Inexpensive Compact Digital Camera Canon A1300

Introduction

I compile this Canon A1300 inexpensive camera for reference.The Canon 5x zoom (28mm to 140mm) A1300 is a very inexpensive (CAD$109.99) compact digital camera with optical viewfinder which is rare now even for expensive digital camera.  It main features are:

• An Optical Viewfinder makes capturing images simple and easy.
• Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper camera settings based on 32 predefined shooting situations for capturing spectacular images with ease.
• Shoot brilliant 720p HD video with a dedicated movie button.
• A 16.0 Megapixel Image Sensor with DIGIC 4 Image Processor for exceptional performance.
• 5x Optical Zoom with 28mm Wide-Angle lens delivers stunning images.
• Digital IS reduces the effect of camera shake and subject movement.
• Scene Modes such as Fisheye Effect, Toy Camera Effect, and Monochrome provide creative freedom to capture your photos.
• Help Button provides simple explanations and easy controls of your settings.
• AA-battery operation enables you to easily power up on the go.
• Available in black and silver. 

Canon A1300 Compact Digital Camera

Canon A1300 Compact Digital Camera

Canon A1300 Hands on

Canon A1300 Sample Picture (Source: Canon)

 

Canon A1300 Digital Camera  Sample Picture 1

Canon A1300 Review (Source: ephotozine)

Canon PowerShot A1300 Verdict
The A1300 is an easy to use, pocketable budget compact camera which even has an optical viewfinder. Images produced have excellent colour reproduction which will look great when sharing them on sites like Facebook. Detail isn't good enough for large prints, but there are a number of creative modes available to help you take unique pictures. The camera is also easy to use, with built-in help guides if you do get stuck.

Canon PowerShot A1300 Pros
Optical viewfinder
Built-in help guide
Available in a good range of colours
Good creative modes
Images have really good colour reproduction
Easy to use

Canon PowerShot A1300 Cons
Only 720p HD video recording
No fast continuous shooting
Image detail isn't sufficient for large prints

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Features

 

Type
Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical, 4x Digital, and 20x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type
16.0 Megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD
Total Pixels
16.6 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
16.0 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
5.0 (W) - 25.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 140 (T) mm)
Digital Zoom
4x
Focusing Range
Normal: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.9 ft. (1.2m) - infinity (T)
Auto: 1.2 in. (3cm) - infinity (W), 3.9 ft. (1.2m) - infinity (T)
Macro: 1.2 in. - 2.0 ft. (3-60cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
Real-image Zoom Viewfinder
LCD Monitor
2.7-inch TFT Colour LCD with wide-viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/2.8 (W) - f/6.9 (T)
Shutter Speed
1 - 1/2000 sec.

15 - 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600 (in P mode)
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**

* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect AE)

** Fixed to center
Exposure Control Method
AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3 stop increments
(Not available when shooting movies)

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

*Facial colour is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect WB)

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off

Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect.
Flash Range
1.6 - 9.8 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft. (T) (50 cm - 3.0 m (W), 1.0 - 2.0 m (T)
Recycling Time
10 seconds or less (Battery Voltage: 3.0V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
N/A

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
Auto, P, Live View Control, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet, iFrame Movie*

*Shooting movies is possible with the movie button.
Photo Effects
N/A
Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec delay/approx 2-sec delay/custom*

* Delay time (0 - 15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1 - 10 shots (in one-shot increments) can be specified.
Wireless Control
N/A
Continuous Shooting
Approx: 0.8 shots/sec. (In P Mode)

Approx. 2.8 shots/sec. (In Low Light Mode)

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
File Format
Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)

Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (2 channel monoaural))
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:
[Large]: 4608 x 3456
[Medium 1]: 3264 x 2448
[Medium 2]: 1600 x 1200
[Small]: 640 x 480
[Widescreen]: 4608 x 2592
Movies:
[Miniature Effect]
1280 x 720*1, 640 x 480*2
[iFrame Movie]
1280 x 720 (25 fps)
[Other than the above]
1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps*3)
*1 Shooting: 5 fps / 2.5 fps / 1.25 fps
Playback: 25 fps
*2 Shooting: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps
Playback: 30 fps*3

*3 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

	Large (L)	Medium 1 (M1)	Medium 2 (M2)	Small (S)	Widescreen (W)	Medium*
File Size (KB)	4,093	2,060	558	150	3,069	1,144
8GB	1,903	3,721	12,927	40,937	2,531	6,638
32GB	7,684	15,020	52,176	165,225	10,219	26,792

*When shooting in Digital IS or Low Light
*The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

	iFrame Movie	Miniature Effect						Other
	HD: 1280 x 720	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480			HD:1280 x 720	640 x 480
	25 fps	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x	25 fps	30 fps
		5 fps	2.5 fps	1.25 fps	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.,)	4,704	487	243	122	246	123	61	2,621	1,416
8GB	27 min. 28 sec.	4 hr. 00 min. 48 sec.	7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec.	13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec.	7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec.	13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec.	22 hr. 44 min. 36 sec.	49 min. 18 sec.	1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec.
32GB	1 hr. 50 min. 52 sec.	16 hr. 11 min. 54 sec.	30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec.	55 hr. 04 min. 31 sec.	30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec.	55 hr. 04 min. 31 sec.	91 hr. 47 min. 32 sec.	3 hr. 19 min. 03 sec.	5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.

*The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Still Images and Movies:
Discreet, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Search Jump (Shot Date, 10 images, 100 images, Movies, Still Images), Slideshow
Still Images:
Single, Index (4-100 Thumbnails), Magnification (Approx. 2x-10x), Information Display, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Resume Playback, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, Resize,
Movies:
Normal Playback*1, Pause, Skip Backward*2, Previous Frame*3, Next Frame*3, Skip Forward*2
Displays playback position and shooting time
*1 Audio settings available in 5 levels
*2 Approximately 4 seconds
*3 Rewind and Fast-forward are also available

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Single Image*, Erase All
The image data in the memory card stored with the design rule for camera file systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

* Movies can be erased individually.

Interfaces

Computer Interface
Hi-Speed USB*1 (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*2)
*1 Use of USB logomark is not allowed.

*2 mini-B compatible.

Video Out
NTSC/PAL (unified type dedicated connector (female)) with digital, audio and video
Audio Out
Monaural (unified type dedicated connector (female)) with digital, audio and video
Other
Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable
Power Source
1. 2 AA Alkaline Batteries (AA NiMH Batteries NB-3AH)
2. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK800)

However, the separately sold DC Coupler, DR-10 is necessary.
Shooting Capacity
Using AA Alkaline Batteries:
LCD On: Approx. 220 Shots
LCD Off: Approx. 750 Shots
Using NiMH Batteries (NB-3AH):
LCD On: Approx. 500 Shots
LCD Off: Approx. 1100 Shots
Playback Time
Using AA Alkaline Batteries:
Approx. 10 hours
Using NiMH Batteries (NB-3AH):
Approx. 13 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
3.73 x 2.43 x 1.17 in. (94.7 x 61.7 x 29.8mm)
Weight
Approx. 6.14 oz. / 174 g (Including the battery and memory card)

Approx. 4.44 oz. / 126 g (Camera body only)

Note: 30 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Ukrainian, Malaysian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Greek, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Vietnamese, and Japanese)

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.
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