Canon A1300 vs Canon G12
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Canon A1300 vs Canon G12 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 1600
- 1280 x 720 video
- 28-140mm (F2.8-6.9) lens
- 174g - 95 x 62 x 30mm
- Released February 2012
(Full Review)
Photography Glossary Canon A1300 vs Canon G12 Overview
The following is a extended review of the Canon A1300 versus Canon G12, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both are manufactured by Canon. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the A1300 (16MP) and G12 (10MP) and the A1300 (1/2.3") and G12 (1/1.7") use totally different sensor measurements.
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music videoThe A1300 was revealed 13 months after the G12 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).
Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the A1300 scores versus the G12 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
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This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot A1300 & Canon PowerShot G12. The full galleries are viewable at Canon A1300 Gallery & Canon G12 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Canon A1300 over the Canon G12
| A1300 | G12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | February 2012 |  | January 2011 | Newer by 13 months |
Reasons to pick Canon G12 over the Canon A1300
| G12 | A1300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manual focus |  | More accurate focus | ||
| Display type | Fully Articulated |  | Fixed | Fully Articulating display |
| Display dimension | 2.8" |  | 2.7" | Larger display (+0.1") |
| Display resolution | 461k |  | 230k | Sharper display (+231k dot) |
| Selfie screen |  | Easy selfies |
Common features in the Canon A1300 and Canon G12
| A1300 | G12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touch friendly display |  | Neither has Touch friendly display |
Canon A1300 vs Canon G12 Physical Comparison
For those who are aiming to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Canon A1300 has outside measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 30mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Canon G12 has specifications of 112mm x 76mm x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") and a weight of 401 grams (0.88 lbs).
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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the A1300 compared to the G12.
Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A1300 and G12 is 93 and 83 respectively.
Canon A1300 vs Canon G12 Sensor Comparison
Quite often, its hard to see the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking specs. The pic here will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A1300 and G12.
As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A1300 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Canon A1300 will give you more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more modern A1300 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.
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Canon A1300 vs Canon G12 Specifications
| Canon PowerShot A1300 | Canon PowerShot G12 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Make | Canon | Canon |
| Model type | Canon PowerShot A1300 | Canon PowerShot G12 |
| Class | Small Sensor Compact | Small Sensor Compact |
| Released | 2012-02-07 | 2011-01-19 |
| Body design | Compact | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Processor | - | Digic 4 |
| Sensor type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/1.7" |
| Sensor measurements | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 7.44 x 5.58mm |
| Sensor area | 28.1mm² | 41.5mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 16MP | 10MP |
| Anti alias filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
| Full resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Max native ISO | 1600 | 3200 |
| Minimum native ISO | 100 | 80 |
| RAW format | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Manual focusing | ||
| AF touch | ||
| Continuous AF | ||
| Single AF | ||
| Tracking AF | ||
| Selective AF | ||
| AF center weighted | ||
| AF multi area | ||
| AF live view | ||
| Face detection AF | ||
| Contract detection AF | ||
| Phase detection AF | ||
| Total focus points | 9 | 9 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens support | fixed lens | fixed lens |
| Lens zoom range | 28-140mm (5.0x) | 28-140mm (5.0x) |
| Highest aperture | f/2.8-6.9 | f/2.8-4.5 |
| Macro focusing distance | 3cm | 1cm |
| Crop factor | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Range of screen | Fixed Type | Fully Articulated |
| Screen diagonal | 2.7" | 2.8" |
| Resolution of screen | 230k dot | 461k dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch function | ||
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | Optical (tunnel) | Optical (tunnel) |
| Features | ||
| Lowest shutter speed | 15 seconds | 15 seconds |
| Highest shutter speed | 1/2000 seconds | 1/4000 seconds |
| Continuous shooting speed | 1.0fps | 1.0fps |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manually set exposure | ||
| Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
| Set WB | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Built-in flash | ||
| Flash distance | 3.00 m | 7.00 m |
| Flash options | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Second Curtain |
| Hot shoe | ||
| AE bracketing | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Highest flash sync | - | 1/2000 seconds |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment exposure | ||
| Average exposure | ||
| Spot exposure | ||
| Partial exposure | ||
| AF area exposure | ||
| Center weighted exposure | ||
| Video features | ||
| Supported video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (25 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps) | 1280 x 720 (24 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) |
| Max video resolution | 1280x720 | 1280x720 |
| Video file format | H.264 | H.264 |
| Microphone input | ||
| Headphone input | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | Eye-Fi Connected |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environment seal | ||
| Water proofing | ||
| Dust proofing | ||
| Shock proofing | ||
| Crush proofing | ||
| Freeze proofing | ||
| Weight | 174 gr (0.38 lbs) | 401 gr (0.88 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 95 x 62 x 30mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") | 112 x 76 x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around rating | not tested | 47 |
| DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | 20.4 |
| DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | 11.2 |
| DXO Low light rating | not tested | 161 |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 220 pictures | 370 pictures |
| Style of battery | AA | Battery Pack |
| Battery ID | 2 x AA | NB-7L |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom) |
| Time lapse shooting | ||
| Storage media | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus |
| Storage slots | One | One |
| Launch price | $119 | $600 |