Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot A1300 vs Nikon Coolpix L24

Canon PowerShot A1200

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A1200

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
Nikon Coolpix L22

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Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix L22

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L22

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Sensor shift
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

differences

Advantages of the Canon A1200

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 24fps vs 480p
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the A1200's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
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the Canon A1200

Advantages of the Nikon L22

Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 98x61x28 mm vs 99x63x30 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.2"
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Around 10% thinner
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 350 ms vs 550 ms
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Around 40% less delay when taking photos
Nikon Coolpix L22 Learn more about
the Nikon L22
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Thickness Quite thick Help
A1200:1.2"
L22:1.1"
Weight Heavy Help
A1200:185 g
L22:183 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Size Large Help
A1200:99x63x30 mm
L22:98x61x28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
A1200:720p @ 24fps
L22:480p
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
A1200:28 mm
L22:37 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
A1200:4x
L22:3.6x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Size Is slightly smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Canon PowerShot A800

Canon PowerShot A800

Compact

$84 - $90

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Screen size Has a slightly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$100

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix L24

Nikon Coolpix L24

Compact

$60

Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix L25

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$92 - $131

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Sensor size Has a much smaller sensor
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Size Is significantly smaller
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Size Is significantly smaller
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot A1200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Size Smaller
Weight Lighter
Supports 24p No 24p support
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Digicam

$88

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Better wide angle
Supports 24p No 24p support
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon PowerShot A810

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$109

Size Smaller
Weight Lighter
Supports 24p No 24p support
Viewfinder No viewfinder

Nikon Coolpix L22 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix L20

Compact

Weight Significantly lighter
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Canon PowerShot SD700 IS

Canon PowerShot SD700 IS

Compact

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Much smaller screen

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