| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 12.3 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Canon | Nikon | 
| Model | PowerShot SX400IS 16MP Digital Camera | D90 12.3MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | PowerShot SX400IS | D90 | 
| Series | PowerShot | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 12.3 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 20.3 x 4.8 x 19.5 cm | 103 x 132 x 77 mm | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Model Number | - | D90 | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| Weight | - | 620 GM | 
| Face Detection | - | Yes | 
| Ports | - | Type C, Mini HDMI | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 1600 | ISO 100 - 6400 | 
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | - | 
| Sensor Size | - | 23.2 x 15.4 mm | 
| 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 | - | 
| Lens Mount | - | Nikon F mount | 
| Manual Focus | - | Yes | 
| 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 TTL white-balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor, 12 manual modes with fine-tuning color temperature setting preset white balance white balance bracketing | 
| 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 | Continous low shooting mode 1-4fps,Continous high shooting mode 4.5fps | 
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec | 
| flash features | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | Auto, Fill-in flash, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction with Slow sync, Slow sync, Rear-curtain sync, Off | 
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| image features | 
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | - | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - | 
| Slow Motion | Yes | - | 
| Image Format | - | NEF 12 bit compressed RAW,JPEG Baseline-compliant | 
| Picture Angle | - | 1.5x lens focal length | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| 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 | Single frame shooting mode, Continous low shooting mode 1-4fps, Continous high shooting mode 4.5fps, Self-timer mode, Delay remote mode, Quick-response remote mode, D-Movie | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | - | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | - | Fixed Eye-level Pentaprism | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | - | No | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 | 
| Video Format | - | AVI Motion JPEG compression format with monaural sound |