Canon A2500
Budget Compact Camera
vs Canon A1400
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A2500

Best price $200
  • Weighs a little bit less than the A1400 4.41 oz vs 6.14 oz
  • Smaller body size 7 in³ vs 11 in³
  • Thinner body for better pocket fit 0.82″ vs 1.17″
  • 47% more battery life 220 shots vs 150 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $200 vs $305

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A1400

Best price
$305
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 3 shots per sec vs 1 shots per sec

What the Canon A2500 and Canon A1400 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • Similar optical zoom range 5.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″
  • Similiar flash recycle times 10 seconds
  • Same quality video capture 720p 25fps
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon A2500 and the Canon A1400

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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