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- This sleek Canon PowerShot ELPH 190 is a slim, beautiful digital camera that takes stunning...
- The PowerShot ELPH 190 IS camera's DIGIC 4+ Image Processor features accelerated processing speed to...
- 10x Optical Zoom allows for adequate magnification while the 20.0 Megapixel CCD Sensor preserves...
Canon Powershot ELPH 190 IS

Specifications
- 20 megapixel 1/2.3” CCD sensor
- 10x optical zoom
- Maximum aperture f/3.0-f/6.9
- Shutter speed 15 secs to 1/2000
- ISO 100-1600
- Optical image stabilization
- Macro focusing to 1 cm
- .8 fps burst
- 720p video at 25 fps
- 2.7” LCD
- Includes Wi-fi
- Li-ion battery rated at 190 shots
- Release Date: 2016-01-05
TheCanon PowerShot ELPH 190 IS is an affordable $159–but expect to get what you pay for. The 2016 budget camera offers wi-fi and an expanded zoom range over the older ELPH 160, but still stands as a pretty basic camera. The sensor size is average for the category, but it’s the cheaper CCD type.
Low-light photos won’t be the best with a maximum ISO of 1600 and a f3-f6.9 lens. The camera is also pretty slow, with a burst speed of just .8.Video is a low resolution 720p and a low frame rate of 25 fps. So what does the 190 offer? The 10x optical zoom is a nice feature.
Wi-fi will now pair it with a smartphone, though we’d really need to take a hands-on look to see if there’s a significant difference in image quality over using a smartphone’s built-in camera. If you need a small camera on a budget, the 190 certainly sits at an affordable price point.
It offers a nice 10x optical zoom and wi-fi, but not much else. Canon has spent most of their energy developing high-end cameras (as they should be), and their compact cameras have only shown small updates.