Canon Digital IXUS
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Image:Ixus-p1010137.jpg Digital IXUS is the name in Europe and Southeast Asia for a series of ultra-compact digital cameras by Canon. In the US, it is called PowerShot Digital ELPH and in Japan, IXY Digital.
It is very similar in design to the once very popular Canon IXUS/IXY/ELPH line of Advanced Photo System (APS) film cameras.
Digital IXUS models
Predecessors of the Digital IXUS include the PowerShot S10 (March 1999). The 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. Canon leveraged its expertise in quality small film cameras, particularly the old APS IXUS, to make good consumer cameras smaller than anyone else had managed up to the time [1].
The first IXY Digital (June 2000) had standard Canon digital technology of the time in a similar body to the IXY 320 APS camera.
The thinner models starting 2003 and 2004, and the move from CompactFlash (PowerShot S models) to the much smaller SD card (PowerShot SD models), were in response to the Casio Exilim line of ultra-thin compacts. Many manufacturers started making thinner compacts around this time.
The Digital IXUS 800 IS (PowerShot SD700 IS) is the current flagship model of the Digital IXUS series. Though it has a 6 megapixel sensor (compared to 7 megapixels on IXUS 750), it has 4x optical zoom, optical image stabilizer and a higher resolution 2.5 inch LCD in a body of similar dimensions to the first Digital IXUS.
The same camera models are released in Europe, the US and Japan under different names. The cameras themselves are identical apart from the front fascia, according to the parts lists.
All models use lithium ion batteries of Canon proprietary design, though third-party equivalents are readily available.
| Europe | USA | Japan | Release date | Sensor | Lens (zoom) | Card | Battery | Size (mm) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital IXUS | PowerShot S100 | IXY Digital | June 2000 | 2MP 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2x) | CF | NB-1L | 87 × 57 × 26.9 | Image:Ixus-p1010134.jpg [2] |
| Digital IXUS 300 | PowerShot S300 | IXY Digital 300 | December 2000 | 2MP 1/2.7" | 3x | CF | NB-1L | 94.8 × 62.5 × 29.9 | [3] |
| Digital IXUS v | PowerShot S110 | IXY Digital 200 | April 2001 | 2MP | 35-70 mm (2x) | CF | NB-1L | 87 × 57 × 26.9 | Video [4] |
| Digital IXUS v2 | PowerShot S200 | IXY Digital 200a | 13 March 2002 | 2MP 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2x) | CF | NB-1L | 87 × 57 × 26.9 | Image:Canon Digital IXUS v2 front.jpg |
| Digital IXUS 330 | PowerShot S330 | IXY Digital 300a | 13 March 2002 | 2MP 1/2.7" | 35-105 mm (3x) | CF | NB-1L | 94.8 × 62.5 × 31.5 | 300 with video [5] |
| Digital IXUS v3 | PowerShot S230 | IXY Digital 320 | 16 August 2002 | 3MP 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2x) | CF | NB-1L | 87 × 57 × 26.7 | Image:Canon Digital Ixus V3.jpg |
| Digital IXUS 400 | PowerShot S400 | IXY Digital 400 | 28 February 2003 | 4MP 1/1.8" | 3x | CF | NB-1L | 87.0 × 57.0 × 27.8 | |
