Name: PowerShot A1200
Brand: Canon
SKU: 931
Rating: 3.5 (8 reviews)

3.3

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

3.6 / 5

focal range is decent for a compact camera
All these buttons are pretty sturdy and solid
the design and build quality of this camera is good

no image noise noticed at all
The colours in ISO 200 appeared a bit saturated
all the cameras in the market are complicated to use

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 6.17x4.55 mm
Effective pixels: 12 Mpx
Max resolution: 4000, 3000 px
Maximum aperture: 2.8
Autofocus: Continuous Auto Focus, Face tracking, Single Auto Focus
Screen size: 2.7 in
Touch screen: no

Canon PowerShot A1200 - Pros & Cons

focal range is decent for a compact camera
All these buttons are pretty sturdy and solid
the design and build quality of this camera is good
A1200 makes some very good looking images
photos have great color and generally look sharp with good detail
A1200 still looks good
The controls and menus are straightforward
very good features and photo and video quality
Standard
Warm
and Cool settings
Center sharpness is very good
street photography camera has a good balance of image quality plus portability
Color is very accurate and the lens is very decent (
makes punchy great color images and is much more versatile
A1200 offers an easy to use custom white balance mode
Macro performance too is very decent as show above
The shutter release is snappy and the zoom toggle very well placed

no image noise noticed at all
The colours in ISO 200 appeared a bit saturated
all the cameras in the market are complicated to use
entry-level cameras are not as fancy looking as their expensive counterparts
The auto white balance indoors is a little warm
The zoom lens does not function while recording
The continuous shooting speed is pretty slow
A1200 is slow
very little fringing in high-contrast areas of photos
Canon A1200 has no manual focusing
pretty sluggish and not great in low light occasions
Canon A1200 is not really acceptable as a vlog camera as
RAW format is not saved so you have less margin for error
Canon A1200 have built-in GPS
Canon A1200 have Image Stabilization
Does the Canon A1200 have Weather Sealing
doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
Canon A1200 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
lack of a paper manual too can be mentioned
no image stabilization or onboard ND filter
Histograms are complicated looking devices to the ignorant snap shooter
field cannot be empty
cameras to review is still a bit hit and miss
it is no longer available
the screen colours are very poor
huge blue tone

Canon PowerShot A1200 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	2.7 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
ISO maximum	1600 Best: Pentax KP ISO maximum: 819200
Effective pixels	12 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	4000 x 3000 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot A1200 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors	13.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3 16:9
Max resolution	4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions	4000x2248 2816x2112 1600x1200 640x480
Processor	DIGIC 4

Optical zoom	4.0 x
Digital zoom	4.0 x
Minimum aperture	2.8
Maximum aperture	2.8
Focal length equiv	28 - 112
Focus adjustment	Auto
Autofocus	Continuous Auto Focus Face tracking Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lock	yes
Manual focus	No
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam	yes
Macro focus range	1.18 in
Number of focus points	9
Image stabiliser	No
Filter thread	no
Folded optics	no

Camera shutter type	Electronic Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed	15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	no
Aperture priority	no
Manual exposure mode	no
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/3
Self-timer delay	2 10
Histogram	yes
WB Bracketing	No
Subject / scene modes	yes
Built-in flash	yes
Flash range	4
Flash modes	Auto Flash OFF Manual Slow Sync
External flash	no
Continuous drive	1.0 fps
Scene modes	Beach Children Fireworks Portrait Snow Landscape
Self-timer	yes
Metering modes	Multi Center-weighted Average
3D support	no
Manual settings	no

Built-in microphone	yes
Microphone type	Mono
Speaker type	Mono
Voice recording	yes

Weight	6.53 oz
Width	3.84 in
Height	2.46 in
Depth	1.21 in

Power source type	Battery
Battery life (CIPA)	200
Battery life (max)	8.0 h
Battery technology	Alkaline
Rechargeable battery	no
Number of batteries supported	2

Timelapse recording	no
GPS	no
Orientation sensor	yes
Album organization	yes
Languages support	ARA CZE ENG JPN KOR UKR
On Screen Display (OSD) languages	ARA CHI CHI CZE DAN DEU DUT ENG ESP FIN FRE GRE HUN ITA JPN KOR NOR POL POR RUM RUS SWE THA TUR UKR
Image editing modes	Rotating

ISO	80 100 400 800 1600 Auto
ISO Auto	yes
ISO minimum	80
ISO maximum	1600
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets	4
White balance modes	Auto Cloudy Custom modes Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten
Custom white balance	yes
Supported image file formats	JPEG
Photo effects	Black&White Sepia Vivid
Image stabilizer	yes
Image stabilization type	No
Supported aspect ratios	16:9
Uncompressed format	No

Screen size	2.7 in
Articulated LCD	no
Screen technology	LCD
Screen dots	230000
Touch screen	no
Field of view	100.0 %
Live view	yes
Viewfinder	Optical

Maximum resolution	1280 x 720 px
Video recording	yes
Recording resolutions	320 x 240 640 x 480
HD type	HD
Supported video file formats	MOV
Analog signal format system	NTSC PAL
Camera playback	Movie
Max frame rate (highest resolution)	24.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate	30.0 fps

Body type	Compact
Colour of product	Black Silver
Environmentally sealed	no

Compatible memory cards	SD SDHC
Storage types	SD SDHC SDXC MMC MMC Plus HC MMC Plus
Camera file system	DPOF 1.1 Exif 2.3

HDMI	no
HDMI ports quantity	1
USB connector type	Mini-USB B
USB version	2.0
Remote control	No
PictBridge	yes
NFC	no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)	no
Bluetooth	no
AV output	yes

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Canon PowerShot A1200 Canon - Editorial Reviews (8)

2.8

Based on 8 reviews

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Published: 14.12.2011

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