A similar change was applied to the IXY-series names used in the Japanese market. In 2010, Canon dropped the prefix "Digital" as well as suffix "IS" ( Image Stabilization) from the names of the new models e.g. Raw image files are not accessible without the use of third party firmware such as CHDK. IXUS 300 HS/PowerShot Digital ELPH SD4000 IS/IXY 30S introduced in May 2010 and all following models have back-illuminated CMOS sensor. The Canon model number on the bottom is consistent between marketing names.Īll models use lithium ion batteries of Canon proprietary design, though third-party equivalents are readily available.Īll models introduced before 2010 use RGBG Bayer filter (except the original Digital IXUS, which uses a CYGM filter ) CCD sensors made by Sony. The cameras themselves are identical apart from the front fascia, according to the parts lists. The same camera models are released in Europe, the US, and Japan under different names. The comparison tables in this article list equivalent IXY Digital and PowerShot Digital ELPH model names. Models This article uses the Digital IXUS model names unless otherwise stated. (* The IXUS 900Ti and 960IS feature a titanium body.)
The IXUS / S-series and the equivalent G-series models are listed below:
The IXUS 900Ti was the first in a series of IXUS and S-series cameras that feature the Digic image processors and larger than average sensors as fitted to the advanced PowerShot G-series cameras.
Several models have found favor within the Kite Aerial Photography ( KAP) community due to a unique combination of small size/ low weight, excellent image quality with stabilization, and the option of expanded manual control including intervalometer functionality available via 3rd party CHDK. Between 20, starting with the Digital IXUS II, Canon moved from the use of CF cards to SD cards to create thinner cameras. The first Digital IXUS, released in June 2000 fitted the technology of the PowerShot S10 into a body similar to the APS IXUS II. Canon used its experience with small film cameras, particularly the APS IXUS, to mass-produce good digital cameras smaller than anyone else had managed up to the time (the first Digital IXUS was the smallest 2MP then available ) and reused the popular IXUS/IXY/ELPH brand name with the tag line "The DIGITAL IXUS blends Canon's award-winning IXUS design with PowerShot digital technology." 3.2 IXUS/ELPH/IXY cameras using SD storageĬanon's PowerShot A and S line of the time were being made as small as contemporary technology allowed, and demonstrated the demand for a small digital camera of good quality.3.1 IXUS/ELPH/IXY cameras using CF storage.