Canon Digicam Review & Test : PowerShot SD1200 IS

A simple review on Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS digital camera. I have gathered and enumerated here some of the pros and cons of the aforementioned Canon PowerShot Elph.

Pros: easy to use and handy, Simple menu controls, cool features, bright & readable LCD, outstanding image quality, lightweight/portable/pocketable, good battery life, excellent design and colors, fast start-up and shooting, nice product for less price

Cons: no HD video mode, no paper instruction book - CD instead, poor light low performance (noisy/grainy/blurry), weak flash, leveled menu button, preview mode is hard to get switched out of the 'picture-in-picture' mode, extra zoom would be great, to charge the battery, constant refocus in auto mode, no memory card included

Here's a Low Light Test video between 2 Canon digicams : SD1100 IS vs SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH

The PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH has everything going for it - exuberant color, the sculptured style of Canon's famed ELPH series - and the innovative know-how that takes you to a whole new level of picture-taking accomplishment.

The PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH is equipped with Canon’s acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake.

Fun, smart and a style that follows you everywhere. Take a quick product tour of Canon's PowerShot SD1200 IS digital camera!






Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS 10MP Digital Camera

||Product Overview & Features||

• Compact design and 6 bright colors : Dark Gray, Blue, Pink, Green, Light Gray and Orange.

• 10.0 Megapixel Resolution

• 2.5-inch PureColor LCD II with wide viewing angle

• 3x Optical Zoom

• Smart AUTO that automatically selects an appropriate setting from 18 predefined settings

• Optical Image Stabilizer
  

• DIGIC 4 Image Processor

• Face Detection Technology finds and tracks the faces of moving subjects until ready to shoot

• iSAPS Technology improves focus speed and accuracy, exposure and white balance

• Face Detection Self-timer

• Intelligent Contrast Correction brightens dark areas while leaving bright areas unchanged

• Red-eye Correction

||Specifications||

Type: 10.0 megapixel, 1/2.3-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)

Focal Length	6.2-18.6mm f/2.8-4.9 (35mm film equivalent: 35-105mm)
Digital Zoom	4x
Focusing Range	Normal: 1.0 ft./30cm-infinity (W) Macro: 1.2 in.-1.6 ft./3-50cm (W), 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (T) Digital Macro: 1.2-3.9 in./3-10

Viewfinder	Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor	2.5-inch TFT color LCD widescreen with wide viewing angle (PureColor LCD II)

Shutter Speed

15-1/1500 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.

ISO Sensitivity

Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)

White Balance Control

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

Built-in Flash

Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro

Shooting Modes	Auto, Program, Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Digital Macro, Long Shutter, Movie
Photo Effects	My Colors Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
Self-Timer	Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Face Detection Self-timer
Continuous Shooting	Approx. 1.4 fps

Storage Media	SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
JPEG Compression Mode	Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels	Still Image: 3648 x 2736 (Large), 2816 x 2112 (Medium 1), 2272 x 1704 (Medium 2), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3648 x 2048 (Widescreen) Movie: Standard Definition: 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) Available up to 4GB or 60 min. per clip

Computer Interface	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out	NTSC/PAL
Audio Out	Monaural
Other	Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

Power Source	1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-6L 2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 (optional)
Shooting Capacity	Still Image: approx. 260 shots* (LCD on)/700 shots (LCD off)
Playback Time	Approx. 360 min. * LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.

Operating Temperature	32-104°F/0-40°C
Dimensions (WxHxD)	3.48 x 2.16 x 0.86 in./88.5 x 54.8 x 21.8mm
Weight	Approx. 4.23 oz./120g (camera body only)

||Included in the Package||

• PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH body
• Lithium-ion battery pack (NB-6L)
• Battery charger (CB-2LY)
• Wrist strap (WS-DC7)
• Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM
• USB interface cable (IFC-400PCU)
• AV cable (AVC-DC400)
  

Take a quick product tour of Canon's PowerShot SD1200 IS digital camera!