Canon ELPH 110 HS vs SD1200 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon ELPH 110 HS

Much better wide angle

24 mm

35 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Much larger screen

3.0"

2.5"

More than 20% larger screen

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Slightly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the ELPH 110 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The ELPH 110 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Slightly more zoom

Around 3x more zoom

Thinner

0.8"

0.9"

Around 10% thinner

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon ELPH 110 HS

Advantages of the Canon SD1200 IS

Has a viewfinder

Tunnel

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Lighter

120 g

135 g

More than 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Canon SD1200 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

71	vs	51
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Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS.

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by Robert-Karp last month

Canon 310 HS vs Canon ELPH 110 HS

Point and shoot and HD video

No fancy modes needed. Simple, great auto mode, great and fast focus, good vids.

One person recommends the Canon 310 HS:

" One of the biggest factor for video shooter is ability to zoom while recording. 110HS predece..."

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by walkerjean 4 days ago

Canon 310 HS vs Canon ELPH 110 HS

Fast pictures, no wait

I am a beginner, I want a small camera that takes the picture with no delay when I hit the butto...

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by Ellen-Lin last month

Canon ELPH 110 HS vs Canon S100

I am the beginner

Just for sight seeing use not a film maker

One person recommends the Canon S100:

" Ellen, without a doubt, go with the S100. It has a larger image sensor, which will give you bet..."

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Wide aperture

ELPH 110 HS:	f/2.7
SD1200 IS:	f/2.8

Fairly small

ELPH 110 HS:	93x57x20 mm
SD1200 IS:	86x55x22 mm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Good macro capabilities
	3 cm

Light weight

ELPH 110 HS:	135 g
SD1200 IS:	120 g

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Poor zoom

ELPH 110 HS:	5x
SD1200 IS:	3x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Is slightly less expensive

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Creates panoramas in-camera

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is slightly heavier

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Has a slightly larger screen

Has a touch screen

Is slightly heavier

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Is slightly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$370 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Takes much higher resolution photos

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Has way more more zoom

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Has much more zoom

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Ultra compact

$279

More zoom

Smaller

Significantly narrower aperture

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Much better wide angle

Larger screen

No viewfinder

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot A1300 vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Higher resolution movies

Better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Heavier

Compare the PowerShot SD780 IS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Compact

Much larger screen

Slightly thinner

No viewfinder

Much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SD790 IS vs the PowerShot SD1200 IS

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Canon PowerShotELPH 110 HS vs Canon PowerShotSD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon ELPH 110 HS

Advantages of the Canon SD1200 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

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Canon PowerShot
ELPH 110 HS
vs
Canon PowerShot
SD1200 IS