Canon A490 vs Canon S120

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Canon A490 and Canon S120, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both of them are offered by Canon. The sensor resolution of the A490 (10MP) and the S120 (12MP) is relatively close but the A490 (1/2.3") and S120 (1/1.7") come with different sensor sizing.

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The A490 was launched 4 years earlier than the S120 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the A490 matches up versus the S120 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot A490 and Canon PowerShot S120. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon A490 Gallery and Canon S120 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon A490 has physical dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Canon S120 has proportions of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the A490 versus the S120.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A490 and S120 is 93 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The visual here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A490 and S120.

All in all, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A490 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Canon S120 will render extra detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older A490 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.