Canon A3400 IS vs Pentax MX-1

Its time to examine more closely at the Canon A3400 IS vs Pentax MX-1, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Canon and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the A3400 IS (16MP) and MX-1 (12MP) and the A3400 IS (1/2.3") and MX-1 (1/1.7") come with different sensor sizing.

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The A3400 IS was brought out 17 months prior to the MX-1 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a concise summary of how the A3400 IS matches up against the MX-1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A3400 IS and Pentax MX-1. The entire galleries are provided at Canon A3400 IS Gallery and Pentax MX-1 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon A3400 IS enjoys physical measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Pentax MX-1 has measurements of 122mm x 61mm x 51mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 2.0") along with a weight of 391 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is the front view scale comparison of the A3400 IS compared to the MX-1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A3400 IS and MX-1 is 96 and 84 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions only by reviewing a spec sheet. The image underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A3400 IS and MX-1.

Clearly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A3400 IS featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Canon A3400 IS will offer you more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A3400 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.