Introduction:

Recently introduced Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS looks devastatingly attractive with slim& sleek ultra-compact body available in 4 fancy colors that will please your senses. Equipped with no internal memory, the SD1400 IS supports a wide variety of memory cards-SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMC Plus/ HC MMC Plus Card.

Features:

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS packs a volley of 17 shooting modes and also other controls that offer you a chance to meddle with certain aspects like white balance, exposure compensation etc. Like an icing on the cake, Canon provides various creative filters that can help you capture and present your picture in an artistic manner. Fisheye are Miniature effect are some such special modes that will bring forth the artist in you.  

Pros:

• Tap in the potential of the 14.1 megapixels resolution CCD sensor and create huge prints to show off your shooting prowess. Magnify the prints to your heart’s content and see how the quality of pictures remains practically intact.
• Canon knows the importance of colors in photography; to bring life-like colors into your pictures it has a special PureColor System LCD in place. This 2.7” LCD display of 230k resolution has been secured from scratching with a scratch-proof and a glare-reflective material that offers better visibility in direct sun light.
• Record movies in 720p HD format of 1,280 x 720 pixels resolution along with monaural sound. Connect the camera to a HDTV with the mini-HDMI connector provided and take full advantage of watching your movies and pictures on the large screen of a HDTV.

Cons:

• The user cannot control the shutter priority and aperture priority.
• The camera lacks an optical viewfinder.
• The battery cannot be charged inside the camera.
• Optical zoom function is not available while shooting videos.
• Wide-angle shots display some amount of blurring and slight chromatic aberration is evident in all types of shots.

Pricing Range: Be a fashionista by owning this camera for just $224-$260. Available in Pink, Silver, Orange & Black!

Final Verdict: Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS, one of the sizzling ultra-compact cameras to enter the market has raised the bar for fashion quotient in the portable digital world. The image quality of this camera can be a disappointing factor as the pictures tend to appear soft most of the time. Excluding that one thing, rest of the camera’s performance is satisfactory.