| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | APS-C |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera | ELPH JR 20MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | EOS 1200D | ELPH JR |
| Model Number | EOS 1200D | ELPH JR |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| SLR Variant | Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 20 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm | 89.5 x 59.8 x 23.5 mm |
| Weight | 480 GM | 125 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C Mini HDMI | - |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | APS-C |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24.0 mm | 16.7 x 30.2 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 3200 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF Mount | IX 240 Lens |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, | - |
| Lens Type | - | single focal length lens |
| Lens Construction | - | 4 elements in 4 groups |
| Focal Length | - | 26mm |
| Compatible Lens | - | Aspherical lens |
| Aperture Range | - | f/2.8 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentamirror | Direct viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 95% | 79% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | 0.35x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 21 mm | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Focusing Screen Fixed, Precision Matte, Viewfinder Mirror Quick-return Type, Depth of Field Preview Enabled with Custom Function Setting | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | One Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF | - |
| Focus Range | Focusing Brightness Range EV 0 - 18 Center AF Point, EV 1 - 18 other AF Points with One-shot AF at Room Temperature, ISO 100, Brightness Metering Range EV 1 - 20 at Room Temperature, ISO 100 | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 9 Points Cross Type AF Sensitive to f/5.6 with Center AF Point | - |
| Metering Modes | 63 Zone TTL Full-aperture Metering, Evaluative Metering Linked to All AF Points, Partial Metering 10% of Viewfinder at Center, Center Weighted Average Metering | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Possible | - |
| Other Focus Features | AF Operation One-shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, AF Assist Beam Small Series of Flashes Fired by Built-in Flash, Focusing Methods Contrast Detection FlexiZone Single, Face Detection Live Mode, Phase-difference Detection Quick Mode, Manual Focus 5x / 10x Magnification Possible, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 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 | EV +1.5 |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Program AE Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Program, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Auto Exposure | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter | Electromagnetic |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/800 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec | - |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, Retractable, Auto Pop-up Flash | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto | Fixed |
| Other Flash Features | FE Lock | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 43, 169, 11 | - |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Still Image Size | - | 16.7 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Other Display Features | Feature Guide Displayable, Two Grid Display, Playback Image Display Formats Basic Info, Basic Info + Image Quality / Playback Number, Shooting Info, Display, Histogram, Image Index 4 / 9, Slide Show All Images, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating, Five Transition Effects Selectable, Background Music Selectable for Slide Shows and Movie Playback | - |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | DC 7.4 V Battery | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | 1 |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Card Compatible | - |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | - |
| Speaker | Built-in Speaker | - |
| Video Resolution | 5184 x 3456 | - |
| Video Format | DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome | - |