Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200
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January, 2011

Summary Canon A1200

Prices Price
Camera only $140 - $167
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 76 Among similar cameras #n/a of 205
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 4x Screen size Help 2.7"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 24fps
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Canon PowerShot A1200Canon PowerShot A1200

Replacement

Canon has replaced the PowerShot A1200 with the A1300.

Canon PowerShot A1300
Canon PowerShot A1300 announced February, 2012
Size Smaller
Weight Slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed

Compare the new Canon A1300 vs the A1200

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Pros

The Canon A1200 vs other recent compacts

Supports 24p 24p movies Help
For that film look
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Tunnel
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$140.09

Cons

The Canon A1200 vs other recent compacts

Zoom Below average zoom Help
4x
Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 24fps
Screen size Below average sized screen Help
2.7"
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Shutter lag Longer shutter lag Help
550 ms shutter lag
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Thickness Thick Help
1.2"
Announced Old Help
January, 2011
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
Size Slightly large Help
Compact 99x63x30 mm
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
1 fps
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None

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Ladanaspak (2:51 PM, February 27, 2012)
So, image quality, focus, lens issues, are all like they are to be expected in this price range. But something that is apparently always overlooked, and also always getting worse with all those cameras, is that the A1200 has large buttons, which makes a huge difference if you have large hands or want to gift that camera to your 60 year old mother who has already given up on normal mobile phones. I do not know what it is that is riding recent camera designs (Sony is one of the worst offenders here), but does no one care about usability anymore?