seemed to get negligibly better results in Auto mode). The lack of these two is that they aren’t remotely fast when it comes to shooting performance, shot-to-shot times are particularly long. But this is suitable for those who really want to buy fast pocket camera. The key aspects of this camera is it’s price and the overall specs. The price is about $109.99 and it has 10MP with 1/2.3-inch CCD. The Dimensions (WHD)o is 3.7×2.4×1.2 inches. It also completes with Bundled software like ZoomBrowser EX 6.5/PhotoStitch 3.1 (Windows); ImageBrowser 6.5/PhotoStitch 3.2 (Mac). It uses AA-size alkaline (2), 150 shots for battery type. It can zoom up to 3.3x , the aperture is f3-5.8. The highest resolution size of the picture can be 3,648×2,736 pixels.
The A490 is chubby, but still reasonably compact. It’s not very wide or tall, but is more than an inch thick, so though it’ll fit in a pants pocket, it might be a tight squeeze. From the front, the camera looks reasonably stylish with nice rounded corners. Unlike the A480, the buttons don’t feel cheap and are clearly marked in white on black. In fact, the overall build seems improved. Plus, Canon kept the controls straightforward and simple, and the menu systems are likewise uncomplicated.
On top are the power and shutter-release buttons, with the remaining controls on back to the right of the LCD. At the top is a zoom rocker, below which are a button for playback, a four-way control pad with select button, and the shooting mode and Menu buttons. The Menu button pulls up two tabs of general settings whereas the select button (labeled Func. Set) opens shooting mode-specific options. Overall, it’s easy to control and should be simple enough for beginners out of the box.
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