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Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

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Pros

  • Canon controls and menu system are comfortable to use
  • Movie mode was pretty easy to use
  • Printed results were quite good

Cons

  • the display screen is not a touch screen
  • no LCD was going to accurately portray the capture
  • Power buttons can be a real pain

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 12.1 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 2.8
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection, Single Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • yes

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Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Pros

  • Canon controls and menu system are comfortable to use
  • Movie mode was pretty easy to use
  • Printed results were quite good
  • Hue accuracy is also quite good
  • reliable
  • consistent performance
  • street photography camera gives a good balance of image quality plus portability

Cons

  • the display screen is not a touch screen
  • no LCD was going to accurately portray the capture
  • Power buttons can be a real pain
  • the TV quality is only standard video
  • flash's range is limited to about six feet at ISO 500
  • Color and detail are still weak
  • the full manual is provided on CD only
  • making the overall image appear slightly washed out and lacking contrast
  • Canon SD1300 IS have Image Stabilization
  • Canon SD1300 IS have Touch Screen
  • Does the Canon SD1300 IS have Weather Sealing

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12.1 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.1 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x2248
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 320x140
ProcessorDIGIC 4
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture2.8
Focal length equiv28 - 112
Focus adjustmentAuto
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range1.18 in
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive0.9 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
Face detectionyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Audio systemMono
Supported audio file formatsWAV
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Dimensions
Weight4.13 oz
Width3.56 in
Height2.2 in
Depth0.83 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)240
Battery life (max)7.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1000.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery recharge time2.0 h
Battery level indicatoryes
Battery voltage3.7 V
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
On/off switchyes
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Other features
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Frameyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
Image editing modesResizing
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsEXIF
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots230000
Touch screenyes
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
Flip-out screenno
Second displayno
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions320.0 px
HD typeNot supported
Supported video file formats
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage2048.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • HC MMC+
  • MMC
  • MMC+
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • MMC
  • MMC Plus
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB portyes
USB connector typeMini-USB B
USB version2.0
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS Canon - Editorial Reviews (13)

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Published: 12.04.2010
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