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Question: Anyone else having problems getting the flash to charge?
Document: I'm not sure the class. It would be nice to know if anyone else is experiencing this issue? On every picture I have taken the screen goes blank and a little hand comes up saying busy. I'm not counting the time it takes to press the shutter half way and focus. I mean from the moment I press the shutter button all the way down it takes to around 2 Mississippi until I can take the next picture.Flash recycle time- this is absurd. The manual say it takes around 12 seconds for the flash to recycle but I've never seen a camera actually take that long.
This is a great camera to use for quick shots and even video. I bought it to replace an older Samsung carry camera that was giving me some problems. This camera at a cost of less than $100 is a steal. I also bought the Case Logic case that was offered as a preferred option. I find that my Canon xsi is more camera then I need for getting shots on the fly. I feel that Canon produces not only great cameras, but also printers.
I bought one of these cameras, got it out of the box, put the batteries and card in and it just displayed a red light. Nothing else worked. Called Canon, and they said it's defective, return it. So I did and got a replacement from Amazon. Second camera worked for one day and then the display worked, but it would not take pictures!!!!! So back the second one goes as Canon says it's defective too! I would advise anyone DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA! In fact, I will never buy another Canon anything.
It did run through the included batteries rather quickly but I am still using the first pair of ni-cad rechargables (on one charge) after taking hundreds of shots while testing this new camera.The price is so good that I am thinking of getting a spare, as finding a small P/S with an optical viewfinder is becomming more difficult.
The camera works well for a point and shoot. Two problems. 1 - Shots without flash and bright light are grainy. This may/may not be true with other cameras. HOWEVER, I have had 2 A1200's for work and one for myself. The first was great. The LCD on the next two failed in just less than a year. Both covered by warranty, but it makes you wonder how many fail just after the warranty expires.
Doesn't take great pics and flash takes a little long to charge but pretty good for the price point. My older cameara has much better opticts but is about 3 times the price
I bought the Canon A1200 because I wanted a small point and shoot that I could take everywhere with me. Other selling points were the optical viewfinder which I don't really use much, as well as the AA batteries. I use Sanyo Eneloops in this camera and they work great. I don't know how many pictures I can take with them on a single charge because I end up recharging them before they die completely.The biggest surprise for me has been how well this camera does in low lighting. I have sometimes had trouble with getting good exposures in the dim lighting in my house but not with this camera.
Was looking for a Point and Shoot camera, with a view finder, which are getting hard to find.In bright sunlight it can be hard to frame your picture on the LCD viewing screen. This camera had all the features I need, and more than you need if your just a casual picture taker. So far it has performed beyond my expectations, and very easy to operate. I would recommend it to anyone just wanting a very good camera to take pictures without a lot of settings to worry about.
bricks)-- it gets 1K+ shots per charge (that's 3-4x more than the 'premium' cameras costing 3-12x). Has center and spot metering, and flash. Tunable Sharpening (by default too strong), Contrast and Saturation in Custom Color. Like any tiny sensor, &lt;1" macro (hopeless w/ bigger sensors). Shoots 720p video. List continues...Is it perfect? No, mostly due to 2 demerits: (1) Noisy 12Mpix 1/2.3" sensor --even at base ISO80-- which should be 5-8Mp max (Apple's new Retina MBPro display has 5.5Mpix); (2) Soft lens, particularly 1/3 around edges in wide mode.
I AM GLAD it died here's why:Cons:--NOT TRUE to color at all (important if you plan to take say, flower/plant photos where you need true color) I always had to rely on memory to photo correct in photoshop!--Cheap plastic body, very noticeable quality difference from my past Canon P&S; cameras--Expensive since it didn't even last a year!--Long flash charge time & time to actually snap the picture (longer than other P&S; I have had, this I KNOW does NOT compare at all with DSLR)--Very grainy, blurry pics more so than any other Canon or non Canon P&S; I have had.Pros:--Lightweight (as are many other P&S; cameras now)--Has a settings wheel to easily navigate change of settings.
Answer: No problem here.  Possible cause that comes to mind: using NiCad batteries instead of alkaline.  Nicad batteries default voltage might be too low (1.2 volt fully charged); alkaline are 1.5 volt or higher fully charged