Canon A1400 vs Canon S95

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Canon A1400 vs Canon S95, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and they are both sold by Canon. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the A1400 (16MP) and S95 (10MP) and the A1400 (1/2.3") and S95 (1/1.7") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The A1400 was revealed 2 years later than the S95 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the A1400 grades vs the S95 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A1400 & Canon PowerShot S95. The full galleries are viewable at Canon A1400 Gallery & Canon S95 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon A1400 provides physical dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 30mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) and the Canon S95 has measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") having a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the A1400 compared to the S95.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the A1400 and S95 is 93 and 93 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The graphic here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A1400 and S95.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A1400 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Canon A1400 will provide greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images much more aggressively. The younger A1400 provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.