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Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15

Portability
93
Imaging
33
Features
10
Overall
23
Canon PowerShot A490 front
 
Casio Exilim EX-H15 front
Portability
93
Imaging
36
Features
29
Overall
33

Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 Key Specs

Canon A490
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 37-122mm (F3.0-5.8) lens
  • 175g - 94 x 62 x 31mm
  • Announced January 2010
Casio EX-H15
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 24-240mm (F3.2-5.7) lens
  • 161g - 101 x 60 x 28mm
  • Introduced January 2010
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Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 Overview

Lets look more closely at the Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by brands Canon and Casio. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A490 (10MP) and EX-H15 (14MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The A490 was launched at a similar time to the EX-H15 so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the A490 scores against the EX-H15 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon A490 over the Casio EX-H15

 A490 EX-H15 

Reasons to pick Casio EX-H15 over the Canon A490

 EX-H15 A490 
Focus manually Dial precise focusing
Screen size3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution461k115kCrisper screen (+346k dot)

Common features in the Canon A490 and Casio EX-H15

 A490 EX-H15 
IntroducedJanuary 2010January 2010Similar age
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch screen Neither offers Touch screen

Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 Physical Comparison

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon A490 offers physical dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Casio EX-H15 has measurements of 101mm x 60mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the A490 versus the EX-H15.

Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A490 and EX-H15 is 93 and 93 respectively.

Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 top view buttons comparison

Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 Sensor Comparison

Normally, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The graphic underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A490 and EX-H15.

Plainly, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Casio EX-H15 to offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively.

Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 sensor size comparison

Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon A490 Portrait photography highlights
Casio EX-H15 Portrait photography highlights
19
manual focus not available
no manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
34
has manual focus
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
manual exposure not available
can't use external flash
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon A490
Street photography with Casio EX-H15
46
no articulating screen
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
56
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no moving screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Canon A490 Sports photography highlights
Casio EX-H15 Sports photography highlights
16
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
38
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Canon A490 Travel photography highlights
Casio EX-H15 Travel photography highlights
50
built-in flash
no Timelapse mode
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
does not contain selfie friendly display
wide angle not good (37mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
64
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (24mm)
does not have Timelapse function
does not offer selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.2)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon A490 Landscape photography info
Casio EX-H15 Landscape photography info
22
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not good (37mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inches)
no manual mode
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
no Timelapse mode
46
has manual focus
reasonably wide (24mm)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.2)
manual exposure not available
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
does not have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon A490 Vlogging information
Casio EX-H15 Vlogging information
21
wide angle not good (37mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
does not contain selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
low res video (640 x 480 pxls)
no external microphone port
28
reasonably wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow max aperture (f3.2)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
video res low (640 x 480 resolution)
does not have microphone socket
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Canon A490 vs Casio EX-H15 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon A490 and Casio EX-H15
 Canon PowerShot A490Casio Exilim EX-H15
General Information
Company Canon Casio
Model Canon PowerShot A490 Casio Exilim EX-H15
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2010-01-05 2010-01-06
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 3648 x 2736 4320 x 3240
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 80 64
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 5 -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 37-122mm (3.3x) 24-240mm (10.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.0-5.8 f/3.2-5.7
Macro focus distance 1cm -
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.5" 3"
Resolution of screen 115 thousand dots 461 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Min shutter speed 15s 4s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter rate 1.0 frames per sec -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 3.00 m -
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync Auto, flash off, flash on, red eye reduction
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1280 × 720 (30 fps) , 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 640x480 640x480
Video data format Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 175 gr (0.39 lb) 161 gr (0.35 lb)
Physical dimensions 94 x 62 x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") 101 x 60 x 28mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery model 2 x AA NP-90
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom, Face) Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SC/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus SD/SDHC card, Internal
Card slots One One
Pricing at release $99 $300