Canon A490 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

Let's look a bit more closely at the Canon A490 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Samsung. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the A490 (10MP) and Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The A490 was revealed 5 years prior to the Galaxy Camera 2 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise summation of how the A490 matches up against the Galaxy Camera 2 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot A490 & Samsung Galaxy Camera 2. The full galleries are provided at Canon A490 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Canon A490 offers physical measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 has specifications of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the A490 versus the Galaxy Camera 2.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the A490 and Galaxy Camera 2 is 93 and 90 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by reviewing technical specs. The visual here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A490 and Galaxy Camera 2.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can count on the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 to offer you more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older A490 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.