Canon Powershot A490 Point & Shoot Camera  (Silver)

The Canon A490 belongs to the Powershot family of Point and Shoot cameras. The 10 megapixel camera has a CCD image sensor for clicking pictures with clarity. This Canon camera comes loaded with 3.3x optical and 4x digital zoom.The focal length of this camera is 6.6 mm (Wide) - 21.6 mm (Tele) and 37 mm - 122 mm in the 35 mm equivalent format.

The A490 is user friendly and compact in size to fit in your pockets easily. This digital camera has a stylish appearance with rounded corners. The control buttons are extremely straight - forward and simple and the menu can be understood easily. This point and shoot camera weighs 175 g, including the batteries and memory card. The Powershot camera is powered by the Digic III image processor. The 2.5-inch TFT LCD monitor of this Canon camera has a resolution of 115,000 dot pixels.

Battery and Storage

This Canon camera is preloaded with rechargeable 2 x AA alkaline batteries that can last for 8 hours and take 150 shots after one full charge. You can increase the number of shots by opting for the 2 x AA NiMH batteries that can take 400 shots and last for 10 hours. You have the freedom to use the SD, SDHC and SDXC Memory Cards to increase the storage space of this Powershot camera. The MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card and HC MMC Plus Card are also compatible with the digital camera.

Performance

The aperture of Canon A490 ranges between f/3.0 - f/5.8. The TTL contrast detection Auto Focus of this Canon camera has normal and macro modes. The normal mode ranges between 5 cm (Wide) and 25 cm (Tele) whereas the macro mode ranges between 1 cm - 50 cm (Wide) and 25 cm - 50 cm (Tele). The Canon A490 can automatically adjust its sensitivity from 80 - 1600 to capture pictures with clarity in low-light situations.

The shutter speed of this digital camera ranges between 1/4000 sec and gives you the freedom to click fast moving objects. This compact camera has a flash built-in with a range of 0.3 - 3.0 m (Wide) and 0.3 - 2.0 m (Tele). The flash settings of this Canon camera also feature Flash Exposure Lock and Smart Flash.

Features and Connectivity

Scene modes such as Night Snapshot, Kids and Pets, Indoor, Low Light, Beach and many others are installed in this digital camera for your experimentation. The Canon A490 also includes technologies like Scene Detection, Face Detection, Motion Detection and In-camera red-eye fix to help you click pictures with clarity.

You can record videos using your Canon camera at a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels (30 fps). This Powershot camera includes the self-timer mode that helps you delay the time between 2 - 10 seconds while clicking a picture. You can capture 0.9 frames per second in the continuous mode. This Canon camera can be easily connected to your PC or laptop with the high-speed USB for you to view or transfer pictures.