Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 vs Canon PowerShot A490

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 and the Canon PowerShot A490, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 was introduced in September 2010 and Canon PowerShot A490 was introduced in January 2010. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 over Canon PowerShot A490.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon PowerShot A490 over Casio Exilim EX-ZR10.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 has a 3.0" screen with 461k dot resolution and Canon PowerShot A490 has a 2.50" screen with 115k dot resolution. Both have Fixed screens.

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 features a 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 28.1 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200. Canon PowerShot A490 features a 10 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 1,600.

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 is equipped with Exilim Engine HS processor and can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4000 x 2656, 4000 x 2240, 3648 x 2736, 3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Canon PowerShot A490 can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3648 x 2048, 2816 x 2112, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 comes with NP-110 battery pack and Canon PowerShot A490 comes with 2 x AA battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Canon PowerShot A490 has a single SC/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/2000 sec on Casio Exilim EX-ZR10, and up to 1/2000 sec on Canon PowerShot A490. Canon PowerShot A490 can shoot continuously up to 0.9 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 3.00 m on Canon PowerShot A490..

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 body has dimensions of 102 x 69 x 27 mm (4.02 x 2.72 x 1.06") and Canon PowerShot A490 body has dimensions of 94 x 62 x 31 mm (3.7 x 2.44 x 1.22"). Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 weighs 176 g (0.39 lb / 6.21 oz) and Canon PowerShot A490 weighs 175 g (0.39 lb / 6.17 oz).

Casio Exilim EX-ZR10

Canon PowerShot A490

102 mm

69 mm

94 mm

62 mm

69 mm

62 mm