Canon Digital IXUS
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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.
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[edit] History
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 [1], 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 (the first Digital IXUS was the smallest 2MP then available [2]) and reused the popular IXUS/IXY/ELPH brand name: "The DIGITAL IXUS blends Canon's award-winning IXUS design with PowerShot digital technology." [3]
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 current flagship models of the Digital IXUS series are the SD800 IS/Ixus 850 IS (7.1MP, 3.8× zoom, DIGIC III, image stabilisation) [4] and the SD900/Ixus 900 Ti (10MP, 3× zoom, DIGIC III) [5], both introduced in September 2006.
[edit] Digital IXUS models
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. The Canon model number on the bottom is consistent between marketing names.
All models use lithium ion batteries of Canon proprietary design, though third-party equivalents are readily available.
All models use Bayer filter (except the original Digital IXUS, which uses a CYGM filter [6]) CCD sensors made by Sony. Images are recorded as JPEGs. Raw image files are not accessible.
| Digital IXUS PowerShot Digital ELPH IXY Digital Canon model |
Release date |
Sensor | Lens (35mm equiv), zoom, aperture | Card | Battery | Size (mm), weight (inc batt) | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital IXUS(1) S100 IXY Digital PC1001 |
June 2000 | 2MP (1600×1200), 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2×) | CF | NB-1L | 87 × 57 × 26.9, 210g |  |
[7] |
| 300 S300 300 - |
December 2000 | 2MP (1600×1200), 1/2.7" | 35-105mm (3×), f/2.7-4.7 | CF | NB-1L | 94.8 × 62.5 × 29.9, 275g | Video [8] | |
| v S110 200 PC1012 |
April 2001 | 2MP (1600×1200), 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2×) | CF | NB-1L | 87 × 57 × 26.9, 225g |  |
Video [9] |
| v2 S200 200a PC1022 |
13 March 2002 | 2MP (1600×1200), 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2×) | CF | NB-1L | 87 × 57 × 26.9 |  |
S110 with improved interface |
| 330 S330 300a PC1026 |
13 March 2002 | 2MP (1600×1200), 1/2.7" | 35-105 mm (3×) | CF | NB-1L | 94.8 × 62.5 × 31.5, 274g | 300 with more software features [10] | |
| v3 S230 320 - |
16 August 2002 | 3MP, 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2×) | CF | NB-1L | 87 × 57 × 26.7 |  |
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| 400 S400 400 PC1038 |
28 February 2003 | 4MP (2272×1704), 1/1.8" | 36-108mm (3×), f/2.8-4.9 | CF | NB-1L | 87.0 × 57.0 × 27.8, 222g, f/2.8-4.9 |  |
[11] |
| II SD100 30 - |
2 May 2003 | 3MP (2048×1536), 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2×) | SD | NB-3L | 85.0 × 56.0 × 23.9, 185g |  |
First to use SD card [12] |
| i SD10 L PC1060 |
12 September 2003 | 4MP (2272×1704), 1/2.5" | 39 mm, f/2.8 | SD | NB-3L | 90.3 × 47.0 × 18.5, 100g (-batt) |  |
Several colours of body [13] |
| IIs SD110 30a PC1085 |
9 February 2004 | 3MP (2048×1536), 1/2.7" | 35-70 mm (2×) | SD | NB-3L | 85.0 × 56.0 × 23.9 |  |
II with added features and faster software |
| 430 S410 450 PC1086 |