| Digital IXUS II | PowerShot SD100 | IXY Digital 30 | 2 May 2003 | 3.2MP | 35-70 mm (2x) | SD | NB-3L | 85.0 × 56.0 × 23.9 | First to use SD card [6] |
| Digital IXUS i | PowerShot SD10 | IXY Digital L | 12 September 2003 | 4MP 1/2.5" | 38 mm | SD | NB-3L | 90.3 × 47.0 × 18.5 | Image:Powershot sd10.jpg |
| Digital IXUS 430 | PowerShot S410 | IXY Digital 450 | 9 February 2004 | 4MP | 36-108 mm (3x) | CF | NB-1L | 87.0 × 57.0 × 27.8 | Image:Canon IXUS 430.jpg S400 replacement with print/share button |
| Digital IXUS IIs | PowerShot SD110 | IXY Digital 30a | 9 February 2004 | 3MP | 35-70 mm (2x) | SD | NB-3L | 85.0 × 56.0 × 23.9 | |
| Digital IXUS 500 | PowerShot S500 | IXY Digital 500 | 9 February 2004 | 5MP | 36-108 mm (3x) | CF | NB-1L | 87.0 × 57.0 × 27.8 | IXY Digital 500 White Limited: 10,000 units in Japan [7] |
| Digital IXUS i5 | PowerShot SD20 | IXY Digital L2 | September 2004 | 5MP 1/2.5" | 39 mm | SD | NB-3L | 90 × 47 × 19 | |
| Digital IXUS 30 | PowerShot SD200 | IXY Digital 40 | 21 September 2004 | 3MP | 35-105 mm (3x) | SD | NB-4L | 85.8 × 53.4 × 21.1 | First with DIGIC II OS |
| Digital IXUS 40 | PowerShot SD300 | IXY Digital 50 | 21 September 2004 | 4MP | 35-105 mm (3x) | SD | NB-4L | 86 × 53 × 20.7 | Image:Canon Digital Ixus 40.jpg [8] |
| Digital IXUS 50 | PowerShot SD400 | IXY Digital 55 | 17 February 2005 | 5MP 1/2.5" | 35-105 mm (3x) | SD | NB-4L | 86 × 53 × 20.7 | Image:Canon Digital Ixus 50 front.jpg [9] |
| Digital IXUS 700 | PowerShot SD500 | IXY Digital 600 | 17 February 2005 | 7.1MP 1/1.8” | 37-111 mm (3x) | SD | NB-3L | 89.5 × 57.0 × 26.5 | [10] |
| Digital IXUS 55 | PowerShot SD450 | IXY Digital 60 | August 2005 | 5MP | 35-105 mm (3x) | SD | NB-4L | 86 × 54 × 22 | Ixus 50 with PictBridge [11] |
| Digital IXUS 750 | PowerShot SD550 | IXY Digital 700 | August 2005 | 7.1MP | 37-111 mm (3x) | SD | NB-3L | 89.5 × 57.0 × 26.5 | [12] |
| Digital IXUS i Zoom | PowerShot SD30 | IXY Digital L3 | September 2005 | 5MP | 38-90 mm (2.4x) | SD | NB-4L | 96 × 45 × 24 | |
| Digital IXUS Wireless | PowerShot SD430 Wireless | IXY Digital Wireless | October 2005 | 5MP | 3x | SD | NB-4L | 99 × 54 × 22 | 11b Wi-Fi upload |
| Digital IXUS 60 | PowerShot SD600 | IXY Digital 70 | March 2006 | 6MP | 35-105 mm (3x) | SD | NB-4L | 86.0 × 53.5 × 21.7 | ISO800 |
| Digital IXUS 65 | PowerShot SD630 | IXY Digital 80 | April 2006 | 6MP | 35-105 mm (3x) | SD | NB-4L | 90.3 × 56.8 × 20.2 | Identical spec to IXUS 60, larger LCD, ISO800 |
| Digital IXUS 800 IS | PowerShot SD700 IS | IXY Digital 800 IS | April 2006 | 6MP | 35-140 mm (4x) | SD | NB-5L | 90.4 × 56.5 × 26.4 mm | Image Stabilisation, ISO800 |
Image:Canon Digital Ixus 430.jpg
References
- Digital Camera Product Reviews/Previews (Digital Photography Review)
- Digital Camera Museum: ELPH/IXUS/IXY (canon.com)
- Digital Ixus Fanseite (German and English)
External links
- Digital Compact Cameras (Canon Europe)
- Sample photos from the Canon PowerShot S100, S110, SD10 and SD20 (JDHodges.com)de:Canon Ixus