Thursday, July 19, 2012

Canon PowerShot A1300 Digital Camera Specifications

The A1300 was launched in February 2012 as part of Canon's range of PowerShot cameras, as well as the A810, A2300, A2400 IS and A3400 IS. It is available in black and silver for around £94.

Canon PowerShot A1300 Features

The A1300 has a 16 megapixel sensor and 5x optical zoom lens, which is a 35mm equivalent of 28-140mm. It has Digital Image Stabilisation (IS) in order to combat camera shake to ensure photos and videos are as sharp as possible.

For the novice photographer there is Smart Auto which chooses the correct scene from 32 variables and adjusts the camera settings automatically. If you get stuck at any time there is a help button which gives guidance on using your camera and its different functions. The A1300 also have an optical viewfinder which is extremely unique for a budget compact camera.

There are a number of creative modes such as Fish-eye effect, Super Vivid, Poster, Toy Camera, Miniature and Monochrome. Live View Control allows you to experiment with picture settings like brightness and colour intensity, then preview the results while framing. Face Detection Technology detects up to 35 faces in a single frame making sure they remain in focus with optimum brightness. Face Detection White Balance ensures natural skin tones even in unusual lighting conditions with Auto Red-Eye Correction eliminating red-eye.

Key Features

  • 16.0 megapixel sensor
  • 5x optical zoom lens (35mm equiv: 28-140mm)
  • Digital Image Stabilisation
  • 2.7 inch touch LCD screen
  • Smart Auto (32 scenes)
  • 720p HD video recording
  • ISO 100-1600
  • 3cm minimum focusing distance
  • Optical viewfinder
  • Several creative modes
  • Available in black, silver, pink and blue

Canon PowerShot A1300 Handling

The A1300 has a plastic body, with a chunky side where the batteries are which aids grip. The buttons are large, easy to press and fairly typical for a compact camera with dedicated movie and help placed on the rear. The camera also has an easy to use menu system which is cycled through using the d-pad and func set button. When it is switched off, the playback button can be pressed to view your pictures and videos. The screen is fairly small at 2.7 inches but is bright, clear, and easy to see.

The batteries have a CIPA rating of 220 shots, we managed nearly 600 during testing, the number of shots you get will depend on the quality of batteries purchased. We tested the camera's performance at focusing, shutter response, shot-to-shot time, continuous shooting etc. and have posted the results below. To test this we took 6 or more shots and calculated the average, so that consistent results were produced.

Shutter Response   0.125 secs
Wide - Focus / Shutter Response
  0.6 secs
Full zoom - Focus / Shutter Response   0.8 secs
Switch on Time to Taking a Photo   2.35 secs
Shot to Shot (without flash)   2.7 secs
Shot to Shot with Flash   6 secs
Continuous Shooting
  0.7 fps
Continuous Shooting (with Flash)
  0.3 fps

Continuous shooting records at full 16 megapixel resolution.

Canon PowerShot A1300 Specifications

ManufacturerCanon
Lens

Max Aperture f/2.8 - f/6.9

35mm equivalent 28mm - 140mm

Optical Zoom 5x
Image Sensor

CCD pixels 16Mp (Megapixels)

Pixels (W) 4608

Pixels (H) 3456

Sensor Type CCD

Sensor Size 1/2.3 inch

Sensor Size (width) No Data

Sensor Size (height) No Data

Aspect Ratio
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
LCD Monitor

LCD Monitor 2.7in

Screen resolution 230k

Touch Screen No
Focusing

Min Focus 3cm

Focusing modes
  • Autofocus
  • Face Detection
Exposure Control

Shutter speeds shortest 1/2000sec

Shutter speeds longest 15sec

Exp modes
  • Program
  • Scene modes

Metering
  • Centre-weighted
  • Spot

ISO sensitivity 100 - 1600

White balance
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Outdoors/Daylight
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Fluorescent

Exposure Comp +/-2
Shooting Options

Continuous shooting 0.8fps
Video

Movie mode Yes

Video Resolution
  • 1280x720 720p
  • 640x480 VGA

Video FPS 25

Stereo Sound No

Optical Zoom with Video No
Other Features

Image Stabilisation No
Interface

HDMI No

USB USB 2

Wi-Fi No
Storage

Card Type
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC

File Type
  • JPG
Power Source

Battery Type 2x AA

CIPA Rating 220
Box Contents

Box Contents No Data
Dimensions

Weight 174g

Width 94.7mm

Height 61.7mm

Depth 29.8mm

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