Posts about the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (blue)
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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (blue)
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CNET Review
The Good: Attractive, ultracompact design; easy operation; well-rounded, basic feature set.
The Bad: Photo quality dips above ISO 200; flat buttons can be difficult to press accurately.
The Bottom Line: Simple and stylish, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS is a fine back-pocket camera as long as your photo-quality expectations are reasonable.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 72/100 and users 85/100. Comparing these reviews to 555063 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 96/100 = Excellent.
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cameralabs.com
Review Summary: Continuous shooting is available in Program mode and is activated form the Func menu. The manual says that the IXUS 95 IS / SD1200 IS can shoot 1.4fps in continuous mode and our test matched that figure almost exactly
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pcauthority.com.au
Review Summary: Simply bring it up close to your subject and the onscreen mode indicator flips over to the macro icon in grin-inducing fashion. Point it elsewhere and, after a second or two, it flips back to standard mode. It's impossible to miss a shot because you ...
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pcadvisor.co.uk
Review Summary: For the price, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS packs in the right amount of features for casual photographers and summer vacationers. More-experienced photographers will be pleased with the image quality, but the lack of aperture and shutter priority, ...
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 3449B001
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 3.5 in
- Depth 0.9 in
- Height 2.2 in
- Weight 4.2 oz
- Enclosure Color Blue
Main Features
- Resolution 10 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 10,400,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Underwater, Kids & pets, Slow shutter, Digital macro, Portrait mode, Night snapshot, High sensitivity
- Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Black & White
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Face Detection Yes
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
- Digital Video Format AVI
- Still Image Format JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240
Memory / Storage
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Normal, Fine JPEG 3648 x 2736, JPEG 2816 x 2112, JPEG 2272 x 1704, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3648 x 2048
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 14 ft
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm - F/2.8-4.9
- Focal Length 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Min Focus Range 11.8 in
- Macro Focus Range 3-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.9
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 6 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Canon
- Features UA lens, Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features AE lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Face Detection Self-timer, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection, I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Cables Included 1, 1 x USB cable, A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery Canon NB-6L
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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Product Photos
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