Canon ELPH 190 IS vs Kodak Touch

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Canon ELPH 190 IS and Kodak Touch, both Ultracompact cameras by brands Canon and Kodak. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the ELPH 190 IS (20MP) and Touch (14MP) and the ELPH 190 IS (1/2.3") and Touch (1/3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The ELPH 190 IS was manufactured 5 years after the Touch which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a simple view of how the ELPH 190 IS grades vs the Touch in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot ELPH 190 IS and Kodak EasyShare Touch. The entire galleries are available at Canon ELPH 190 IS Gallery and Kodak Touch Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 190 IS has got outer dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 138 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Kodak Touch has proportions of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs).

Analyze the Canon ELPH 190 IS and Kodak Touch in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the ELPH 190 IS versus the Touch.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 190 IS and Touch is 95 and 95 respectively.

Often, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by seeing a spec sheet. The image underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 190 IS and Touch.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The ELPH 190 IS due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon ELPH 190 IS will show more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The more modern ELPH 190 IS is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.