Canon A495 vs Sony HX90V

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Canon A495 versus Sony HX90V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Canon and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the A495 (10MP) and HX90V (18MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The A495 was announced 6 years prior to the HX90V and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summary of how the A495 matches up against the HX90V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A495 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The whole galleries are available at Canon A495 Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Canon A495 features external dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Sony HX90V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the A495 against the HX90V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A495 and HX90V is 93 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A495 and HX90V.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony HX90V to render extra detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older A495 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.