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The Canon SD1200 is a great little camera. My first one cost $200 in 2009, I took some of the best shots I have ever taken with this camera. Now I have two more, so I can keep one in each car. The SD1200 fits in a pocket, has a lot of features, and produces excellent photographs.
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The Canon SD1200 IS Digital ELPH 10.0 Megapixel camera was purchased as a gift for my wife. She had been using a very basic point and shoot digital camera. This camera was purchased as a step up from that type. While the Canon camera can be operated in an automatic mode the operator can choose from the many different features available in a type of manual configuration. The combined optical / digital zoom that can be used together to give a factor of 12 ( 3 x 4 ) or independently of each other was something the wife found very pleasing. The fact that it can be purchased in pink also made it an excellent Valentines Day present.
I needed a camera that could take good close-up photos with detail and thought this one would work for me. The focus adjustment for close ups is a bit tricky and the booklet didn't give me much information, as a matter in fact it was in spanish of which it is a good thing I can read. I also download photos and the a/v out is fragile that I think it's going to break off. I do love the camera though and the photos are so clear and the image stabilizer is great. It's so small and compact and easy to carry. I'm not sorry I bought it.
The camera is lightweight and easy to work, even without instructions. The automatic setting gives realistic photos with great lighting. Disabling the flash usually gives better, more realistic photos, except in more than light darkness. In almost all lighting, this is the best automatic camera I've owned so far. The only cons at this point are the fact that it doesn't have built in GPS locating (which is only in high end cameras as far as I know--which costs lots more) and that I can't take photos in more than moderate darkness without white flakes showing up in the photo.
It has a viewfinder, which is good outdoors on bright sunny days. The newer cameras only have LCD screens, which are useless for seeing what you're trying to photograph, if the sun is shining on the LCD. The later versions are new and not-as-good.
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It feels well made, has a metal body with rounded corners, fits well in hand or pocket. Controls are easy to use and pictures are crisp and colorful, and 10MP is enough for my needs. I do a lot of nature photography with a big lens, and this little Canon takes care of everything else - macro, scenery and underwater, while weighing much less than extra lenses for my SLR. No, it's not waterproof, but it's cheap to get a Dicapac waterproof bag for it. For macro it focuses to 3cm and I can get great close ups of insects and flowers. It's not great in low light, you wouldn't want to push it higher than ISO 400. You need to be careful of dust and grit getting into the zoom mechanism and causing it to jam, and if dust gets inside the tiny lens you get marks on your pictures. That said, I used and abused mine untill all the symbols got worn off the buttons and the monitor went bad. Then I reviewed a lot of similar cameras but could not find anything that met my needs so well or was such good value for money, so I bought another good used identical model to replace it!Read full review
Good reliable 10 M-pixel easy to used camera with nice features. I did buy this camera as a gift for a freind, since I already have a canon ( diferent model ) I recomended. I wish the screen would be 3" standard in all canon cameras other than that this camera take very good pictures for a point & shoot camera
This camera I think is much better than the newer 1300 and 1400 model as the auto focus to me works alot better. Its excellent for someone just wanting a small instant camera that takes great pics but with limited flash. As with small, the controls are harder for a man to use with bigger fingers and the flash on any of these smaller camera's limits you to a small area. Overall its a great unit for the money.
I was shopping for a simple point & shoot digital camera. Initially, I was going to but the Nikon Coolpix but after reading customer reviews I did more research and found the Canon SD 1200 IS, to be more favorably rated by users. Also, after speaking to my son's friend who is in the photography business, she told me for point & shoot camera's, you can't beat Canon. Nikon however, excells at the more sophisticated levels. So far, I love the camera. It's everything I was looking for. It's easy to use and picture quality is outstanding. It even has a video feature with sound. I'd recommend it!
My Canon Powershot of 5 years finally was broken. I loved my Canon and I bought it based on Consumer Reports. I checked Consumer Reports and found a best buy for the predecessor of the SD1200 and decided to take a chance on purchasing the SD1200 which did not have a review yet. I'm glad I did. A much improvement from my prior powershot. Small, light, and sleek. Wow! I didn't realize the advances. The prices for the battery and cards are reasonable with the new model (despite my having to start over with new cards). The things I love are the faster shooting, ability to zoom on movie, the nice big screen, and the great pictures. The pictures are much clearer with this new upgrade. Also, with the bigger screen, my mother with limited vision can now see the pictures. I'm glad I bought the SD1200 and I recommend it for the amateur photographer who wants an easy to use camera which does all the thinking for you.Read full review