Specifications for PowerShot SD1200 IS.

Article ID: ART132624 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

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PowerShot SD1200 IS Specifications

All data is based on Canon's standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.

PowerShot SD1200 IS
Camera effective pixels Approx. 10 million
Image Sensor 1/2.3 -inch CCD (Total number of pixels: approx. 10.3 million)
Lens 6.2 (W) - 18.6 (T) mm (35 mm film equivalent: 35 - 105 mm), F 2.8 (W) - 4.9 (T)
Digital Zoom Maximum approx. 4.0X (Maximum approx. 12x with optical zoom)
Optical Viewfinder Real-image zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor 2.5-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD, approx. 230,000 pixels (Picture coverage 100%)
AF System TTL Autofocus, Focus lock available

AiAF: Face Detect / 9-point AiAF / 1-point AF (Fixed to center)

Focusing Range

Auto: 3 cm (1.2 in.) - infinity, Normal: 30 cm (12 in.) - infinity, Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.) - infinity

Macro: 3 - 50 cm (1.2 in. - 1.6 ft.) (W)/ 30 - 50 cm (12 in. - 1.6 ft.) (T)

Digital Macro: 3 - 10 cm (1.2 in. - 3.9 ft.)

Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) - infinity

Shutter Mechanical + electronic
Shutter Speeds 15 - 1/1500 sec.
The shutter speed varies according to the shooting mode.
Image Stabilization Lens shift type Continuous/Shoot Only/Panning/Off
Light Metering Method Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot
Exposure Control Program AE
Exposure Compensation +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Sensitivity AUTO*1/ High ISO Auto*2, selectable ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalents.

*1 Camera automatically sets the optimal speed.

*2 Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index.

White Balance TTL Auto, pre-set (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H) or custom
Flash Auto, On, Off

Red-eye reduction On: Red-eye reduction auto/Redeye reduction On/Flash Off

Red-eye reduction Off: On/Off.

Slow Synchro setting available.

Flash Range 30 cm - 4.2 m (1.0 - 14 ft.) (W), 30 cm - 2.4 m (1.0 - 7.9 ft.) (T)

(When sensitivity is set to AUTO.)

Shooting Modes

Auto, Program AE, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Fireworks, Long shutter, Beach, Underwater, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO3200, Digital Macro, Movie

Continuous Shooting Approx. 1.4 images / sec.
Self-Timer Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, FaceSelf- Timer, Custom Timer
Recording Media SD memory card/MultiMedia Card / SDHC memory card / MultimediaCard / MMCplus card/ HC MMCplus card
File Format Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF compliant
Image Recording Format Still Images: JPEG (Exif 2.2)*1

Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE monaural)

Compression Fine/normal
Number of Recording Pixels Still images :

Large: 3648 x 2736 pixels

Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 pixels

Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 pixels

Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels

Small: 640 x 480 pixels

Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 pixels

Movies:

Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap:

640x 480 pixels (30 frmaes/sec.)

640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec. LP)

320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)

Recording can continue until the memory card is full* (can record up to a maximum of 4 GB* at one time).

* Even if the clip size has not reached 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip length reaches 1 hour. Depending on the volume and data writing speed of the memory card, recording may stop before reaching 1 hour or before the recorded data volume has reached 4 GB.

Number of Possible Shots

Approx. 260 images (Based on CIPA standardized measurement) LCD monitor off: Approx. 700 images

Audio Quantization: 16 bit

Sampling Rate: 44.100kHz

Playback Modes

Single Image Playback, Video Playback, Magnified Focus, Index Playback, Magnified Playback, Jump, Slide Show

Editing Function Erase, Protect, My Category, Resize, My Colors, i-Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye correction,
Direct Print Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible, and PictBridge compliant
Display languages 21 languages available for menus and messages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese)
Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 High-Speed (mini-B) Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)
Communication Settings MTP,PTP
Power Source Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: NB-6L)

AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 (optional)

Operating Temperatures 0o - 40o C (32o - 104o F)
Operating Humidity 10 - 90 %
Dimensions (w x h x d) 88.5 x 54.8 x 21.8 mm (3.48 x 2.16 x 0.86 in.)
Weight

(camera body only)

Approx. 120 g (4.23 oz.)

*1 This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera's image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.

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