Canon EOS 400D

Canon EOS 400D

Canon EOS 400D
Announced: 14 Oct 2006
Sensor Resolution: 10Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-1600
Weight: 556g
Physical Dimensions: 127 x 94 x 65 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 2.5" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
41
Overall Score
45
Image Quality
35
Speed Performance
16
Versatility
65
Comfort
Portrait

39

Portrait
Landscape

38

Landscape
Sport

39

Sport
Street

48

Street
Everyday

47

Everyday
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propro

  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Canon EOS 400D is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Unfortunately, Canon EOS 400D does not support wireless connection

Canon EOS 400D and its rivals

Review compare Canon EOS 400D con overall score Portrait
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Canon EOS 400D: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Canon EOS 400D is a DSLR camera launched on 10/14/2006.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 400D ranks well below the category average, scoring 41 overall. The Canon EOS 400D weights 556 gr and spans 127 x 94 x 65 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon EOS 400D behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 65, ranks in the category best 16%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon EOS 400D is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 15% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 35, ranks among the worst 24% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 16, ranks among the worst 10% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 19% in its category. Canon EOS 400D is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 16% in its category. Canon EOS 400D is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 13% in its category. Canon EOS 400D is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 69% of its category. Canon EOS 400D works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 74% of its category. Canon EOS 400D works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon EOS 400D sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 161.84 CAD and 161.84 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Canon EOS 400D is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.

Canon EOS 400D technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

22.2 x 14.8 mm

Sensor Area

328.56 mm2

Sensor Resolution

10 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3888 x 2592

Max Native ISO

1600

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Canon EF/EF-S

Number of Lenses

292

Focal Length Multiplier

1.6

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.5"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.5

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

12.0

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Red-eye reduction
Off

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

62

DxO Color Depth

22.1

DxO Dynamic Range

11

DxO Low Light ISO

664

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

9

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

556g

Physical Dimensions

127 x 94 x 65 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up))

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

Compact Flash (Type I or II)

Storage Slots

1

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