| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Ricoh |
| Model | PowerShot SX400IS 16MP Digital Camera | Pentax K-30 16MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX400IS | K-30 |
| Series | PowerShot | - |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 20.3 x 4.8 x 19.5 cm | 5.12 x 2.8 x 3.82 inch |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| SLR Variant | - | Dslr |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 1600 | ISO 100 - 51200 |
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 51200 ISO |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | - |
| Other Focus Features | Control System Autofocus Continuous AF, Servo AF, AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center | - |
| 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 |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | - |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Slow Motion | Yes | - |
| Image Format | - | JPG (EXIF 2.3), RAW (DNG), DCF 2.0 Compliant, DPOF, PIM III |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | 921000 dots |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Other Storage Features | - | Eye-fi Card Compatible |
| 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 | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5 to +1.5 m |
| exposure features |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | No |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | - | Built-in monaural |