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The good: The Canon PowerShot A1200 IS is inexpensive while still offering very good features and photo and video quality.
The bad: The camera's shooting performance is slow.
The bottom line: As long as you're not in a hurry and your subject is stationary, the Canon PowerShot A1200 is an excellent little camera for the money.
Description:The PowerShot A1200 digital camera is all about capturing your memories your way. An optical viewfinder gives you an easy, familiar alternative to composing shots with an LCD screen. Smart auto takes care of all the details while you focus on getting the shot you want, by intelligently selecting the proper settings for the camera based on 32 predefined shooting situations. And now you can preserve your memories exactly the way you see them in incredibly true-to-life 720p HD. With 12.0 megapixels, you'll be able to blow up your shots without losing a single detail, and the 4x wide-angle (28mm) optical zoom gets you close to the action quickly. The camera uses AA batteries, so you'll have power anytime, anywhere. Discreet mode lets you shoot where you never could before, by disabling sound, flash and AF beam. Looking to put a little artistry in your photography? Creative filters mode makes it easy with appealing options like fisheye effect, miniature effect, monochrome and more.
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Lens System
Type 4 x x Zoom lens - 5 mm - 20 mm - F/2.8-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 112 mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Range 1.2 in
Macro Focus Range 1 in - 19.7 in
Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements
Features UA lens, Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield
Camera Flash
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Slow synchro, Fill-in mode, Auto mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 13 ft
Additional Features
Continuous Shooting Speed 1 frame per second
Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
Additional Features Digital image rotation, Exif Print support, 720p HD movie recording, Display brightness control, AF lock, DPOF support, In-camera red-eye fix, Scene Detection Technology, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, RGB primary color filter, Safety zoom, Digital tele-converter, Built-in speaker, Wink Self-timer, Motion Detection Technology, Smile Detection Auto Shutter, AE lock, Resizing an image, Histogram display, Camera orientation detection, I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Face Detection Self-timer, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Direct print
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
Display
Type 2.7 in LCD display
Display Features Built-in
Microphone
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
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