| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Nikon |
| Model | EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera | D5600 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | EOS 1200D | D5600 |
| Model Number | EOS 1200D | D5600 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii | Body With Single Lens Af-S Dx Nikkor 18 - 140 Mm F/3.5-5.6G Ed Vr 16 Gb Sd Card |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm | 7.6 x 12.4 x 9.9 cm |
| Weight | 480 GM | 465 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C Mini HDMI | Hi-Speed USB with Micro USB Connector, Type C HDMI Connector |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe | - | ISO 518 Hot Shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24.0 mm | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | ISO 100 - 25600 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF Mount | Nikon F Mount |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 83x |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, | - |
| Lens Type | - | Aoto Focus-S 18-140 mm VR Kit Lens |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | - | Nikkor Lens |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentamirror | Eye Level Pentamirror Single Lens Reflex Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 95% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | - |
| 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 | Viewfinder 0.5 cm (0.2 inch) 921000 dots Equivalent LCD with the Diopter Adjustment Function (-3 to +1 m-1) |
| 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 | 50 cm - Infinity (W), 5 m - Infinity (T) |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 9 Points Cross Type AF Sensitive to f/5.6 with Center AF Point | 39 Can be Selected from 39 or 11 Focus Points |
| 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 | Matrix Metering 3D Color Matrix Metering 2 type G, E, and D Lenses, Color Matrix Metering 2 other CPU Lenses Center-weighted Metering - Weight of 75% Given to 8 mm Circle in Center of Frame Spot Metering - Meters 3.5 mm Circle about 2.5% of Frame Centered on Selected Focus Point |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Possible | Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine-tuning |
| 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 | -5 to +5 EV in Steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, Scene, Night Vision Modes |
| 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 | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Automatic |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter | - |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000 - 30 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec | 5fps shooting |
| Release Modes | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, Retractable, Auto Pop-up Flash | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto | Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Auto Slow Sync, Auto Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Fll-flash, Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Rear-curtain with Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Off |
| Other Flash Features | FE Lock | Auto, Portrait, Child, Close Up, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect, Auto Flash with Auto Pop-up P, S, A, M, Food, Manual Pop-up with Button Release |
| Flash Compensation | - | 3 to +1 EV in Steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, and Scene Modes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, JPEG RAW |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 43, 169, 11 | - |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.76 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 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 | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | No |
| USB | - | Yes |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | DC 7.4 V Battery | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Card Compatible | - |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | Yes |
| Speaker | Built-in Speaker | - |
| Video Resolution | 5184 x 3456 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Format | DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio Features | - | Linear PCM |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Scene Modes | - | Auto and Auto Flash Off Modes |