Canon EOS 1200D Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III Lens

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I loved it! I am using it! Its great, gives me a control over my shots and the results are excellent! The new lens are sharper than the older ones and with the higher resolution, I can crop/zoom images to get a larger print! The main upgrades over the previous EOS 1100D is a new 18-megapixel processor and improved full HD video, while the excellent nine-point AF system and powerful DIGIC 4 processor are retained. Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual esta nueva solo e tirado como 3 a 4 fotos y despues nadie lo a usado pero trae la camara el lente y para engancharlo en el cuello y la bateria y para cargar la bateria

The T5 / 1200D’s 9 AF points are permanently etched on the viewfinder screen and flash red when activated. As on all Canon SLRs, exposure information including ISO is displayed at the bottom of the frame. The D3300 is very similar with etched illuminating AF points – 11 in this case – and exposure information, in green, rather than red, along the bottom. There’s no ISO readout on the D3300 in PASM modes though. The Sony A3000 has an electronic viewfinder which by today’s standards is quite basic. With a resolution of 210k dots the 0.2 inch panel looks quite coarse; it’s a little smaller than the T5 /1200D’s optical viewfinder and not nearly as bright. It also lags compared to an optical viewfinder, but provides more of a what you see is what you get view; for example under or over-exposure are immediately apparent and you can preview effects, frame movies and enjoy 100% coverage. But, in my view, if you plan on shooting primarily with the viewfinder either of the DSLRs will provide a better experience. For a larger and more detailed electronic viewfinder, you’ll need to consider the next Sony up in the range, the A6000. Like most EOS models, the EOS 1200D features a variety of picture styles. As standard, there are a number of presets, including auto, standard, portrait, landscape, neutral, faithful and monochrome, plus three user-defined settings. These can be used to adjust sharpness, contrast, saturation and colour tone to the user’s taste. Canon EOS 1200D review – Viewfinder, live view, LCD and video For my review Canon supplied the T5 /1200D with the unstabilized EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 III; note that the product shot at the top of the review shows the EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS II kit lens. Canon EOS T5 / 1200D shooting modes The EOS 1200D has a bigger 3-inch and higher-resolution 460k dot fixed LCD screen than the the older EOS 1100D, but it's still one of the main ways that it achieves its budget price-point. The bright Pentamirror optical viewfinder is the same as the previous model, offering 95% coverage of the scene, 0.80x magnification and dioptre control for glasses wearers. Depth of Field Preview is available when assigned to the SET button via Custom Function 8-5.On this model there is also the ability to expand the core ISO light sensitivity range from ISO100-6400 to ISO12800 equivalent, for an almost see-in-the-dark performance. or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 5 EV (Manual), 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 2 (AEB), 1/3 Stop Increments +/- 3 Stops Increments (+/- Stops Still Photos)

This 18 megapixel EOS is a beginner's model that an expert wouldn't be ashamed to be seen with, or use. Yes, it's intuitive from the get go, so won't tax the uninitiated. At the same time it's easy to access manual settings and exert a bit of hands-on control over your shots rather than rely on the admittedly consistent 'auto everything' performance. There is no proximity sensor to disable the LCD when looking through the optical viewfinder. Instead, users have a designated button located above the D-pad that turns the LCD screen on and off. This pentamirror-type optical viewfinder offers an approximate 95% field of view.I found that using all nine focus points could sometimes throw the focus off the subject, especially with more complex compositions. This was due either to the main subject falling outside the focus point area or other objects being in the foreground, which the AF then prioritised over the intended subject. This is one area in which flexible AF points are an advantage. Image: Shooting in raw and processing images using subtle noise reduction will achieve much crisper results than shooting JPEG files All of the sample images in this review were taken using the 18 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 6Mb.

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.

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So what do you get for your money? At its heart lies an 18MP APS-C CMOS sensor, which Canon states is good enough for A2+ print sizes. You also have a DIGIC 4 processing system that allows for not only Full HD video recording but 3fps burst shooting too, and this also enables a handful of Creative Filters such as Grainy B/W and Toy Camera to give you instant effects for all your creations. In relation to its predecessor, the Canon 1100D, the 1200D’s specification is all over the place, with some features undergoing huge improvements and others none at all. One of the main talking points of the camera is its 18MP sensor, offering a significant resolution jump from the 12.2MP of the 1100D.

Canon has rated the EOS 1200D’s battery as lasting for approximately 500 shots in 23°C temperatures, or 410 in 0°C conditions. While this is far fewer than the 700-650 shots rated by the EOS 1100D, 500 shots should be sufficient for most day-to-day shooting and additional batteries can be bought separately. Canon have significantly increased the megapixel count from 12 to 18, but thankfully it hasn't negatively affected image quality, with the camera continuing to offer a a very usable ISO range with only the fastest settings of 6400 and 12800 really suffering from objectionable levels of noise. Another major upgrade is 1080p video at 30/25/24fps, complete with full manual control over exposure and even continuous auto-focusing during recording. We also liked the surprisingly premium metal body and much better handgrip, two big improvements on the EOS 1200D / Rebel T5's predecessor. The Google Pixel 6 may not be the latest Google smartphone any more, but it might still be the best value Other features include a 9-point AF system and an optical viewfinder which presents a natural view of the scene. This is great for those who are put off by the electronic viewfinders in some other cameras, which can suffer from lagging. There's also a 3in LCD screen, which sadly doesn't tilt around to all sorts of positions – but then at this price, we wouldn't expect it to.Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE , Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Auto Depth-of-field, Creative Auto Highlight Tone Priority is a custom function (C.Fn-6), which can be enabled from the main menu. Use of this custom function improves highlight detail by expanding the camera's dynamic range in the highlights. Highlight Tone Priority reduces the extent of highlight blow-out considerably. The 100% crops also reveal that highlight detail was better retained and defined. Shortly after the announcement of the Canon EOS 1200D, Canon released a free Companion app for the camera in both Android and iOS.