Canon IXUS 130
Feb 8, 2010 Digital Point and Shoot Cameras
The Canon IXUS 130 is available in four colors. Currently, the IXUS 130 is the lightest and slimmest of all the cameras in the IXUS range. It is only 17.88mm in width and its weight is 133g (batteries included). The camera is built-in with a 4x optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent is 28-112mm).
The Smart Auto mode (which reminded me of Lumix’s Intelligent Auto) has been enhanced to be able to detect and analyze subject and scene information so that the camera can automatically select the best shooting mode to produce quality results.
New scene modes included are: Fish-eye effect and the Miniature Effect. The Fish-eye Effect distorts the central area of an image to simulate the effect of the fish-eye lens. However, this one does not exactly mimic the fish-eye lens. The Miniature effect gradually blurs the peripheral area of an image which makes large subjects to appear in dollhouse-like proportions. These two scene modes does not really add that much value to the camera itself.
Low Light mode was also incorporated, where the ISO speed can be raised to 6400 to manage difficult shooting conditions.
Another new feature is the Smart Shutter where the shutter can be triggered with the detection of a face, smile or wink.
Specifications
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Canon IXUS 130
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| Sensor | • 1/2.3″ Type CCD
• 14.1 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes | • 4320 x 3240
• 3456 x 2592 • 2592 x 1944 • 1600 x 1200 • 640 x 480 • 320 x 140 • 4320 x 2432 |
| Movie clips | • 1280 x 720 @ 30fps [HD]
• 640 x 480 @ 30fps [L] • 320 x 240 @ 30fps [M] |
| Maximum clip length | • Upto 4GB or 10 minutes [HD]
• Upto 4GB or an 1 hour [L or M] |
| File formats | • JPEG (Exif v2.2)
• DPOF 1.1 • MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (monaural)] |
| Lens | • 28 -112mm (35mm equiv)
• f=5.0-20mm • 4x optical zoom • F2.8-5.9 |
| Image stabilization | Yes (Lens-shift) |
| Digital zoom | up to 4x |
| Focus | TTL |
| AF area modes | • Face Detection AiAF / 9 point
• 1-point AF (fixed to centre) |
| AF lock | Yes (On/Off Selectable) |
| AF assist lamp | Yes |
| Focus distance | Closest focus distance 3 cm |
| Metering | • Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame)
• Center-weighted average • Spot (center) |
| ISO sensitivity | • Auto
• ISO 80 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 |
| AE lock | Yes (on/off selectable) |
| Exposure compensation | +/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments |
| Shutter speed | 15-1/1500 sec |
| Shooting Modes | • Auto
• Program • Portrait • Night Snapshot • Kids & Pets • Indoor • Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer) • Low Light(3.5MP) • Color Accent • Color Swap • Fish-eye Effect • Miniature Effect • Beach • Underwater • Foliage • Snow • Fireworks • Long Shutter • Stitch Assist • Movie |
| White balance | • Auto (including Face Detection WB)
• Daylight • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Fluorescent H • Custom |
| Self timer | • 2 or 10sec
• Custom • Face Self-timer |
| Continuous shooting | Approx 0.7 fps |
| Image parameters | My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color) |
| Flash | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Sync
• Face Detection FE compensation • Smart Flash Exposure • Flash exposure lock • Range (30cm-4.0m (W) / 50cm-2.0m (T)) |
| LCD monitor | • 2.7″ PureColor II Touch TFT LCD
• 230,000 pixels • 100% coverage |
| Connectivity | • HDMI connector (Mini-B)
• USB Hi-Speed • AV out (PAL / NTSC switchable) |
| Storage | SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus |
| Power | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-4L |
| Weight (with batt) | 133 g |
| Dimensions | 92 x 56 x 18 mm |
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