| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot SX401IS 16MP Digital Camera | PowerShot A1300 16.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX401IS | PowerShot A1300 |
| Series | PowerShot | PowerShot |
| Color | Red | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 10.4 x 8 x 6.9 cm | 94.7 x 61.7 x 29.8 mm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | A1300 |
| Weight | - | 174 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Maximum ISO | - | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | 4.5mm -18.0mm (25mm - 100mm) | 5.0 W - 25.0 T mm 35mm film equivalent 28 W - 140 T mm |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | - |
| Aperture Range | f/2.0 (wide-end) to f/4.9 (tele-end) | f/2.8 W - f/6.9 T |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB (Kelvin setting) | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom*Facial color is evaluated in Face Detect Face Detect WB |
| Focus Range | - | Normal 2.0 in. 5cm - infinity W, 3.9 ft. 1.2m - infinity T Auto 1.2 in. 3cm - infinity W, 3.9 ft. 1.2m - infinity TMacro 1.2 in. - 2.0 ft. 3-60cm W |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 2 EV (1/3 EV step) | +/-2 stops in 1/3 stop incrementsNot available when shooting movies |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | 1/2 to 1/2000 sec. (Night Scene, A mode up to 4 sec.) | - |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1 - 1/2000 sec. 15 - 1/2000 sec. Total shutter speed range |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx 0.8 shots/sec. In P Mode Approx. 2.8 shots/sec. In Low Light Mode |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.33 (43) | - |
| Image Format | - | Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant |
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.6 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
| Power Supply | - | Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 included with AC Adapter Kit ACK800 |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| modes and functions features |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Portrait +Landscape, Hand-held Starlight[*], Nightscape, Portrait + Nightscape, Children , Sport , Candlelight, Sunset, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Panorama, Live Composite, Backlight HDR | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, P, Live View Control, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet, iFrame Movie* *Shooting movies is possible with the movie button. |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder Type | - | Real-image Zoom Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect. |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features | - | Monaural unified type dedicated connector female with digital, audio and video |
| Video Features | - | NTSC/PAL unified type dedicated connector female with digital, audio and video |