Canon Powershot SX130 IS Silver

Smart, sleek and creative, the PowerShot SX130 IS is the perfect companion to all your good times. Now you can capture every detail of special moments in crisp, stunning 720p HD - even while using the high-powered 12x wide-angle optical zoom! You'll record in stereo sound, then play back your videos instantly on you computer. The SX130 IS is all about creativity, with fun scene modes like miniature effect for movies, and fisheye effect for artistically distorted stills. While you're having fun creating, the camera's smart flash exposure and advanced smart auto systems are ensuring that every image is the best it can be. Add the Digic 4 image processor, 12.1 megapixels and Canon's optical image stabilizer, and you've got the ideal camera for making the good times last.

• Greater shooting capabilities in 720p HD video
• A high-powered 12x wide-angle optical zoom with optical image stabilizer reduces camera shake
• Great scene modes like miniature effect for movie offers a creative option to capture your videos
• Smart flash exposure where the camera determines the correct flash based on the shooting situation
• Advanced smart auto detects and analyzes faces, brightness, colors, distance, and movement, then selects an appropriate setting
• Powerful Digic 4 image processor, with 12.1 megapixels, make this camera a perfect device for any shooter
• Large 3.0-inch LCD (230,000 dots) with high resolution and wide viewing angle

12x, wide-angle (28 mm) lens with optical image stabilizer

The PowerShot SX130 IS features an increased telephoto range combined with a wide-angle lens in a compact body. Capture sweeping landscapes or fit everyone in the frame with the 28mm wide-angle and bring distant subjects closer with a powerful zoom.

12.1 megapixel sensor with DIGIC 4 processor

A high-resolution sensor allows printing of very large A3+ prints for impressive displays. It also makes it possible to crop extensively and still get a great shot from a bigger scene.

Smart auto and easy modes detect 28 scene types

Smart Auto is truly automatic and the user can shoot confident that the camera will take care of everything. Each scene is analyzed with the camera deciding the optimum settings for the best picture, taken from a choice of 28 different scene types.

Large 7.5 cm (3.0") LCD

This large display makes it easy to frame and compose images, view the menu and replay photographs and HD movies to family and friends.

HD movies

High-quality movies can be recorded in HD 720p format with stereo sound and optical zoom. This makes the PowerShot SX130 IS the perfect family imaging tool.

Smart Shutter with Wink Self-Timer

Smart Shutter uses the face detection function and allows you to automatically capture an image in one of 3 different ways: smile mode, Face Self-Timer or Wink Self-Timer.

Shooting modes include miniature effect movie

Shooting modes make creative experimentation more enjoyable. Shoot with a fish-eye lens effect, or miniature effect, opt for super vivid to boost color saturation or select Poster Effect to give your subjects that retro feel.

Hints and tips

Most functions in the shooting and playback menu are accompanied by short explanations for help on the spot to save time reading the manual.

Full manual control

Take complete control with full manual mode, which allows you to control the camera's shutter speed and aperture and create truly unique pictures.

i-Contrast

In shooting or playback, i-Contrast optimizes the dynamic range according to the scene, retaining detail in shadows and preventing overexposure of highlights. The results are natural images with the best possible contrast.

Technical Specifications

Digital Cameras Specifications
Sensor Type	CCD
Sensor Size	1/2.3" (6.16 x 4.62 mm)
Lens focal length	5 - 60 mm
Lens optical zoom	12x
Lens digital zoom	Approx. 4x Approx. 1.4x or 2.3x with digital teleconverter and safety zoom Approx. 40x with combined zoom
Lens focusing	TTL focusing: face detection, single-point AF (centre-weighted or face tracking)
Viewfinder type	Live View
Viewfinder features	Without viewfinder
Video mode
Video TV output
Memory - Photo file formats	JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
Memory - Video file formats	MOV
Memory card	SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
Internal memory
Power options	Two AA alkaline batteries (batteries included) NB-3AH rechargeable Ni-MH batteries (optional) ACK800 AV mains adapter kit (optional)
Battery life	Approx. 130 shots with included batteries Approx. 370 shots with optional Canon NB-3AH batteries Approx. 420 minutes of playback with included batteries Approx. 540 minutes of playback with optional Canon NB-3AH batteries
Internal menus	English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Pe
Accessories supplied	Alkaline batteries
Dimensions	Height: 7.32 cm Width: 11.33 cm Depth: 4.58 cm
Weight	308 g
Self-timer
Interface
Pictbridge / direct printing

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