Canon A810
Budget Compact Camera
vs Canon A1200
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A810

Best price $219
  • Significantly cheaper street price $219 vs $329
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Newer camera February 2012 vs January 2011
  • Better video capture 720p 25fps vs 720p 24fps

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A1200

Best price
$329
  • Weighs a little bit less than the A810 4.83 oz vs 6.03 oz
  • Better built-in flash range 13′ vs 10′

What the Canon A810 and Canon A1200 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 11 in³ vs 11 in³
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 1600 ISO
  • Similar optical zoom range 4.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″

What’s missing from both the Canon A810 and the Canon A1200

  • No HDR processing
  • No HDMI port
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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