The Canon IXUS 132 is an ultra compact camera with an 8x optical zoom lens, 16 megapixel sensor and a 2.7inch screen on the back, it's available in blue, black, silver and pink. Find out how it performs in our review.

Canon IXUS 132 Features

The Canon IXUS 132 has a wide-angle 8x optical zoom lens, with optical image stabilisation. Video recording is included and records 720p at 25fps with sound, and can be started using the dedicated video recording button on the back.

The compact camera fits easily into pockets and the metal body is available in a number of colours. With intelligent Auto the camera will automatically choose from 32 scene modes. The camera can shoot as close as 1cm in macro mode, and features an Eco mode to extend battery life from 200 shots to 275 shots.

Key Features

• 16 megapixel CCD sensor
• 8x zoom lens, 28-224mm equivalent
• Intelligent optical image stabilisation (3-stop)
• 2.7inch LCD 230k dots screen
• Smart Auto (32 scenes)
• HD movies (720p) with movie button
• 1cm macro mode
• ISO100 - ISO1600
• Fun and creative modes
• Eco mode
• Available in silver, black, blue, pink

Canon IXUS 132 Handling

Handling - The Canon IXUS 132 has a compact metal body, easily small and light enough to carry in your pocket, but there isn't anything which aids grip and use of the provided wrist strap is recommended. On the rear of the camera is a sliding switch which allows to go straight to the Auto mode. The other modes are selectable from the menu when not in Auto mode. There are also movie record, playback and menu buttons as well as a d-pad with function / set in the middle. The d-pad gives quick access when pressed to macro, flash, display and exposure compensation.



Menus – Built in hints and tips explains each option on the camera making it easy to use. The camera gives an overlay of the most common options when you press the Func/Set button, making it easy to choose and change settings. The menu button lets you set additional photo and setup options. In playback there are also playback and print options.



Battery life - Battery life is rated at 200 shots according to CIPA / Canon testing, and 275 shots in Eco mode.

Speed - We took a number of shots to test the camera's responsiveness, from switch on to first photo, shot to shot, focusing speed etc. We take a number of shots and then use the average to ensure accurate and consistent tests, making it easy to compare with other cameras.

Focus and shutter response are both reasonably quick, although shot to shot time is a little slow, and continuous shooting isn't very quick.

Canon IXUS 132 Sample Photos

Portrait Flash | 1/60 sec | f/4.0 | 11.3 mm | ISO 100	Landscape | 1/320 sec | f/9.0 | 5.0 mm | ISO 200
Drive | 1/640 sec | f/3.2 | 5.0 mm | ISO 200	Landscape With Building | 1/1250 sec | f/3.2 | 5.0 mm | ISO 200
Pet Portrait | 1/160 sec | f/4.0 | 12.5 mm | ISO 400	Trees | 1/160 sec | f/3.2 | 5.0 mm | ISO 200

Sample Photos - Portriat photos with flash show some some red-eye. Colour is good, as you would expect from a Canon camera.

Canon IXUS 132 Lens test images

Wide Angle | 1/1250 sec | f/3.2 | 5.0 mm | ISO 100	Full Optical Zoom | 1/400 sec | f/6.9 | 40.0 mm | ISO 100
Clear Image Zoom | 1/250 sec | f/6.9 | 40.0 mm | ISO 100	Macro | 0.3 sec | f/3.2 | 5.0 mm | ISO 200

Lens Performance - To improve dynamic range, it's possible to use the iContrast setting to retain shadow detail. There is slight vignetting at the wide-angle end of the lens, however barrel and pincushion distortion are minimal, and do not appear to affect the majority of shots. Detail is reasonable, although images become softer towards the corners, and towards the left hand side on wide shots. Purple fringing can be seen in the shot of the trees, however these weren't too noticeable in other shots.

Canon IXUS 132 ISO test images

1/6 sec | f/4.5 | 20.2 mm | ISO 100	1/13 sec | f/4.5 | 20.2 mm | ISO 200	1/25 sec | f/4.5 | 20.2 mm | ISO 400
1/50 sec | f/4.5 | 20.2 mm | ISO 800	1/100 sec | f/4.5 | 20.2 mm | ISO 1600

ISO Noise Performance - Noise is low at ISO100, but increases at ISO200. At ISO400 noise increases further, and detail suffers as a result. Noise becomes quite dominant at ISO800, and due to excessive noise ISO1600 is worth avoiding.

As expected with a CCD sensor camera, noise performance isn't great, and the camera limits you to ISO1600 as the highest ISO setting, unless you use the candlelight scene mode, where the image size is reduced to 4 megapixels and ISO goes up to ISO3200.

Canon IXUS 132 White-balance test images

AWB Tungsten | 1/13 sec | f/3.5 | 7.3 mm | ISO 100	WB Tungsten | 1/10 sec | f/3.5 | 7.3 mm | ISO 100
AWB Fluorescent | 1/4 sec | f/3.5 | 7.3 mm | ISO 100	WB Fluorescent | 1/4 sec | f/3.5 | 7.3 mm | ISO 100

White Balance Performance - Auto White Balance (AWB) gives a warm result under tungsten light, with the tungsten preset giving a much more neutral result. AWB performs well under fluorescent lighting, with the preset giving a very slight colour cast.

Canon IXUS 132 Digital filters

Miniature | 1/400 sec | f/4.5 | 17.0 mm | ISO 100	Black and white | 1/500 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100	Fisheye | 1/400 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100	Miniature | 1/500 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100
Neutral Colour | 1/500 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 125	Positive Film | 1/500 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100	Poster Effect | 1/500 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100	Sepia | 1/400 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100
Standard | 1/640 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100	Super Vivid | 1/400 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100	Toy Camera | 1/400 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100	Vivid | 1/500 sec | f/4.0 | 11.9 mm | ISO 1 Canon IXUS 132 Specifications Manufacturer Canon Lens Max Aperture f/3.2 - f/6.9 35mm equivalent 28mm - 224mm Optical Zoom 8x Image Sensor CCD pixels 16Mp (Megapixels) Pixels (W) 4608 Pixels (H) 3456 Sensor Type CCD Sensor Size 1/2.3 inch Sensor Size (width) No Data Sensor Size (height) No Data Aspect Ratio 4:3 3:2 16:9 1:1 LCD Monitor LCD Monitor 2.7in Screen resolution 230,000 dots Touch Screen No Focusing Min Focus 1cm Focusing modes Face Detection Centre Exposure Control Shutter speeds shortest 1/2000sec Shutter speeds longest 15sec Exp modes Program Scene modes A Metering Centre-weighted - Average Spot ISO sensitivity 100 - 1600 White balance Auto Manual Outdoors/Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent Exposure Comp +/-2 Shooting Options Continuous shooting 0.8fps Video Movie mode Yes Video Resolution 1280x720 720p 640x480 VGA Video FPS 25/30 Stereo Sound No Optical Zoom with Video Yes Other Features Image Stabilisation Yes Interface HDMI No USB USB 2 Wi-Fi Yes Storage Card Type SD SDHC SDXC File Type JPG Power Source Battery Type Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-11L (battery and charger supplied) CIPA Rating 200 Box Contents Box Contents Digital Camera IXUS 132, Wrist Strap WS-800, Battery Pack NB-11L, Battery Charger CB-2LFE, AC Cable, User Manual Kit Dimensions Weight 133g Width 92.9mm Height 52.4mm Depth 21.6mm