It's Your Choice: LCD or Optical Viewfinder
Optical Viewfinder
The PowerShot A1300 digital camera gives you a choice that's getting increasingly hard to find on digital cameras today. It's equipped with an Optical Viewfinder in addition to the LCD screen. Many photographers prefer this classic, familiar option that lets you simply hold the camera to your eye and shoot.
The camera's big, bright LCD screen gives you a wealth of important information about the shot. However, using it to compose and focus requires that you hold the camera away from your body. Many people do this with one hand, arms away from the body, effectively creating camera shake that can distort a shot. Using the Optical Viewfinder helps ensure that the camera is held steady. The great thing is that from shot to shot, whether you use the Optical Viewfinder or LCD screen is your choice.
A Smarter Camera Means Better Photos
Smart AUTO
Photographers of all levels appreciate a camera – especially a go-anywhere compact digital – that takes the hassle out of capturing beautiful images. The PowerShot A1300 digital camera gives you Smart AUTO – sophisticated Canon technology that makes getting that great shot as simple as pressing the shutter button. Smart AUTO automatically detects scenes by assessing various factors in both the background and the subject. Detected scenes are analyzed using 32 pradefined shooting situations. The camera then makes optimal settings to ensure the best possible image capture when shooting still images. Smart AUTO also includes Advanced Subject Detection, which allows the camera to detect and track non-human moving subjects like animals and vehicles. With Smart AUTO, all you have to do is frame your shot and capture away.
Shooting Modes/Special Scene Modes
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The camera automatically selects the best shooting settings for optimal quality based on subjects and environmental factors to provide point-and-shoot simplicity.
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| Program |
The camera automatically and intelligently selects the aperture/shutter speed combination based on the shooting conditions.
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| Live View Control |
Enables Brightness, Color, and Tone adjustments to your images using easy-to-understand controls.
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| Digital IS |
The camera digitally corrects image blur by analyzing the subject prior to choosing the best correction method.
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| Portrait |
Brings the subject into focus while beautifully blurring the background.
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| Face Self-timer |
The camera waits for a face to enter the frame before releasing the shutter.
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| Low Light |
For high quality image capture in an amazing range of dimly lit situations.
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| Fisheye Effect |
Now you can get the fisheye effect – a classic photographic distortion – without a fisheye lens.
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| Miniature Effect |
Give images a miniature look with an effect that emphasizes perspective by blurring the top and bottom of the image.
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| Toy Camera Effect |
Simulates photos taken with “toy†or pinhole cameras, darkening the image at the edges to create a vignette effect.
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| Monochrome |
Choose from three single-tone effects: Black-and-White, Sepia, or Blue.
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| Super Vivid |
Super Vivid intensifies existing hues, saturating the scene with bright colors.
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| Poster Effect |
Poster Effect combines several similar shades into one color, turning subtle gradations into eye-catching, scene-popping contrasts.
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| Snow |
Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or an unnatural bluish tint.
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| Fireworks |
Create brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.
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| Long Shutter |
Use to blur moving subjects for artistic effect, ideal for urban night photography.
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| Discreet Mode |
Disables flash, AF assist beam, and all camera sounds with one mode dial setting so you can capture images in quiet areas.
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| iFrame Movie |
The Apple® movie format, iFrame, makes it easier and quicker to import and upload videos while retaining high image quality.
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