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You Must Read This Before You Buy Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
We reviewed the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS predecessor, the 10-megapixel, 10x zoom SX120 IS, in October 2009, and outwardly at least very little appears to have changed at first glance, apart from some subtle styling differences. There’s the same tactile control layout with reasonably large buttons and dials to intentionally keep things family friendly, plus an identical 3 inch LCD screen on the rear, pop-up flash on top and large lens on the front. The lens is actually one of the few aspects of the SX130 IS to undergo any change, now offering a 12x zoom with a much more versatile wide-angle setting of 28mm, a big improvement on the SX120′s 36mm optic. Less welcome are the maximum apertures of f / 3.4-5.6, respectable enough but slower then on the SX120.
Although, as his bear immediate SX130 IS is thick compared to the average point and shoot, it’s still less than the type or super-zoom bridge keen enthusiasts, but the likes of Panasonic DMC-TZ10 and WB650 is actually less, while providing a larger zoom. No high-end features like a claw here for additional flash – one of several pop-ups – when power is again provided by two standard AA alkaline batteries that slot in the base of the handle, like the SD card , and recently the support SDHC memory cards SDXC. Although these features is a budget model, are also mainly plastic build, but it is handily hidden by a matte black finish. Both AA also add weight and, as we saw with the SX120, the camera feels generally high when he took the palm.
The front of the Canon PowerShot SX130 is dominated by that behemoth of a lens, the majority of which is hidden flush to the body when not in use, rapidly extending (in a couple of seconds) to maximum wideangle with a press of the slightly recessed but clearly labeled on/off button up top. On initial inspection the front of the SX130 and SX120 are identical, but look more closely and you’ll see that the handgrip on the left now extends at a jaunty angle and tapers from wide to narrow, a redesign that offers more of a visual differentiation rather than any practical improvement.
There is also a little more pronounced hump on the lens when the flash is a little more edge and chopped. Two small holes indicate the stereo microphone located in the upper left and right of the lens, and further to the right of the lens cover is rounded the same window of AF / light timer found at the first SX120.
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