| 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 |