Here we are comparing ZS3 and A490, two Compact cameras from Panasonic and Canon. Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 is a Small Sensor Superzoom class camera and Canon PowerShot A490 is a Small Sensor Compact class camera.
Panasonic ZS3 was introduced to the market in May 2009 and Canon A490 was launched in January 2010. There is only 8 months difference between ZS3 and A490 so we are expecting this to be a fair comparison regarding age and technology level.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Panasonic ZS3 and Canon A490 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Panasonic ZS3 and Canon A490 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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