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Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Ratings,Reviews and Owners Manual

November 5th, 2009 • Filed Under•332 views

Brighter, lighter and more loaded than ever before. Canon’s 10.0-megapixel ELPH is the complete package, featuring all the innovative know-how to help you start composing incredibly vibrant and lifelike photos right out of the box.

Canon PowerShot SD1200IS Digital Camera

Index of Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Expert Reviews

PhotographyBLOG—”Like its predecessor the Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS can best be summed up as an undemanding snapper for the unpretentious photographer. Again the sturdiness of its build quality is very impressive, as is speed of operation, design, and overall ease of use. There’s no media card bundled with the camera this time, but since SD or SDHC cards can now be found in your local supermarket it’s hardly a deal breaker.”
DigitalCameraReview—”At a price of $230, this camera is definitely worth considering for all of the features it comes with. It is a reasonably priced point-and-shoot that gives the photographer plenty of options.”
Register Hardware—”If you’re looking for a camera you can take anywhere, which is easy to use and looks smart, then the Ixus 95 IS is a strong candidate. However, you can find better specified compacts for less, offering superior performance, although, admittedly, you’d be hard pressed to find a more compact model. Still, with that £219 price tag, the Ixus 95 IS faces some pretty stiff competition, which you should keep in mind before you flash the cash for this model.”
cnet reviews—”Simple and stylish, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS is a fine back-pocket camera as long as your photo-quality expectations are reasonable.”
ImagingResource —”Small, very user-friendly and capable in most situations, the Canon SD1200 upholds the ELPH reputation for style and quality. With a 10-megapixel CCD and 3x optical zoom lens, the PowerShot SD1200 IS gets high-resolution images with good quality. Its Smart Auto mode is trustworthy in its ability to assess most common shooting situations and gets better images than you would with a straight autoexposure mode. Plus, features like automatic Optical Image Stabilization and Face Detection help you get good images under more difficult circumstances without even thinking twice about it. Another plus is that the Canon SD1200 provides some manual controls when you want them, such as metering mode, white balance, and ISO. Performance is generally good, though some distortion on the lens at wide-angle makes its way into a few shots, and anti-noise processing affects detail at all ISOs. However, overall performance is quite good, with believable color and good image quality.”
CNET UK—”The IXUS 95 IS would be a great camera for someone who didn’t have to pay for it and had little to compare it to. It’s pretty, smart and easy to use, and produces decent quality pictures that few casual users could find fault with. But the froth of new tech can’t hide the desperately ordinary camera underneath. “
Cameras.co.uk—”I would say that the Canon IXUS 95 IS offers the best value for money out of the three pocket models introduced by Canon in the spring of 2009. It offers very good all round picture quality and has a great start up time.”
Photography Review—“This is a camera that fulfills my need for a small pocketable camera – and I mean shirt pocket or jeans – that takes good images, has quick performance, and is built to last. Let me tell you this camera is tiny and light weight. It’s has the same dimensions as a credit card and is under an inch thick. ”
GoodGearGuide—“There’s not much more to say about this Canon. It’s decent for taking snapshots at parties or while traveling, but its image quality won’t be great. You’ll be able to print images at 4×6in or A4 size with good clarity, as long as you don’t crop them too much — the more you crop the images, the more the artifacts and aberrations will become noticeable.”
TechRadar—”The Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS is an attractive camera, but we found it a little too compact and awkward to use long-term. That said, while you won’t ﬁnd any real surprises with the device, the image quality it delivers is great, but bear in mind the high price.”

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Timothy Brown (St. Paul, Minnesota USA) on 5 November 2009:

Wow! This is the 3rd Cannon Elph camera that I have owned. Cannon hit a home run with this one. I can’t seem to take a bad picture with this camera. I use it for work and take pictures all day long under different situations. Everything operates on automatic, the camera even switches automatically between long distance and macro modes. It is able to produce great pictures in different lighting situations, where my others cameras have failed in the past.

This is about my 25th digital camera that I have purchased, we actually wear them out through use, and I will purchase this same camera again, and highly recommend it to you. You will be satisfied. The only negative that I can say is that the camera is almost too small for my large hands and the camera disappears in your pockets and you will forget that you are carrying it! Really, that is not a problem, and actually probably a plus if you are on vacation and don’t want to be lugging around some big war club old camera to take some pics.

I can’t recommend this camera more. I just plain love it.

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Tamara M. Rosas "Craft Diva" (Guam USA) on 5 November 2009:

We live in Guam, where the picture taking possibilities are endless. This little camera takes really great pictures both above water and underwater; we bought the underwater casing and my husband uses it while scuba diving, it takes beautiful underwater pictures and video. The lag time can get a little annoying if the picture preview is on; but that’s just basic digital camera issues. We’ve used this camera for video on several occasions and you wouldn’t be able to tell it was taken with a hand held camera instead of a video camera. When the camera arrived I was a little worried that the orange color would be more pastel, but I was pleasantly surprised by the bright orange color since orange is one of my favorite colors.

I used to be a strictly Nikon person, and I owned the Nikon CoolPix, but it was stolen a while back. We replaced it with this Cannon and it’s made us open our eyes to another brand. We still love Nikon, but Cannon has definitely reserved a spot on our list of favorites. My only complaint between the two is that the Cannon is a little bit thicker than the Nikon and doesn’t fit into my pocket as easily. But it’s still a great little camera to throw into my purse and take everywhere.

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R.A.V-H "reneeAvh" (Darien, GA, USA) on 5 November 2009:

I was very impressed with this camera. I just recently bought it and have already taken hundreds of amazing shots with it.

Before this camera I had had a Nikon Coolpix, but after it took a swim, I needed a replacement. This camera is very small, so it easily slides into my pocket and it’s light, so it doesn’t weigh down my wrist.

The quality of the pictures was very good. I took pictures that turned out so amazingly. The features and options for the pictures also help bring out the colors in certain landscapes.

I recommend this camera to someone who is looking for a good digital camera. It is portable and fits my needs. It can be used as a goof-around camera
(taking pictures with your friends on an outing or at a party) or a digital camera that takes the quality pics you want. (Just the other day I got some astonishing shots on the beach, using the beach and sunset modes.)

It’s awesome and I will NEVER regret buying it!

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