Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Pro Reviews

At just £120, the Canon PowerShot A3400 IS is a great little camera. There are areas that could be better such as the battery door and small zoom but there are reasons for it and to keep the price low, there has to be some sacrifices somewhere. This is a nice little compact to hide away in a pocket while you go for a day out or on holiday. It goes unnoticed until it's needed and takes cracking pictures when it's needed. We weren't blessed with the best weather during the test, but when the sun did shine and we got outside, the pictures the camera produced are lovely. Even on the dullest of days, we got pictures we're happy with. If you're looking for an attractive little compact at a reasonable price with good picture quality and build then take a closer look at the Canon PowerShot A3400 IS.

The A3400 IS is an easy to use, pocketable camera available in a range of good colours. Images produced have excellent colour reproduction which will look great when sharing them on sites like Facebook. Detail isn't good enough for large prints, but there are a number of creative modes available to help you take unique pictures. The camera is also easy to use, with built-in help guides if you do get stuck.

The PowerShot A3400 IS is the only A series PowerShot to offer a touch-screen. Canon isn't the only, or even the first manufacturer with a touch screen model in this price bracket, but few of its competitors can match the good looks, feature set, ease of operation and creative control that the A3400 IS provides. By simplifying the A Series line up around a common sensor and lens combination - 16 Megapixel CCD and 28-140mm 5x optical zoom (the 8x A4000 IS excepted), Canon has made the choice of which PowerShot to buy much easier for consumers. The A3400 IS is the touch screen model, if you don't want a touch screen its the A2300 IS and if you don't need optical image stabilisation it's the A2300. It's a bold move which reduces the options if you want, say, a wider wide angle, or a lower resolution sensor, but I wouldn't be surprised if it pays off in terms of increased popularity for A series PowerShots and the A3400 IS in particular. In the meantime, I feel the A3400 IS hits a sweetspot in terms of features and value, so earns our Highly Recommended award.