Canon A1200 vs Canon A3300 IS

Its time to look more closely at the Canon A1200 vs Canon A3300 IS, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both are offered by Canon. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A1200 (12MP) and A3300 IS (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The A1200 was unveiled at a similar time to the A3300 IS and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the A1200 matches up against the A3300 IS when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A1200 & Canon PowerShot A3300 IS. The full galleries are provided at Canon A1200 Gallery & Canon A3300 IS Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Canon A1200 comes with outside dimensions of 98mm x 63mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 1.2") having a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Canon A3300 IS has specifications of 95mm x 57mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the A1200 against the A3300 IS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A1200 and A3300 IS is 92 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by looking through specifications. The picture here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A1200 and A3300 IS.

Plainly, both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can expect the Canon A3300 IS to render more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively.