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Posts about the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (blue)

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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (blue)

  • 7.4

    CNET Review

    June 17, 2009

    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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  • 9.5

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | February 8, 2010

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 72/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 575707 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 95/100 = Excellent.

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  • 7.0

    macworld.com

    By Ginny Mies | November 17, 2009

    Review Summary: The SD1200 IS received a Very Good rating in our lab's jury tests for imaging quality, earning particularly high marks in terms of lack of distortion, color accuracy, and overall exposure quality

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  • 8.3

    cameralabs.com

    By Ken McMahon | November 1, 2009

    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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  • 10

    pcauthority.com.au

    By Staff writers | July 28, 2009

    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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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
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • 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

Product Video

Product Photos

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  • BK
  • TP
  • SD

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Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (blue)

Buying Choices

PowerShot SD1200 IS Blue Digital Camera from 3 online stores: Lowest Price: $179.99

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