Canon A495 vs Panasonic F5

Here is a extensive comparison of the Canon A495 and Panasonic F5, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Canon and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the A495 (10MP) and F5 (14MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The A495 was announced 4 years earlier than the F5 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the A495 grades against the F5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A495 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5. The whole galleries are available at Canon A495 Gallery & Panasonic F5 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon A495 has got exterior dimensions 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 Panasonic F5 has measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the A495 compared to the F5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A495 and F5 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by checking out specs. The graphic below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A495 and F5.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Panasonic F5 to produce extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older A495 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.