Canon A490 vs Nikon AW130

Here, we will be looking at the Canon A490 and Nikon AW130, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the A490 (10MP) and AW130 (16MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The A490 was released 6 years earlier than the AW130 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the A490 scores versus the AW130 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A490 and Nikon Coolpix AW130. The complete galleries are available at Canon A490 Gallery and Nikon AW130 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon A490 comes with external measurements 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 Nikon AW130 has proportions of 110mm x 66mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon A490 and Nikon AW130 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the A490 against the AW130.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A490 and AW130 is 93 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading through technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A490 and AW130.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Nikon AW130 to give extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged A490 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.