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PowerShot SX130 IS

PowerShot SX130 IS

PowerShot SX130 IS

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Marketed August 2010

The PowerShot SX130 IS, equipped with a wide-angle 28 mm*12x optical zoom lens, realizes a wider field of view and greater zoom ratio than its predecessor, the PowerShot SX120 IS, released in August 2009. In addition to supporting the recording of HD 720p video at 30 fps with stereo audio, the model also allows users to take advantage of the optical zoom feature while shooting movies.

* 35 mm film equivalent

Image Sensor Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 12.1 million pixels
Lens Focal Length 12x zoom: 5.0 (W) – 60.0 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 336 (T) mm)
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
LCD Monitor Type TFT color (wide viewing angle type)
Size 3.0 type
Effective Pixels Approx. 230,000 dots
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Features Brightness adjustment (5 levels)
Focus Control System Autofocus: Single (Continuous in Auto mode),
Continuous, Servo AF (Servo AE)
Manual Focus
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)
Aperture Type Iris
f/number f/3.4 – f/8.0 (W), f/5.6 – f/8.0 (T)
Flash Modes Auto, on, Slow Synchro, Off
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
Continuous Shooting Mode Normal, AF, LV
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
Data Type Still Images Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Movies MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM(stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels Still Images. Large: 4000 x 3000, Medium 1: 2816 x 2112, Medium 2:
1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480, Widescreen: 4000 x 2248
• Fixed to 1600 x 1200 when in Low Light mode
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)