Canon PowerShot SD1400IS 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD

July 16, 2010 | By In Technology |

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5 Comments so far

  1. C. HAN on July 16th, 2010

    I wonder anyone got this camera is made in china?

    Its serial# 0420600XXXX

    Btw, I felt it got cheap material with battery cover.

    Rating: 4 / 5

  2. V. Mathur on July 16th, 2010

    Brought this to take pictures of my newborn. Got mixed results, some pictures were fine and some were blurry. I did not get sharp pictures as well. Apparently the auto mode has some issues. I was hoping that this new canon model would be great as I loved my old 870is. Returned the product and very disappointed.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  3. Charles Lohr on July 16th, 2010

    My first Canon SD1400 HD720 (1280×720) video stuttered, so I needed to investigate. The unique frame rate was about 18. The frame rate was 29.97 but there were many duplicate frames. My SD card is a SanDisk 8GB class 2, which is not fast enough for the HD720 mode. The Canon manual says to use a class 4 card or better.

    Here are the data for three sample videos taken at HD720, VGA and QVGA. The metrics come from KMPlayer and other sources.

    The MOV file data rates, in Bps (Bytes per second), for HD720, VGA and QVGA are 3.245E6, 1.438E6 and 0.4166E6, respectively. 1.0E6 is 1000000. Your results might differ. A class 2 SD card will work for HD720 but the video stutters because the card cant keep up. A class 2 card works fine for the VGA and QVGA. A class 4 or faster card should work for all modes.

    AUDIO – The audio is the same for every mode: PCM, mono, 768 Kbps, 48.0 KHz, 16 bit

    HD720 (1280×720)

    General – Complete name : MVI_0032.MOV, Format : MPEG-4, Format profile : QuickTime, Codec ID : qt, File size : 1.81 GiB (1,947,408,981 bytes), Duration : 9mn 59s, Overall bitrate:26.0Mbps (25.96E6 bps, 3.245E6 Bps). The camera stops the video at 10 minutes.

    Video – Format : AVC, Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec, Format profile : Baseline@L4.1, Format settings CABAC:No ReFrames:1 frame, Codec ID : avc1, Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding, Duration : 9mn 59s, Bit rate mode : Variable, Bit rate : 25.2 Mbps, Width : 1280 pixels, Height : 720 pixels, Display aspect ratio : 16/9, Frame rate mode : Constant, Frame rate : 29.970 fps, Resolution : 24 bits, Colorimetry : 4:2:0, Scan type : Progressive, Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.914, Stream size : 1.76 GiB (97%)

    VGA (640×480)

    General – Complete name : MVI_0034.MOV, Format : MPEG-4, Format profile : QuickTime, Codec ID : qt, File size : 1.74 GiB (1,872,041,190 bytes), Duration : 21mn 42s, Overall bit rate : 11.5 Mbps (1.438E6 Bps)

    Video – Format : AVC, Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec, Format profile : Baseline@L3.1, Format settings CABAC:No ReFrames:1 frame, Codec ID : avc1, Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding, Duration : 21mn 42s, Bit rate mode : Variable, Bit rate : 10.7 Mbps, Width : 640 pixels, Height : 480 pixels, Display aspect ratio : 4/3, Frame rate mode : Constant, Frame rate : 29.970 fps, Resolution : 24 bits, Colorimetry : 4:2:0, Scan type : Progressive, Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 1.165, Stream size : 1.63 GiB (93%)

    QVGA (320×240)

    General – Complete name : MVI_0039.MOV, Format : MPEG-4, Format profile : QuickTime, Codec ID : qt, File size : 8.07 MiB (8465704 bytes), Duration : 20s 320ms, Overall bit rate : 3333 Kbps(0.4166E6 Bps)

    Video – Format : AVC, Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec, Format profile : Baseline@L2.1, Format settings, CABAC:No ReFrames:1 frame, Codec ID : avc1, Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding, Duration : 20s 320ms, Bit rate mode : Variable, Bit rate : 2562 Kbps, Width : 320 pixels, Height : 240 pixels, Display aspect ratio : 4/3, Frame rate mode : Constant, Frame rate : 29.970 fps, Resolution : 24 bits, Colorimetry : 4:2:0, Scan type : Progressive, Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 1.113, Stream size : 6.21 MiB (77%)

    Rating: 5 / 5

  4. cipura on July 16th, 2010

    I lost my many year old Canon S70 and needed a cheaper replacement urgently; after seeing all the new advancements in digital cameras, I thought SD1400IS would live up to my expectations (wide-angle lens, fast shutter, low light no flash shooting, lightweight etc.) Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the shutter speed work for me and got too many blurry indoor pictures. Even though I need not to spend that kind of money, I am going back for S90.

    But, I have to say this; I needed the camera to take some building elevation photos and it indeed did a decent job. Canon at least did not fail me getting the job done. (however, images wasn’t as detailed as my S70).

    Pros

    Surprisingly great video.

    Smaller and lighter than many smart phones, yet feels solid.

    Somewhat intelligent detections and features.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  5. The Bandit on July 16th, 2010

    This camera is everything it says and it’s smaller then I expected, which is even better. Canon has outdone themselves with this one.
    Rating: 5 / 5

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