Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Focusing Range
5 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W), 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) • Macro 1 – 50 cm (W) (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft. (W))
Image Stabilizer System
Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor
DIGIC 4
Size
3.0 type
Effective Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Features
Brightness adjustment (5 levels)
AF Frame
Face Detect, Center
Metering System
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Compensation (Still Images) / Exposure Shift (Movies)
±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)
Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
White Balance
Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
Shutter Speed
1 – 1/2500 sec. 15 – 1/2500 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
f/number
f/3.4 – f/8.0 (W), f/5.6 – f/8.0 (T)
Range
50 cm – 3.0 m (W), 1.0 m – 2.0 m (T) (1.6 – 9.8 ft. (W), 3.3 – 6.6 ft. (T))
Shooting Modes
M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Kids&Pets, SCN*1, Movie*2 *1 Smart Shutter*3, Low Light, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks *2 Standard, Miniature Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap *3 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Digital Zoom
Still images/Movies: Approx. 4x (up to approx. 48x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter
Speed (Normal)
Approx. 1.0 shots/sec. (In P mode) Approx. 3.0 shots/sec. (In Low Light mode)
Number of Shots (Approximate) (CIPA compliant)
Alkaline: Approx. 130 images NiMH: Approx. 370 images
Recording Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Movies
MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM(stereo))
Movies
Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap: 1280 x 720(30 fps*), 640 x 480 (30 fps*), 320 x 240 (30 fps*)Miniature Effect 1280 x 720 (Shooting: 6 fps/3 fps/1.5 fps,Playback 30 fps*), 640 x 480 (Shooting: 6 fps/3 fps/1.5 fps, Playback 30 fps*) * Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps
Interface
Hi-Speed USB Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Direct Print Standard
PictBridge
Power Source
AA alkaline batteries (AA NiMH batteries NB-3AH) x 2 AC Adapter Kit ACK800
Dimensions
113.3 x 73.2 x 45.8 mm (4.46 x 2.88 x 1.80 in.) • CIPA compliant
Weight (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 308 g (10.9 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 260 g (9.17 oz.) (camera body only)

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