Canon 1200D vs Canon M10

Lets look much closer at the Canon 1200D and Canon M10, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both manufactured by Canon. The resolution of the 1200D (18MP) and the M10 (18MP) is fairly well matched and they use the exact same sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The 1200D was introduced 20 months earlier than the M10 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon 1200D being a Compact SLR camera and the Canon M10 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple summary of how the 1200D matches up versus the M10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 1200D & Canon EOS M10. The whole galleries are available at Canon 1200D Gallery & Canon M10 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon 1200D comes with external measurements of 130mm x 100mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 3.1") with a weight of 480 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Canon M10 has sizing of 108mm x 67mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.4") with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the 1200D compared to the M10.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the 1200D and M10 is 68 and 88 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The graphic below might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 1200D and M10.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the exact same resolution so you can expect similar quality of images but you might want to take the age of the products into consideration. The older 1200D is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.