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The Canon Powershot SD1200 IS seems like the ideal camera; it’s small, it’s cute, ten megapixels, excellent photo quality, simple, and it’s got an optical viewfinder and a high quality LCD screen.
I got this camera back in August, and it was great. The photo quality was amazing, the camera was overall nice. That evening, after using the camera quite literally all day, the lens got stuck. I managed to force the lens back into place, and it kept on working fine until early October.
The camera had slipped out of my pocket and slipped off the couch, a twelve inch fall onto carpet. And what happened? The shell started coming off.
Everyone drops their camera at one time, and typically, a little tumble like that wouldn’t cause much damage. But this one, this wrecked the camera.
Then a bit before Christmas, the camera’s motor completely overheated. The telescoping on the lens fell off.
My camera literally exploded.
I’ve heard reports from other people who have had the SD1200, and they’ve said that if you use the camera too much, too often, that will happen. Most people who would be using a camera like the SD1200 are people who take a lot of photos, people who use the camera often, and push it a bit hard, too.
I’m just saying, do NOT buy this camera if you’re looking for a tough compact camera. But if you’re one of those people who only uses it every so often, this could work.
Just handle it carefully…very, very carefully.