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It’s all about creativity. The Canon PowerShot SX130 IS lets you capture every detail of special moments in crisp, stunning 720p HD with stereo sound and even zoom in and out without losing image quality, with the high-powered 12x Wide-angle Optical Zoom. Create more fun with new scene modes like Miniature Effect for Movies and Fisheye Effect for artistically distorted stills.
With an impressive set of features like Smart Flash Exposure, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB and advanced Smart AUTO, it is easy to get the best image every time! Adding the 12.1 Megapixels, 3.0-inch high resolution LCD display, and Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer and DIGIC 4 Image Processor, the PowerShot SX130 IS ensures your good times last.
It’s all about creativity. The Canon PowerShot SX130 IS lets you capture every detail of special moments in crisp, stunning 720p HD with stereo sound and even zoom in and out without losing image quality, with the high-powered 12x Wide-angle Optical Zoom. Create more fun with new scene modes like Miniature Effect for Movies and Fisheye Effect for artistically distorted stills.
With an impressive set of features like Smart Flash Exposure, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB and advanced Smart AUTO, it is easy to get the best image every time! Adding the 12.1 Megapixels, 3.0-inch high resolution LCD display, and Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer and DIGIC 4 Image Processor, the PowerShot SX130 IS ensures your good times last.
12.1-Megapixel CCD and DIGIC 4 Image ProcessorThe 12.1-Megapixel CCD provides profound image detail with unparalleled richness and depth, and the ultimate flexibility in enlarging and cropping shots. Canon’s state-of-the-art DIGIC 4 image processor increases the speed and performance of the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS, and enables other advanced features such as Face Detection, Servo AF, Face Detection Self-Timer and Intelligent Contrast Correction for greater flexibility.
HD Video CaptureThe Canon PowerShot SX130 IS is capable of recording videos in spectacularly detailed 720p HD with clear stereo sound. Better yet, you can now zoom in and out as your creativity demands, without losing a bit of the 720p HD resolution, thanks to the SX130 IS's powerful 12x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom.
12x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom with Optical Image StabilizerThe Canon PowerShot SX130's powerful Wide-Angle 12x Optical Zoom gets you up close fast and puts more into every frame, while sized to fit the camera’s compact profile to perform at high speed and keep power consumption low. And Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer controls camera shake to ensure that throughout the zoom range, your images are steady and crystal clear.
Explore Your CreativityMiniature Effect for Movies (also available for still images) enhances perspective to give whatever you're shooting the fascinating look of a scene shot with miniature models. At the same time, selective frames are removed to enhance the effect when you play the scene back at 30 fps. Canon’s SX130 IS can create a Fisheye Effect without the need to attach a special lens - simply activate the mode, choose from three levels (low, medium and high) and shoot!
Advanced Smart AUTOCanon’s advanced Smart AUTO intelligently analyzes your situation and shooting conditions, and then automatically selects an appropriate setting from 28 specially defined settings. So you're always ready for whatever shot comes your way to get dramatic, memorable images.
High-resolution 3.0-inch ScreenThe high resolution (230,000 dots) 3.0-inch LCD offers a crisp, clear picture to make shooting, playback and using the camera's menu functions especially convenient. Clear and bright, it also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.
Learn more about the Canon SX130 IS
Model
Brand
Canon
Series
PowerShot
Model
SX130 IS
Details
Color
Black
Type
Compact
Image Sensor
Image Sensor
1/2.3" CCD
Gross Pixels
12.4 MP
Effective Pixels
12.1 MP
Resolution
4,000 x 3,000 (Large), 2,816 x 2,112 (Medium 1), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small), 4,000 x 2248
Image Stabilization
Optical Image Stabilization
Lens
Optical Zoom
12X
Digital Zoom
4X
Wide Angle
28mm
Focal Length
5.0 (W) - 60.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 336 (T) mm)
Aperture
f/3.4 (W) - f/5.6 (T)
Shutter
Shutter Speed
1 - 1/2500 sec. 15-1/2500 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Self-timer
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom, Face Self-Timer
Focus
Focus Type
TTL
Auto Focus
Yes
Normal Focus Range
Normal: 2.0 in. (5 cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)
Macro Focus Range
Macro: 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. (1- 50cm) (W)
Flash
Flash Mode
Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro
Flash Range
1.6 - 9.8 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft. (T)
Exposure
Exposure Control
Program AE, Manual; AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
Normal: Approx. 1.0 shots/sec. (when shooting in P mode), Approx. 3.0 shots/sec. (when shooting in Low Light mode) AF: Approx. 0.6 shots/sec. (when shooting in P mode), Approx. 1.0 shots/sec. (when shooting in Low Light mode) LV: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec. (when shooting in P mode), Approx. 1.1 shots/sec. (when shooting in Low Light mode)
Shooting Modes
M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Kids & Pets, SCN, Movie
Color Mode
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color
Playback
Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Index (4-130 thumbnails), Over Exposure Warning, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Resize, Easy; i-Contrast, Smart Shuffle, My Colors, Operation Tools, Scroll Display, and Favorites. Video: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume, Easy
Recording System
File Formats
Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Storage Media
SD / SDHC / SDXC / MMC / MMC+ / HC MMC+ Card
Movie
Movie Format
MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo))
Greater shooting capabilities in 720p HD video - the SX130 IS can shoot HD video with stereo sound while using the optical zoom, offering better versatility and image quality so you can fully capture those fun, memorable moments. A high-powered 12x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer reduces camera shake so you achieve brilliant images whether you are up close or far away. Great new scene modes like Miniature Effect for Movie offers a creative option to capture your videos and Fisheye Effect offers a cool artistic option to capture your images. 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 based on 28 predefined shooting situations. 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. This AA battery-powered camera enables you to easily power up.