When a camera puts a smile on your face the moment you hold it, imagine how great you’ll feel when you see your first pictures! 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. Fun, smart and a style that follows you everywhere.
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Features
* Compact design and 6 bright colors to match any personality: Dark Gray, Blue, Pink, Green, Light Gray and Orange.
* 10.0 megapixel resolution makes it a breeze to print large size images with clarity and detail.
* Large, crisp 2.5-inch PureColor LCD II and wide viewing angle.
* Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 18 predefined shooting situations.
* DIGIC 4 Image Processor has evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with the Face Detection Self-timer.
Specifications
Type of Camera
* Type of Camera: Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3x Optical/4x Digital/12x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
* Image Capture Device
* Type: 10.0 megapixel, 1/2.3-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
* Total Pixels: Approx. 10.3 Megapixels
* Effective Pixels: Approx. 10.0 Megapixels
Lens
* 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./3-10cm (W)
* Autofocus System: TTL Autofocus
Viewfinder & Monitor
* Viewfinder: Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
* LCD Monitor: 2.5-inch TFT color LCD widescreen with wide viewing angle (PureColor LCD II)
* LCD Pixels: Approx. 230,000 pixels
* LCD Coverage: 100%
Aperture and Shutter
* Maximum Aperture: f/2.8 (W) – f/4.9 (T)
* Shutter Speed: 15-1/1500 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.
Exposure Control
* ISO Sensitivity: Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent
(Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
* Light Metering Method: Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
* Exposure Control Method: Program AE, i-Contrast; AE Lock
* Exposure Compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
* White Balance Control: Auto,* Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
Flash
* Built-in Flash: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
* Flash Range: 1-14 ft./30cm-4.2m (W), 1-7.9 ft./30cm-2.4m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
* Recycling Time: 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
* Flash Exposure Compensation: N/A
Shooting Specifications
* 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
* Wireless Control: Not available
* Continuous Shooting: Approx. 1.4 fps
Image Storage
* Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
* File Format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
* Image Compression: Normal, Fine
* 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
Playback Specifications
* Playback Modes File: Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (9 thumbnails), Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, i-Contrast
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume
Erasing Specifications
* Erase Modes: Still Image: single image, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie
Interfaces
* 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 Supply
* 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.
Physical Specifications
* Operating Temperature: 32-104°F/0-40°C
* Operating Humidity: 10-90%
* 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)