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Canon announces EOS 1200D entry-level DSLR camera

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Canon has announced the new EOS 1200D DSLR (also known as Rebel T5 in the US), their latest entry-level DSLR that replaces the previous 1100D. Just like the 1100D, the 1200D is aimed at first time DSLR buyers and tries to dumb things down considerably by focusing on easy to use presets and simple menus.

The 1200D uses an 18 megapixel CMOS APS-C sensor and DIGIC-4 processor. It has an ISO range of 100-6400 (expandable to 12800) and a nine-point auto focus system. You can shoot images in burst mode at 3fps or a 1080p video at 30fps.

As mentioned before, the focus here is on making the camera easy to use, so Canon has placed scene settings right on the mode dial. The default Auto mode will automatically select the right scene for you, so in most cases you don’t even have to bother changing the scene and can just use the 1200D as a point-and-shoot camera and still get significantly better results than any point-and-shoot camera.

The Canon EOS 1200D is releasing this month with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens for $549.99 in the US.

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