DSLR Cameras
Canon EOS 1200D
SpecificationsSpecifications
- Large APS-C 18 megapixel CMOS sensor for stunning detail
- Great low light shots
- Automatically selects the best settings
- Choice of AF points for creative framing
- Continuous shooting up to 3 frames per second
- Powerful DIGIC processing
- Large bright screen for clear viewing
- Easily create engaging movies
- Apply creative effects to your images
- Cinematic 1080p movies
- On camera guide to help you learn
- Experiment with the EOS System
- Get confident with your camera and learn about photography with this free app
- Easily apply a look to your shots in the Basic zone
Specifications in detail
IMAGE SENSOR
- Type
Approx. 22.3 mm x 14.9 mm
- Effective Pixels
Approx. 18.0 megapixels
- Total Pixels
Approx. 18.7 megapixels
- Aspect Ratio
3:2
- Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed
- Sensor Cleaning
Manual cleaning and Dust Delete Data acquisition
- Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR
- Type
DIGIC 4
LENS
- Lens Mount
EF/EF-S
- Focal Length
Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
FOCUSING
- Type
TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
- AF System/ Points
9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre)
- AF Working Range
Centre AF point: EV 0 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
Other AF points: EV 1 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
- AF Modes
AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo
- AF Point Selection
Automatic selection, Manual selection
- Selected AF Point Display
Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor
- Predictive AF
Yes, up to 10m¹
- AF Lock
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode.
- AF Assist Beam
Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite
- Manual Focus
Selected on lens
EXPOSURE CONTROL
- Metering Modes
TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 10% of viewfinder)
(3) Center weighted average metering
- Metering Range
EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
- AE Lock
Auto: In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes.
- Exposure Compensation
+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
- AEB
3 shots +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
- ISO Sensitivity*
AUTO(100-6400), 100-6400 in 1-stop increments
ISO can be expanded to H: 12800
During Movie shooting: Auto (100-6400), 100-6400 (Whole stop increments)
SHUTTER
- Type
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter, with electronic first curtain
- Speed
30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
WHITE BALANCE
- Type
Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
- Settings
AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom.
White balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.
- Custom White Balance
Yes, 1 setting can be registered
- WB Bracketing
+/-3 levels in single level increments
3 bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/Green bias.
VIEWFINDER
- Type
Pentamirror
- Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 95%
- Magnification
Approx. 0.80x¹
- Eyepoint
Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens center)
- Dioptre Correction
-2.5 to +0.5 m-1 (dioptre)
- Focusing Screen
Fixed
- Mirror
Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter)
- Viewfinder Information
AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light¹
Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, exposure warning, AEB
Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light
Image information: Highlight tone priority (D+), monochrome shooting, maximum burst (1 digit display), White balance correction, SD card information
- Depth of Field Preview
Yes, assigned to SET button with C.Fn-9-4
- Eyepiece Shutter
On strap
LCD MONITOR
- Type
7.5cm (3.0") TFT, approx. 460k dots
- Coverage
Approx. 100%
- Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically)
Approx 170°
- Brightness Adjustment
Adjustable to one of seven levels
- Display Options
(1) Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings
FLASH
- Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
9.2
- Built-in Flash Coverage
up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
- Built-in Flash Recycle Time
Approx. 2 seconds
- Modes
Auto, Manual Flash On/off
- Red-Eye Reduction
Yes - with red eye reduction lamp
- X-Sync
1/200sec
- Flash Exposure Compensation
+/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments
- Flash Exposure Bracketing
Yes, with compatible External Flash
- Flash Exposure Lock
Yes
- Second Curtain Synchronisation
Yes
- HotShoe/ PC Terminal
Yes/No
- External Flash Compatibility
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support (with optional accessory)
- External Flash Control
via camera menu screen, except for wireless radio flash shooting settings
SHOOTING
- Modes
Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual
- Picture Styles
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
- Colour Space
sRGB and Adobe RGB
- Image Processing
Highlight Tone Priority
Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
Long exposure noise reduction
High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings)
Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination
Basic+ (Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type)
Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy camera, Miniature effect, Fish-eye) - during image Playback only
- Drive Modes
Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10)
- Continuous Shooting
Max. Approx. 3fps for approx. 69 JPEG images¹, 6 images RAW²³
LIVE VIEW MODE
- Type
Electronic viewfinder with image sensor
Coverage
- Frame Rate
30 fps
- Focusing
Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode
- Metering
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed
- Display Options
Grid overlay, Histogram
FILE TYPE
- Still Image Type
JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
- RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
Yes, RAW + Large JPEG
- Image Size
JPEG 3:2: (L) 5184x3456, (M) 3456x2304, (S1) 2592x1728, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480
JPEG 4:3: (L) 4608x3456, (M) 3072x2304, (S1) 2304x1728, (S2) 1696x1280, (S3) 640x480
JPEG 16:9: (L) 5184x2912, (M) 3456x1944, (S1) 2592x1456 (S2) 1920x1080, (S3) 720x400
JPEG 1:1: (L) 3456x3456, (M) 2304x2304, (S1) 1728x1728, (S2) 1280x1280, (S3) 480x480
RAW: (RAW) 5184x3456
- Movie Type
MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM, recording level can be manually adjusted by user)
- Movie Size
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
640 x 480 (30, 25 fps)
- Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB
- Folders
New folders can be manually created and selected
- File Numbering
(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset
OTHER FEATURES
- Custom Functions
11 Custom Functions with 33 settings
- Metadata Tag
User copyright information (can be set in camera)
Image rating (0-5 stars)
- Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes
- Playback Zoom
1.5x - 10x enabled in 15 steps
- Display Formats
(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) Index display (4/9/36/100 images)
(4) Jump Display (1/10/100 images, by Date,by Folder, Movies only, Stills only, by Rating)
- Slide Show
Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating
Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds
Repeat: On/Off
Transition Effect: Off, Slide 1, Slide 2, Fade 2, Fade 2, Fade 3
Background Music: On, Off
- Histogram
Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes
- Highlight Alert
Yes (Shooting information display only)
- Image Erase/Protection
Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time
- Menu Categories
(1) Shooting menu (x4)
(2) Playback menu (x2)
(3) Setup menu (x3)
(4) My Menu
- Menu Languages
25 Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese
- Firmware Update
Update possible by the user.
INTERFACE
- Computer
Hi-Speed USB
- Other
Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible)
DIRECT PRINT
- Canon Printers
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
- PictBridge
Yes
STORAGE
- Type
SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
- PC & Macintosh
Windows XP inc. SP3 / Vista inc. SP2 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 inc. SP1(excl. Starter Edition) / 8 / 8.1
OS X v10.7-10.9 (Intel processor required)
SOFTWARE
- Browsing & Printing
ImageBrowser EX
- Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional
- Other
PhotoStitch, EOS Utility, Picture Style Editor
POWER SOURCE
- Batteries
1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E10
- Battery Life
Approx. 500 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹
Approx. 410 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
- Battery Indicator
4 levels
- Power Saving
Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins.
- Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E10, Battery charger LC-E10, LC-E10E
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Body Materials
Carbon fiber/glass fiber-reinforced polycarbonate resin
- Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
- Dimensions (WxHxD)
129.6 x 99.7 x 77.9 mm
- Weight (Body Only)
Approx. 480g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card)
ACCESSORIES
- Viewfinder
Eyecup Ef, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Ef, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C
- Case
Semi Hard Case EH22-L, EH24-L
- Wireless File Transmitter
Compatible with Eye-Fi cards
- Lenses
All EF and EF-S lenses
- Flash
Canon Speedlites (90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
- Battery Grip
None
- Remote Controller/ Switch
Remote Switch RS-60E3
- Other
Hand Strap E2, GPS Receiver GP-E2
*Recommended Exposure Index
All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.
Subject to change without notice.
¹ with EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM at 50kph
¹ with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt
¹ Large/Fine(Quality 8) resolution
² Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Varies depending on the subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc.
³ Maximum fps and buffer capacity may be reduced depending on the cameras settings and light level
¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated
¹ Focus Confirmation Light not available with EF Cinema lenses