Canon entry-level DSLRs have had a constant design, so not much has changed on the exterior of the EOS 1200D. But it does feel good in the hand as compared to the EOS 1100D. Canon has finally moved ahead from the cheap plastic body seen on the 1100D to a metal body with the 1200D. Canon has completely covered the right hand side which has the palm grip, with textured rubber which is neatly complemented by a rubberised thumb-rest area on the rear side. This was missing on the EOS 1100D which give the EOS 1200D an edge over the older model. The design on the top is identical with the mode dial on the right hand side.
Only on the rear side will you find a change in the button layout. The four-way keypad is placed on the right hand side, but the buttons surrounding it are placed more in the centre than on the corners. The live-view button has been moved from beside the LCD screen to the beside the optical viewfinder. This is to accommodate the bump in the screen size from 2.7-inches on the EOS 1100D to 3-inches on the EOS 1200D. The buttons are well built and have a nice feedback, except for the zoom buttons on the top right hand corner, which have a more soft feedback.
Canon EOS 1200D dual kit combo comes with an EF-S 18-55mm IS II and an EF-S 55-250mm IS II lenses
Canon EOS 1200D dual kit combo comes with an EF-S 18-55mm IS II and an EF-S 55-250mm IS II lenses
The Canon EOS 1200D dual kit comes with the bundled EF-S 18-55mm IS II lens as well as EF-S 55-250 IS II kit lenses. The lenses are well-built and have dedicated notches to switch between manual/auto-focus and another one to activate/deactivate image stabilisation.
Features
Canon EOS 1200D has used an 18MP APS-C sensor in place of the older 12MP sensor that was seen on the EOS 1100D. This is still lower than the 24MP sensor seen on Nikon’s entry level D3300. Canon EOS 1200D has kept the same DIGIC 4 image processor and it has the same 9 AF points along with 1 cross-type AF in the centre. Barring support for full HD video recording, most other specifications on the EOS 1200D match those of the EOS 1100D.