The Packard Bell DSC-400 was marketed under the Packard Bell name as part of the brand's early-2000s range of entry-level digital compact cameras, sold to casual buyers through general electronics and computer retailers rather than dedicated camera stores.
No independently verifiable technical specification sheet for the DSC-400 could be located; it belongs to the same fixed-lens, small-sensor digital compact family as the confirmed sibling model DSC-220, which used a 1/3-inch CMOS sensor and offered no optical zoom.
As with other models in the DSC range, the DSC-400 was built as a simple point-and-shoot rather than a feature-rich camera, prioritising affordability and ease of use over image quality or optical performance.
Surviving examples appear only occasionally in used listings and hold minimal collector or resale value. Buyers should check battery compartment condition, confirm the memory card slot and LCD still function, and expect only basic snapshot-level results.