Canon's EOS 1200D camera is designed to get you started in the world of digital SLR photography, and is a sensible step up if you haven't used such a camera before and want to upgrade from a compact or phone device.

Inexpensive entry point into the Canon digital SLR ecosystem; Good overall picture quality; Relatively simple controls

Focus performance of 18-55mm kit lens was slow and sometimes innacurate; SD card slot in battery compartment

Whereas new DSLRs usually push the envelope of image-quality quality, the Canon EOS Rebel T5 is designed to bring their price-point down. It manages to squeeze below the price of many mirrorless and even prosumer cameras by offering a minimal feature-set.

Low image-noise; Good metering system; Accurate autofocus system; Exposure-Priority Live-View implementation; Generally responsive; Light and compact

General image softness; Too few AF points; Dynamic-range less than peers; Automatic WB struggles in low-light; Small and dim OVF; Buttons too flush

I recently bought this camera using some of our wedding present vouchers from Peter Jones on Sloane Square and it is truly excellent. I've done quite a lot of photography and wanted to take it up a level, so I needed something easy to use, shooting high quality images of places, spaces and people.

I bought this as a hobbie item and must say it lived up to my expectations. with no previous photographic experience i found it very easy to use. Picture quality great. now all i have to do is save up for some other lenses for it to feel like a real pro.

Great item; easy to use

-Starting with the body specs,compared to its predecessor,the T5 carries major changes with an external mic jack another change the T5 carries is the bigger LCD screen of 3". -The only major in camera spec that the T5 has carries is the video quality o

The 1200D feels like more of an incremental upgrade from the 1100D than anything revolutionary, and while images are great, the camera itself isn't offering anything truly exciting.

This camera was a wonderful purchase. It has met the needs of our office.

My friends at Consumer Reports led me to believe the T5 and the T5i were quite similar, except for the articulating LCD which I now believe is a real convenience at times and probably worth an extra $100.

When you buy a Canon, you're buying into an entire family of products, from lenses to flashes and other accessories. The Rebel T5 is an inexpensive way to begin shooting professional quality images with a Canon DSLR.

This camera is affordable

A lower quality sensor makes for average image quality

The Canon 1200D has been deliberately targeted at the first time digital SLR purchaser and to this end it its hits the mark beautifully. In my mind its a bargain given what you get.