Canon Powershot SX400 is 16.0 MP Digital Camera with 30x Optical Zoom and 720p HD Video (Black)

It was Mother’s Day when I found out that I needed a new camera. My husband owns a Sony Cybershot camera which is around 6 or maybe 7 years old. I used to used that a lot and I was happy with it but Mother’s Day when I was trying to take a picture of the food I ordered in the restaurant where my husband and my son took me, I found out the camera needs a new replacement. I tried to take a picture of my son eating his food and the picture was grainy and dark despite me changing the settings and trying to shoot with the flash on. So I looked and I found this camera by Canon Powershot SX400 IS, well I figured i wanted a nice camera, and it was on sale as well. I check the reviews and although there are some 1 review out there saying it was difficult to use, I took my chance, I’m not exactly new to digital, so I resigned myself to learning once the camera is delivered. And I found out that just like any other digital camera, it is quite easy to use. It came with a manual that I am not really sure where I put, but I downloaded their digital manual as well, and tried to learn as much. I know I will need a little bit of getting used to if I want to use all the features of the camera. You can set it to fisheye, monochrome, miniature, landscape, portrait, toy camera, poster, night or long shutter, fireworks, snow, vivid or live settings, you can even fix your own colors. I didn't mess with that, since I'm not familiar with those, maybe someday. But there’s also automatic settings if you just want a much simpler shot. This came with a battery, a charger, the camera itself which is in a frustration free packaging, a lens protector and a wrist strap. I don't like the wrist strap because they are just the standard ones, I bought one that I can put in my neck. There's also a much better wrist strap there that you can use to stabilize your pictures. I bought a 32 GB SD card to use, they are not included, I have an 8 GB that I can use but i figured to get something bigger for a much higher storage. The battery took about 2 hours to charge before I was able to use and play with the camera. It doesn't come with a cord for your camera to TV or your computer. I take the SD card to put the pictures in my computer. The moment I opened it, it asked me to set the time and date and my time zone. It doesn’t have my actual time zone but I put it in the nearest time zone. The monitor looks a little bit grainy but when I took my first picture and check it out on my computer after I transfered it, the quality of the picture is quite great. It also takes great video. I also like the way my hand curls unto it. Makes holding the camera easy and more stable. At the bottom you can also set it up to be out in a tripod. I am quite happy with the purchase and it was well worth the money I paid for. I am not a professional photographer and at most times my hands are shaky but I added a few pictures that I have taken with this camera.

I'm not a student of cameras by any means. I use them for work and for me, it's all about function, ease of use and quality of pictures, particularly when using the zoom. For the money, I couldn't be more pleased with this camera. The pictures are sharp, even when maxing out the zoom lens, it's not a battery pig allowing me many days of use before I even think to charge it, and it's quick and easy to use in Auto. If I have one complaint, it's the location of the video record button. Because I generally shoot one handed, my thumb tends to come to rest on the top right corner of any camera I use to stabilize it for the shot, and that just happens to be where the video record button is. It's happened on more than one occasion where an attempted picture failed because I was video recording my subject unintentionally. Whether it's me or the phone design, I can't say because perhaps my natural tendency to place my thumb there is my own idiosyncrasy and won't happen to others.

Great camera with a great zoom but there are also some cons. I have made a list that will hopefully make your discussion of whether or not to buy this camera. Pros: . Nice point and shoot camera for kids/new photographers . Fantastic Optical zoom that lets you get the perfect shot from far away . Comfortable right hand grip that fits well in smaller hands . Bright but not overpowered flash that lights up your pictures with no problem Cons: . It sometimes takes a second or two to focus . You cant buy any other lens for it and are stuck with what it gives you . Light weight and feels hallow ( It is Not hallow thankfully ) Well thats my Pros and Cons with this great camera and i hope it helped you with the choice of if you want to spend the money on it. Below i have included a few pictures that i took with this camera.

I bought this camera because I was going on a trip to Europe for the first time. My iPhone 6 was not going to cut it if I was going to print out the pictures and make a giant book out of this trip. This is a great starting point for someone like me, whom doesn't actually know what they are doing when they use a dslr camera. The pictures speak for themselves more than this review, but I must say that it's size was perfect for traveling to all the countries I visited. I couldn't imagine lugging a giant camera to six countries within two and a half weeks. Should I have learned how to use it a little better? You bet, but I'm completely happy with the results. My trip was from May 10th - May 28th. Itinerary: May 10: DEN > JFK > LHR May 11: LHR > BCN May 11-14: Barcelona, Spain May 15: Marseille, France May 16: Florence/Pisa/Chianti, Tuscany, Italy May 17: Roma, Italy May 18-19: Naples/Sorrento/Pompeii, Italy May 20: Crete, Greece May 21: Rhodes, Greece May 22: Kusadasi/Ephasus, Turkey May 23-24: Athens, Greece (ATH > LGW) May 24-28: London, England May 29: LHR > JFK > DEN All these cities had ten-twelve hour tours of the city or islands, walking five to eight miles per day. Again, the pictures speak more to the camera than my words. Take a look. Some were taken on a plane, a bus, or me standing.

This is the first camera I have purchased and I absolutely love it. Growing up in the generation that almost always had cameras on their phone I have never actually owned a camera until this one. I took a trip out to Colorado and decided to purchase this camera for the trip, wow am I glad I did. This camera takes awesome pictures, my iPhone pictures were not doing the scenery justice at all! It a light weight camera so you can easily carry it around with you all day. The photo quality is very nice and the camera itself is super user friendly. I love the look of the camera and the large lenses is great for zooming!

I bought this model camera from the store & it took great pictures & awesome zoom. It was a little finicky though, such as deleting all the pictures randomly, so we took it back to the store. Bought it again online & it has been a constant disappointment. By the time the camera focuses the subject has moved. The flash is also too bright that you don't even want to use it, as well as it has a blinding light that lights up when focused before the flash. I find it completely worthless & will have to buy another camera instead.

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Bought this for my 15 year old daughters birthday she wanted a good camera. She is happy with it, but the videos on youtube and the commercials make it look like if it would take professional pics and it does not. The pictures are nice better than a cheap 50-70 dollar camera for sure, but nothing like a wow factor. I am still not sure if we have not discovered the right way to use it to get the best colors out there, but she did take a pic of a flower with the zoom factor and it did wowed us out. It looks like a postal. I think this camera is great for taking pics of flowers, birds and trees the only thing I don't like is when taking pics of people. I see it the same as my iPhone camera when compared to pics to people, otherwise it takes beautiful pics of nature.

La mejor decisión para alguien que no es el mejor en fotografía y busco la tecnología al alcance para crear memorias, y adentrarse al mundo de la fotografía. Llego perfecto el paquete

Love the camera but it didn't come with a cord to connect to the pc and get things off. Everything looks great on the camera itself but unsure of how things will look once I can get them off.

Awesome camera! Amazing pictures! Clear and crisp! not too complicated to use and not heavy to carry.

For a compact camera is a good choice. I like the night shots with out flash. very easy to use, I didn't have to read manual yet ;-) The size is the only problem but if you want a real photo you need lens. For a compact I do recommend it.

The camera is a little smaller than I thought it would be and is somewhat awkward to hold, and another downside is that it doesn't come with a usb cable to transfer files (luckily had a spare for charging PS3 controllers kicking around.) Aside from that, it's a great little camera and does everything you'd expect with very nice quality. For those who are not getting the Amazon Prime deal I would suggest going with something a little more expensive.