Focus | - | Yes | 
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Range | Focusing Range 0 cm 0.0 inch - Infinity W, 1.4 m 4.6 ft - Infinity T | - | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | - | 
| Other Focus Features | Control System Autofocus Continuous AF, Servo AF, AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center | - | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom | 
| shutter features | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | In P Mode 0.8 Shots/sec, In High Speed Burst HQ Mode 3.2 Shots/sec | Yes, 4 fps | 
| flash features | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | Auto, Manual Flash, On / Off, Red-eye | 
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| image features | 
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | 32, 43, 169, 11 | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - | 
| Slow Motion | Yes | - | 
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW, DCF 2.0, RAW JPEG, DPOF 1.1, EXIF 2.3 | 
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes | 
| Image Sizing | - | 5184 x 3456 L | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | 1040000 dots | 
| Touch Screen | - | Yes | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes | 
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC / Compatible with UHS-I | 
| Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit ACK-E15 | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | P, Live View Control, Auto, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter | Scene Intelligent Auto Stills and Movie, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, SCN Kids, Food, Candlelight, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual Stills and Movie | 
| Delete Function | - | Yes | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | - | Yes | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | - | No | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | - | Mono | 
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC | 
| Audio Video Interface | - | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL |