What is the difference between these Canon PowerShot digital cameras?

by silkolive

I want a new digital camera, and Canon PowerShot was recommended to me. It’s for casual, vacation picture use.

What’s the difference between the Canon PowerShot SD1200-IS and the Canon PowerShot A1100-IS. The latter is cheaper, but will it be lower quality?

Answer by ArC
Canon PowerShot A1100is does not come with low quality.The difference is A1100 use AA batteries make it bulky
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001SER4BK?ie=UTF8&tag=ad107-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001SER4BK

while SD1200is use Lithium-ion battery
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001SER492?ie=UTF8&tag=ad107-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001SER492

What do you reckon? Answer below!

For example SD series, A series, E series, etc.
I just want to question in general, not in specifications.
Thanks.

Answer by TomTom
size, features, and price

Answer by Nutz4Skwerls
A fantastic site for research and comparison on digital cameras is dpreview.com

Answer by Dr. Sam
The A series use “AA” batteries, so you can use store-bought disposable batteries or rechargeable “AA” batteries. They are somewhat larger. They offer manual exposure control.

The SD series are less vital and will fit in a shirt pocket. They use rechargeable Li-Ion batteries. They only offer limited exposure control.

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