Canon EOS 70D vs. Canon EOS 1200D

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 70D and Canon EOS 1200D. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 70D vs. Canon EOS 1200D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.43 cm 9.97 cm
Width 13.9 cm 12.96 cm
Depth 7.85 cm 7.79 cm
Weight 675 g 480 g
Body Material Aluminium, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Carbon fibre/fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour - Black
SENSOR Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 18,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.5 x 15.0 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Image Processor DIGIC 5+ DIGIC 4
LENS Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 19 9
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Movie Servo AF Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology -
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 98% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 0.8x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -2.5 to +0.5
Viewfinder Frames - Autofocus frame
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
ISO (Max) 25600 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (7.7%), spot (3%) Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 63 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, multiple exposure, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white), twilight Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or 2 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 9.2
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, E-TTL, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, CR2 (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4864 x 3648
RAW 5472 x 3072
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 3648 x 2736
RAW 4104 x 2310
RAW 2736 x 1824
RAW 2432 x 1824
RAW 2736 x 1536
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 3648 x 3648
RAW 2736 x 2736
RAW 1824 x 1824
RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1300 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 230 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 920 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 850 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 500 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 7 frames per second 3 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, face detection, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology Auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, primary colour filter
OTHERS Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 1200D
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Battery pack, battery charger, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, battery cover, power cable, camera cover
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon EOS Utility Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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