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Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800

Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
28
Overall
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Canon PowerShot A2400 IS front
 
Nikon Coolpix P7800 front
Portability
82
Imaging
38
Features
73
Overall
52

Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 Key Specs

Canon A2400 IS
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F2.8-6.9) lens
  • 126g - 94 x 54 x 20mm
  • Introduced February 2012
Nikon P7800
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600 (Expand to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-200mm (F2.0-4.0) lens
  • 399g - 119 x 78 x 50mm
  • Launched November 2013
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Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 Overview

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Canon A2400 IS versus Nikon P7800, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by rivals Canon and Nikon. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the A2400 IS (16MP) and P7800 (12MP) and the A2400 IS (1/2.3") and P7800 (1/1.7") use different sensor size.

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The A2400 IS was announced 21 months before the P7800 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the A2400 IS grades vs the P7800 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon A2400 IS over the Nikon P7800

 A2400 IS P7800 

Reasons to pick Nikon P7800 over the Canon A2400 IS

 P7800 A2400 IS 
LaunchedNovember 2013February 2012More recent by 21 months
Manually focus More exact focus
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution921k230kCrisper screen (+691k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Canon A2400 IS and Nikon P7800

 A2400 IS P7800 
Touch friendly screen Missing Touch friendly screen

Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 Physical Comparison

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and size. The Canon A2400 IS enjoys physical dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Nikon P7800 has specifications of 119mm x 78mm x 50mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 2.0") with a weight of 399 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the A2400 IS versus the P7800.

Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A2400 IS and P7800 is 96 and 82 respectively.

Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 top view buttons comparison

Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The graphic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A2400 IS and P7800.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A2400 IS using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Canon A2400 IS will provide you with more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older A2400 IS will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 sensor size comparison

Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon A2400 IS Portrait photography details
Nikon P7800 Portrait photography details
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good resolution (16MP)
supports face detection focusing
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW format
46
has manual focus
has face detection focus
exports RAW formats
resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison

Canon A2400 IS Street photography info
Nikon P7800 Street photography info
63
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competitors in class (126 grams)
no moving screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW format
65
fully articulated screen
image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
sensor is small (1/1.7")
more heavy than competitors (399g)
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Sports Comparison

Canon A2400 IS Sports photography advice
Nikon P7800 Sports photography advice
38
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
supports tracking autofocus
slow frames per second (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
terrible battery life (190 CIPA)
no phase detect AF
44
image stabilization (Optical)
has tracking autofocus
better than average battery power (350 per charge)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon A2400 IS
Travel photography with Nikon P7800
66
lighter than competitors in class (126 grams)
good resolution (16MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
does not have Timelapse mode
terrible battery life (190 per charge)
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
68
better than average battery power (350 CIPA)
has built in flash
selfie friendly screen
decently wide (28mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
more heavy than competitors (399 grams)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Canon A2400 IS
Landscape photography with Nikon P7800
37
relatively wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
manual mode not possible
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW format
terrible battery life (190 shots)
does not have Timelapse mode
58
has manual focus
decently wide (28mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
good sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (350 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon A2400 IS Vlogging features
Nikon P7800 Vlogging features
33
relatively wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focusing
lighter than competitors in class (126g)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have external microphone support
75
decently wide (28mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
selfie friendly screen
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with external microphone support
more heavy than competitors (399g)
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Canon A2400 IS vs Nikon P7800 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon A2400 IS and Nikon P7800
 Canon PowerShot A2400 ISNikon Coolpix P7800
General Information
Brand Name Canon Nikon
Model type Canon PowerShot A2400 IS Nikon Coolpix P7800
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2012-02-07 2013-11-25
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/1.7"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 7.44 x 5.58mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 41.5mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4608 x 3456 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 1600 1600
Highest boosted ISO - 6400
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points 9 99
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-140mm (5.0x) 28-200mm (7.1x)
Highest aperture f/2.8-6.9 f/2.0-4.0
Macro focusing range 3cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 4.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Display diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 921 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 921 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Lowest shutter speed 15s 60s
Highest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting rate 1.0 frames per sec 8.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 3.00 m 10.00 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync -
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (25 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (25p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p); high-speed: 1920 x 1080 (15 fps), 1280 x 720 (60 fps), 640 x 480 (120 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Optional
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None Optional
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 126 grams (0.28 pounds) 399 grams (0.88 pounds)
Dimensions 94 x 54 x 20mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.8") 119 x 78 x 50mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 2.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 54
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 21.2
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 11.7
DXO Low light rating not tested 200
Other
Battery life 190 images 350 images
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NB-11L EN-EL14
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom) Yes (10 or 2 seconds)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Retail pricing $149 $550