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Canon PowerShot SX430 IS Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot SX540 HS Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Digital Camera
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Nikon D3400 Digital Camera
Nikon D3400
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Effective pixels20.5 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.3 Mpx
N/A
24.0 Mpx
Max resolution5152 x 3864 px5184 x 3888 px5184 x 3888 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
ProcessorDIGIC 4+DIGIC 6DIGIC 6DIGIC 8Expeed 4
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
21.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
25.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
3:2
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
DX
Sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.93 in
Other resolutions
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO minimum1008080100100
ISO maximum160032003200320025600
Maximum image resolution5152 x 3864 px5184 x 3888 px5184 x 3888 px5184 x 3888 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Lamp
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Supported image file formatsJPGJPEGEXIF
N/A
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
N/A
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
White balance presets
N/A
5
N/A
N/A
12
Custom white balance
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabilization type
N/A
Optical
N/A
N/A
No
Uncompressed format
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
RAW
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Optics and focus

Optical zoom45.0 x50.0 x40.0 x40.0 x
N/A
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x80.0 x
N/A
Minimum aperture3.53.43.33.31.8
Maximum aperture3.53.43.33.33.5
Focal length equiv24 - 108024 - 120024 - 960
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Face detection
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
N/A
Macro focus range0.0 in0.0 in0.39 in0.39 in
N/A
Number of focus points999911
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalLens based only
Filter threadnonono
N/A
N/A
Folded opticsyesnono
N/A
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Normal focus range
N/A
1.97 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nikon F
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5x
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
11
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.17 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
11

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonoyes
N/A
no
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots230000461000922000
N/A
921000
Touch screenyesnono
N/A
no
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Viewfinder
Screen
NoneNone
N/A
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Flip-out screennonoyes
N/A
no
Second display
N/A
nono
N/A
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
4:3
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.85 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
-1.7 - 0.5
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s15.0 s15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/4000 sec1/2000 sec1/3200 sec1/3200 sec
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
Auto
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Close-up
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
N/A
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
N/A
yes
3D supportnonono
N/A
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
N/A
Camera shutter type
N/A
Electronic
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s
N/A
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priority
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Aperture priority
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
2
N/A
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-2
N/A
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
1/3
N/A
N/A
1/3
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Flash range
N/A
5.5
N/A
N/A
12
External flash
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
yes
Continuous drive
N/A
5.9 fps
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
yes
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
i-TTL
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps

Videography features

Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeHDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
MOV
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
PAL H
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 10801920 x 10803840 x 21601920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)25.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 fps59.94 fps29.97 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Video recording limit
N/A
300.0 min.50.0 min.
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone type
N/A
Stereo
N/A
N/A
Mono
Speaker type
N/A
Mono
N/A
N/A
Mono
Voice recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereo
N/A
N/A
Supported audio file formats
N/A
  • LC-AAC
  • MP4
AAC
N/A
PCM

Design

Body typeBridgeBridgeCompactCompactSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Brown,Silver
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Black,Red
  • Red
Environmentally sealednonono
N/A
no
Body material
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Weight11.39 oz15.59 oz9.74 oz
N/A
15.7 oz
Width4.11 in4.72 in4.33 in2.51 in4.88 in
Height3.35 in3.22 in2.51 in4.33 in3.86 in
Depth2.72 in3.62 in1.57 in1.57 in2.97 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots121
N/A
1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)1952052502651200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported111
N/A
N/A
AC adapter includedY
N/A
Y
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1250.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
3.6 V
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesyesyes
USB portyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
USB connector typeMini-USB BMicro-USB BMicro-USBMini-USB BMicro-USB
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
2.0
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesyes
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesno
Bluetoothnonoyesyesno
AV outputyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMicroMicroMini
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
no
Microphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless
N/A
Built-In
N/A
N/A
Built-In
Remote control
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.1
Firewire
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

GPSnoyesnoyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
N/A
yes
DLNA certifiednonono
N/A
N/A
Languages supportMultiMultiMulti
N/A
Multi
Image editing modesResizing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Timelapse recording
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
no
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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