Canon 10D vs Canon 1200D

Lets look a bit more closely at the Canon 10D vs Canon 1200D, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both sold by Canon. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the 10D (6MP) and 1200D (18MP) but both cameras boast the same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The 10D was launched 12 years before the 1200D and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Canon 10D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Canon 1200D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the 10D matches up versus the 1200D with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 10D and Canon EOS 1200D. The complete galleries are provided at Canon 10D Gallery and Canon 1200D Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon 10D comes with outer dimensions of 150mm x 107mm x 75mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.0") along with a weight of 875 grams (1.93 lbs) whilst the Canon 1200D has dimensions of 130mm x 100mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 3.1") with a weight of 480 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the 10D compared to the 1200D.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 10D and 1200D is 56 and 68 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The visual below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 10D and 1200D.

All in all, both of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You should expect the Canon 1200D to resolve more detail utilizing its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older 10D is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.