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Is the Canon A490 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Canon PowerShot A490
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Canon A490 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE
Canon A490 has a score of 44 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Canon A490 Review

Canon A490 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
Compact Body
Compact body of Canon A490 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
175g
This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.
3.3X Optical Zoom
Having a camera with higher zoom ratio would be more practical.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
Canon A490's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.
No RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Canon A490 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Panasonic ZS50

Compare A490 vs ZS50

12 MP | 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor
24-720 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #362
Rank in Compact Cameras: #20
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
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Street
Sports
Daily
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Canon G9 X II

Compare A490 vs G9 X II

20 MP | 1' BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-84 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #300
Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus TG-5

Compare A490 vs TG-5

12 MP | BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #321
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #11
Olympus Tough TG-5
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus TG-6

Compare A490 vs TG-6

12 MP | BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #297
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #7
Olympus Tough TG-6
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 93
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic ZS60

Compare A490 vs ZS60

18 MP | 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor
24-720 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #281
Rank in Compact Cameras: #4
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 93
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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