Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS
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February, 2009

Summary Canon SD1200 IS

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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 3x Screen size Help 2.5"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 35 mm Movie format Help 480p @ 30fps
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Also known as: Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 ISCanon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Pros

The Canon SD1200 IS vs other recent compacts

Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Tunnel
Size Quite small Help
Super compact 86x55x22 mm
Macro focus Good macro Help
3 cm
Weight Light Help
120 g

Cons

The Canon SD1200 IS vs other recent compacts

Zoom Below average zoom Help
3x
Wide angle Very poor wide angle lens Help
35 mm
Screen size Very small screen Help
2.5"
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/1500 of a second
Movie format Low resolution movies Help
480p @ 30fps
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
February, 2009

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Aparv027 (9:52 PM, December 29, 2011)
Not impressed - Have had this model for over two years now. Find the results grainy and blurry. Autofocus doesn't seem to work very well. Enjoyed my older Canon PowerShot A510 much more - got much sharper, more vivid results.
 
Steph (2:26 AM, August 02, 2010)
i think it takes pretty good pics.....i have had it for a year now and i still love it. i still want a dslr but this was i could afford at the time!