Unless you're tied to a budget that won't let you spend any more than the Canon PowerShot A490's asking price, it's worth spending a little more on your compact camera. Build quality, autofocus, battery life and image quality all suffer from the cuts made to get the price as low as it is. You can get better quality results for not much more money.
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Overall
6/10
By Cliff Smith
Reviewed 01 April 2010
Updated 19 May 2011