[Review] Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

The Canon PowerShot A2400 IS is an innovative camera that brings super-fast shooting to the palm of your hands in style. From the A series of cameras from the house of Canon, the PowerShot digital camera will be an ideal buy or gift for anyone who wants to take up photography as a hobby.

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS Features

Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper camera settings based on 32 predefined shooting situations, and Intelligent IS automatically optimizes image stabilization, so every time you press the shutter, the captured image is clear and beautiful. You'll shoot stunning HD video too, simply by pressing the dedicated movie button. Packed with value, it has an image sensor for deep, rich resolution in prints of any size, and an image processor for fast, reliable performance. With the wide-angle lens and Optical Image Stabilizer, you'll zoom in for spectacular close-ups and capture dynamic wide shots.

The camera is compact, slipping conveniently into your bag or pocket. The back panel features buttons and controls that make shooting images conveniently simple.

With this digital camera, you can also shoot video in the Apple iFrame format, which is a computer-friendly standard that speeds up importing and editing of videos. The iFrame format enjoys native support in compatible Mac and Windows video applications, making it unnecessary to perform time-consuming and often quality-degrading conversions.

In 4:3 aspect ratio, your images can adapt to any media playing device for clear and large images. Use the screen on the back panel to preview and compose your images, as it will give you a good idea of what the final image will look like. The image processor has ushered in a new level of picture quality and accelerated processing, making possible features such as high-speed continuous shooting, HD video and Face Detection Self-timer.

For stills, the system automatically selects among Normal, Panning, Macro (Hybrid) and Tripod IS modes. When shooting video, the system automatically selects among Dynamic, Powered, Macro and Tripod IS modes.

You can take photographs with interesting effects, and experiment with depth in your images. The Auto focus feature lets you focus in the range of 3 cm onwards (Wide) and 1.2 m to infinity (Tele). The camera lets you take bright and noise-free images even in low light scenes.

A new Help Button on the camera's exterior brings up the help menu any time you need it, right on the LCD screen. From here, you can scroll through a variety of topics that answer your questions with clear explanations, offer helpful shooting advice, and show you diagrams highlighting the position of any buttons you'll need.

The camera lets you capture stunning images even in the dark. You can also light up dark scenes with the built-in flash of the camera, which has a functioning range of 50 cm-3 m (Wide) and 1-2 m (Tele).

Scene Modes are fun, easy ways to give your shots a distinctly artistic feel without the need for any extra lenses and filters. Super Vivid heightens and saturates colors for eye-popping intensity. Poster Effect eliminates gradations between colors for an illustrative feel. Miniature Effect enhances perspective in a scene, blurring the top and bottom to make it look as if it were created with miniature models. You can also make a quirky portrait using the Fisheye Effect or add a beautiful single-tone effect with Monochrome. Toy Camera Effect simulates a vintage look as it capturing the photo using a toy or pinhole camera. In the Continuous Shooting mode, the camera allows you to take up to 2.8 shots per second in Low Light mode and up to 0.8 shots per second in Auto mode.

While the classic black camera will always be right for a lot of photographers, Canon recognizes that others will long for colors that express their individuality. Accordingly, this digital camera is offered in a range of hues from subtle to vibrant, fun to chic. Take your pick from black, silver, blue and pink.

Why you should buy it?

1. Simple to operate.

2. Compact.

3. Supports unique settings to make photography fun.

4. Amazing flash - captures well in dark rooms.

5. Zoom in/out allowed during video recording.

6. Provides slow motion option while watching videos.

7. Budget-friendly.

Why you shouldn't buy it?

1. Not so great focus - misses easy target objects sometimes.

2. Slow in low-light conditions.

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS Verdict

If you are looking for a small, easy-to-carry, point-and-shoot camera to satisfy your photography needs, then this one is made for you. If you are a blogger, and looking for a camera to shoot review videos for various products, this is the perfect choice you can make. If you are a newbie, this camera will work out very well for you.

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS Specifications

Image sensor: CCD

Effective pixels: 16 million

Metering: Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Lens focal length: 5.0-25.0mm (equivalent to 28-140mm in 35mm format)

Optical zoom: 5x

Digital zoom: 4x

Sensor size: 1/2.3 inch

Shutter speed: 1-1/2000 second

Continuous shooting: 2.7 fps

Memory: SD/SDHC/SDXC

Image size (pixels): 4608x3456, 4608x2592, 3264x2448, 1600x1200 and 640x480

Movie size (pixels): 1280x720 and 640x480

Viewfinder: 2.7 inch TFT LCD (230,000 dots)

File formats: JPEG, MOV

Interface: USB, A/V

Power: Rechargeable lithium ion battery

Dimensions (WidthxHeightxDepth): 94.4x56.3x21.3 mm

Weight: 141 g (with battery and SD card)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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