Do you know the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Camera Performance

Canon's Powershot SX130 IS joins the compact super zoom posse as the SX120 IS rides off into the sunset. The new camera gets a bump in resolution from 10 to 12 megapixels on a slightly larger physically-sized sensor, and the lens focal range goes wider and shorter: 28 to 336mm versus 36 to 360mm in 35mm equivalents. Here's what the new range looks like Canon PowerShot Camera Chargers.
Both models share a close-but-not-quite-identical external look, with the SX130 being slightly larger and about a half-ounce heavier. The new camera is primarily an evolutionary step, sharing many features with the departing SX120 such as a Doric 4 processor, smart auto, and intelligent contrast correction, face and motion detection technologies. The SX130 adds 720p HD video with stereo recording, blink technology, a few new shooting modes such as miniature and fisheye, and a narrower 80 to 1600 ISO sensitivity range. It can utilize SD/SDHC, SDXC, Multimedia Card, Maples and HC memory media. Canon provides two AA alkaline batteries, a wrist strap, printed "getting started" guide, USB and AV cables, and CD-ROM software. Let's see what a modest makeover has produced in the new low-price leader of Canon's SX line. The composite body is a bit longer and wider than something I'd consider easily shirt-pocket portable. You can get it into a shirt pocket, but you'll also know it's there. Body construction, fit and finish all appear in line with the camera's price point.
The rectangular body features lots of rounded edges and blended surfaces, giving the camera a somewhat sleeker look than sharper-edged designs. There is a modest ridge incorporated into the right front of the body to facilitate a better grip Canon Camera Chargers. Two-handed shooters will need to use care in placing fingers on the left top front corner of the body so as to not block the focus assist lamp or one of the two microphones. All in all, the handgrip/thumb rest area provides a solid feel for one-handed shooters with the index finger falling nicely onto the shutter button.
Control layout and design will be familiar to Canon compact users and fairly intuitive for everyone else. A mode dial, shutter button/zoom lever and on/off button sit atop the camera body; playback, face select, exposure compensation, Canon's traditional directional buttons/control dial/function and set control, and menu and display buttons take up the right rear. There are shooting and setup menus available with the camera set to any recording (shooting) mode; setting up the camera for playback provides access to playback and print menus along with the setup menu. Menu usage is pretty much intuitive.
The 3.0-inch monitor on the SX130 IS has a 230,000 dot composition and is adjustable for 5 levels of illumination. Coverage is not specified but appears to be about 100% Canon Battery Chargers. The monitor can be difficult to use in some bright outdoor conditions.

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