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Canon - PowerShot SX130 IS 12.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Average customer rating
4
(151 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 151 reviews
5 Stars
73
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
6
1 Star
14
75%of customers recommend this product.
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114 out of
151)
Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot SX130 IS 12.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Customer Rating
4
Best Family Picutres
on September 19, 2011
Posted by: Best Family Pictu
from Los Angeles
since the Previous model, I enjoy the fact that there are many ways to control your pictures, the quality of pictures does not let you down, I like to play around with the exposure settings and also with the powerful zoom. I use chargeable batteries for endurance. Overall you get far more than you pay for. would had love to upgrade to the new model but I'm kind disappointed I prefer better picture more than more pixel count. Canon. Please take note: for the average consumer a good picture is far better and bigger a one.
Pros: Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use, ship with rechargeables
Cons: Dim LCD, Poor Low-Light Performance
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Design flaws
on September 15, 2011
Posted by: MLB
from Sycamore,IL
Take your camera and hold it as you normally would for taking a photo. If you're like me, you're right index finger will be up towards the button to press to take the photo and your right thumb will be supporting the camera on the bottom right. One problem with this camera, they decided to put the display and menu buttons on the bottom right side where most people place there thumbs. So I have wound up inadvertantly hitting those buttons while attempting to shoot a picture. Also it did not come with a memory card, not a big problem. But it also does not come with a users manual, I imagine Cannon does this now with all their products. You have to acess the users maual on the disc they provided you with. Also once you take a picture with the time stamp it can not be removed. So I'm stuck with some beautiful photos from a vacation that I would like to enlarge but won't be able to beacause of the time stamp.
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, excellent image quality, Lightweight/Portable
Cons: Complicated controls/menu
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Best camera for the money
on September 10, 2011
Posted by: themacmommy
from charlotte,nc
Best camera for a busy mom, love it, love that it takes the clearest pictures of my toddlers moving!Totally worth the money
Pros: good battery life, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
Blurry video comapred with SX120
on September 10, 2011
Posted by: Theyellowjacket
from Austin, TX
We had a SX120 last year and we like it. We used it a lot for taking both pictures and videos for our children.
We bought this SX130 because of its HD video features for the new year and it disappointed us. We never had a blurry issue for video with our SX120. But almost every video we took with this SX130 has a couple of 2-3 second blurry sections. We even tried MF but issue is still there.
Pros: excellent image quality
Cons: disappointed video compared with its predeceder.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Very impressed with this Canon Camera
on September 8, 2011
Posted by: Jose
from Texas
I have had my SX130IS for about a month, I am very impressed with the camera and its features. Easy to use and excellent features like the "face detection" I have two earlier models of the Powershot and a few SLR film Canon cameras and lenses, I am glad I got it and have been using it since day one! I am impressed with the lens and what I can do with it. If you are looking for a camera that offers good features without breaking the bank, this is it, look no more. Thanks Canon!
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Camera for great price
on August 23, 2011
Posted by: CHEFDS11
Such an awesome buy! Have had no problems with it! Easy to use, and takes great pictures!
Pros: excellent image quality, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
Not worth the money
on August 22, 2011
Posted by: K D
from Chicago, IL
This is my third Canon PowerShot SX130 IS in less than 9 months. The first one was defected, the second one was blurry and now this one is blurry. The auto adjust is useless. Even videos come out blurry because the camera will try to focus for some reason and turn it blurry. I wish I could get my money back on it. Also the battery life of the two AAs is ridiculous. Brand new batteries last maybe three hours or so.
Pros: Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Poor image quality, Poor Low-Light Performance, Short battery life, Heavy/Bulky
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
4
Consistant Quality
on August 20, 2011
Posted by: Sally
from South Florida
This is my 2nd Power Shot digital camera. I have been using it for 2 months. It is easy to use. I like the camera stabilization system. The different picture modes are easy to use. The only problem I have had is that the memory card has become locked and I have lost a few practice shots because I had to reformat the disk. It runs on 2 AA batteries. I had experienced overheating with another brand camera. So far the Power Shot has not had any problems with over heating. The Power Shot is a consistant economical camera for photographing daily life,
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: problem with formatting memory disk
I would recommend this to a friend!
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