Canon PowerShot A1300 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2.7" LCD display
Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A1300
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 6.2 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Depth 3 cm
Weight 174 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot A1300
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 16,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot A1300
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon PowerShot A1300
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/2.8-6.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 3-60cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A1300
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot A1300
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A1300
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, slow shutter, fireworks, low light, snow, discreet, digital IS
Special Effects Fisheye, monochrome, miniature, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot A1300
Type 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot A1300
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 3 m (wide lens)
1 m - 2 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A1300
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, iFrame
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot A1300
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
iFrame - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A1300
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 2 x AA alkaline battery (included)
AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 220 shots (alkaline batteries (LCD Monitor on))
Photo shooting - 570 shots (alkaline batteries (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 500 shots (NiMH batteries (LCD Monitor on))
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (NiMH batteries (LCD Monitor off))
Playback - 10 hours (alkaline batteries)
Playback - 13 hours (NiMH batteries)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A1300
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot A1300
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, built-in help guide, Subject Detection technology, Smart Flash Exposure, Smart AUTO, Live View Control
OTHERS Canon PowerShot A1300
Included Accessories USB cable, wrist strap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year

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