Canon PowerShot A495

The Canon PowerShot A495 is a compacta camera launched on 05/01/2010.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot A495 ranks well below the category average, scoring 27 overall. The Canon PowerShot A495 weights 175 gr and spans 94 x 62 x 31 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot A495 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 89, ranks in the category best 47%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot A495 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 14% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 15, ranks among the worst 30% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 31, ranks among the worst 14% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 10, ranks 18% in its category. Canon PowerShot A495 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 7, ranks 16% in its category. Canon PowerShot A495 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 18, ranks 14% in its category. Canon PowerShot A495 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 70% of its category. Canon PowerShot A495 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Canon PowerShot A495 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.