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Canon PowerShot SX540 HS vs Nikon D3400

4.72 in
3.22 in
Canon PowerShot SX540 HS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SX540 HS
4.88 in
3.86 in
Nikon D3400 Digital Camera
Nikon D3400
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution5184 x 3888 px6000 x 4000 px
ProcessorDIGIC 6Expeed 4

Image

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO minimum80100
ISO maximum320025600
Maximum image resolution5184 x 3888 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets512
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalNo
Uncompressed formatNoRAW

Optics and focus

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Minimum aperture3.41.8
Maximum aperture3.43.5
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus
  • AI Focus
  • Face detection
Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points911
Image stabiliserOpticalLens based only

Screen and viewfinder

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnono
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots461000921000
Touch screennono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderNone
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Flip-out screennono

Photography features

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus25
Exposure compensation minus-2-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range5.512
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
Auto
External flashnoyes
Continuous drive5.9 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20

Videography features

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
MOV
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate59.94 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoMono
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formats
  • LC-AAC
  • MP4
PCM

Design

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Body typeBridgeSLR
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Red
  • Red
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Weight15.59 oz15.7 oz
Width4.72 in4.88 in
Height3.22 in3.86 in
Depth3.62 in2.97 in

Storage

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots21
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)2051200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnono
Microphone portnono
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesyes
NFCyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesno
Bluetoothnono

Other features

Canon PowerShot SX540 HSCanon PowerShot SX540 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Timelapse recordingnono
GPSyesno
Orientation sensoryesyes
Languages supportMultiMulti
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes

Pros & Cons

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