Testseek.com have collected 42 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS / IXUS 95 IS and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS / IXUS 95 IS.
July 2009
(76%)
42 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(92%)
111 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Small and sleek
Many color options
Great Autofocus performance
Good megapixeltoCCD range
ISO settings perform well
Behold! It has an optical viewfinder!
Good incamera photo editing options
An abundance of automatic settings
Lightweight but sturdy
Fast to respond to buttons
Easy to use
Low noise
Attractive
Ultracompact design
Easy operation
Well-rounded
Basic feature set.
Compact
Slim design
Good image quality in automatic mode.
Solid design. Good feature set for beginners. Viewfinder. Good low light. ...
Good image quality in automatic mode
Light and stylish
Decent picture quality
Small but useful optical viewfinder
Scene recognition make it easy to use.
Excellent auto flash
Good macro mode
Viewfinder
Well exposed images
Smart Auto
Image Stabilisation
The editors didn't like
Still has an optical viewfinder
Sacrificing space
Mode picking is hard to find within interface
LCD screen does not repel scratches and smudges as advertised
Magnified images show graininess and noise
May be too small for those with large hands
Virtually no manual controls
Pink color is too lurid (though there are other options)
Pricey given its features
Full manual on CD only
Photo quality dips above ISO 200
Flat buttons can be difficult to press accurately.
Image quality suffers above ISO 200
Viewfinder is too small to actually use.
Some instances where the camera will produce mediocre images. No change from last year’s SD1100 IS aside from hardware upgrades. ...
Viewfinder is too small to actually use
Basic 3x zoom range
Tiny optical viewfinder
Red-eye sometimes a problem
No optical zoom while filming.
No full manual mode or focus
Viewfinder is approximate to view
ISO 1600 is noisy
Limited lens range (wider and longer would be an improvement)
Compact, slim design; good image quality in automatic mode.
Image quality suffers above ISO 200; viewfinder is too small to actually use.
For the price, the SD1200 packs in the right amount of features for casual photographers. More-experienced photographers will be pleased with the image quality, but the lack of aperture and shutter priority, plus the limited zoom range, may leave them...
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Compact, light and stylish, Decent picture quality, Small but useful optical viewfinder, Scene recognition make it easy to use.
Basic 3x zoom range, Tiny optical viewfinder, Red-eye sometimes a problem, No optical zoom while filming.
Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS / PowerShot SD1200 IS verdict The Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS / PowerShot SD1200 IS is a 10 Megapixel compact with a stabilised 3x zoom lens, 2.5in screen, and an optical viewfinder. The latter is something of a rarity on mode...
For the price, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS packs in the right amount of features for casual photographers and summer vacationers. More-experienced photographers will be pleased with the image quality, but the lack of aperture and shutter priority, p...
Excellent auto flash, good macro mode, viewfinder, well exposed images, easy to use, Smart Auto, Image Stabilisation
No full manual mode or focus, viewfinder is approximate to view, ISO 1600 is noisy, limited lens range (wider and longer would be an improvement)
If youre hunting down an entry level compact camera, then the Canon IXUS 95 IS could well be just what youre looking for. With Smart Auto mode for shooting top notch images in all conditions, the exposures are always on form and the auto flash is on...
Solid design. Good feature set for beginners. Viewfinder. Good low light. ...
Some instances where the camera will produce mediocre images. No change from last year’s SD1100 IS aside from hardware upgrades. ...
When a new herd of compacts hit the range, there’s bound to be a few models that appear to be adopting all of last year’s leftovers. That would be the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS. The compact is virtually identical to last year’s Canon Pow...
Lightweight but sturdy; fast to respond to buttons; easy to use; low noise
Pricey given its features; full manual on CD only
This eye-catching Canon Digital Ixus 95 IS performs well and is built to last, but is expensive against its 10-megapixel rivals Good points Lightweight but sturdy; fast to respond to buttons; easy to use; low noise Bad points Pricey given its features...