9 February 2004 | 4MP (2272×1704) | 36-108 mm (3×), f/2.8-4.9 | CF | NB-1L | 87.0 × 57.0 × 27.8, 215g |  |
400 with added features and faster software. USB 1.1. |
| 500 S500 500 PC1084 |
9 February 2004 | 5MP (2592×1944), 1/1.8" | 36-108 mm (3×), f/2.8-4.9 | CF | NB-1L | 87.0 × 57.0 × 27.8, 215g | 430 with 5MP sensor [14] [15] [16]. USB 1.1. IXY Digital 500 White Limited: 10,000 units in Japan, June 2004 [17] | |
| 30 SD200 40 PC1102 |
21 September 2004 | 3MP | 35-105 mm (3×) | SD | NB-4L | 85.8 × 53.4 × 21.1 | First with DIGIC II OS | |
| 40 SD300 50 PC1101 |
21 September 2004 | 4MP (2272×1704) | 35-105 mm (3×) | SD | NB-4L | 86 × 53 × 20.7, 147g |  |
[18] |
| i5 SD20 L2 PC1108 |
September 2004 | 5MP, 1/2.5" | 39 mm | SD | NB-3L | 90 × 47 × 19 | ||
| 700 SD500 600 PC1114 |
17 February 2005 | 7.1MP (3072×2304), 1/1.8" | 37-111 mm (3×) | SD | NB-3L | 89.5 × 57.0 × 26.5, 192g |  |
USB 2.0 [19] |
| 50 SD400 55 PC1150 |
17 February 2005 | 5MP (2592×1944), 1/2.5" | 35-105 mm (3×) | SD | NB-4L | 86 × 53 × 20.7, 130g |  |
[20] [21] |
| 55 SD450 60 - |
August 2005 | 5MP (2592×1944), 1/2.5" | 35-105 mm (3×) | SD | NB-4L | 86 × 53.5 × 21.6, 157g | Ixus 50 with larger LCD and software updates [22] | |
| 750 SD550 700 PC1169 |
August 2005 | 7.1MP (3072×2304), 1/1.8" | 37-111 mm (3×) | SD | NB-3L | 89.5 × 57.0 × 26.5, 192g |  |
SD500 with larger LCD and software updates [23] [24] |
| i Zoom SD30 L3 - |
September 2005 | 5MP | 38-90 mm (2.4×) | SD | NB-4L | 96 × 45 × 24 | ||
| Wireless SD430 Wireless Wireless - |
October 2005 | 5MP | 35-105 mm (3×), f/2.8-4.9 | SD | NB-4L | 99 × 54.4 × 21.7, 130g (-batt) | 11b Wi-Fi upload | |
| 60 SD600 70 PC1193 |
March 2006 | 6MP | 35-105 mm (3×) | SD | NB-4L | 86.0 × 53.5 × 21.7 | ISO 800 | |
| 65 SD630 80 PC1147 |
April 2006 | 6MP | 35-105 mm (3×) | SD | NB-4L | 90.3 × 56.8 × 20.2 | IXUS 60 with larger LCD | |
| 800 IS SD700 IS 800 IS PC1176 |
April 2006 | 6MP (2816×2112), 1/2.5" | 35-140 mm (4×), f/2.8-5.5 | SD, MMC | NB-5L | 90.4 × 56.5 × 26.4; 185g (-batt) |  |
Image Stabilisation, ISO 800 [25] |
| i7 Zoom SD40 L4 - |
September 2006 | 7.1MP (3072×2304), 1/2.5" | 38-90mm (2.4×), f/3.2-5.4 | SD, SDHC, MMC | NB-4L | 96.1 × 45.1 × 23.9, 105g (-batt) | ISO 1600, titanium case, face detection, first to use DIGIC III OS, Denim Blue, Steel Grey, Sepia, Pink [26] | |
| 850 IS SD800 IS 900 IS - |
September 2006 | 7.1MP (3072×2304), 1/2.5" | 28-105mm (3.8×), f/2.8-5.8 | SD, SDHC, MMC | NB-5L | 89.5 × 58 × 25.1, 150g (-batt) | ISO 1600, face detection, DIGIC III OS [27] | |
| 900 Ti SD900 1000 - |
September 2006 | 10MP (3648×2736), 1/1.8" | 37-111mm (3×), f/2.8-4.9 | SD, SDHC, MMC | NB-5L | 91.2 × 59.6 × 28.2, 165g (-batt) | ISO 1600, ISO 3200 at 2MP, 1024×768 video, titanium case, face detection, DIGIC III OS [28] | |
| Digital IXUS PowerShot Digital ELPH IXY Digital Canon model |
Release date |
Sensor | Lens (35mm equiv), zoom, aperture | Card | Battery | Size (mm), weight (inc batt) | Photo | Notes |
- The PC1001 was marketed as "Digital IXUS," "IXY Digital" and "PowerShot S100 Digital ELPH."
[edit] Accessories
- Ixus: AW-PS200 all-weather enclosure [29]
- Ixus 330: WP-DC500 waterproof enclosure
- Ixus 400/430/500: WP-DC800 waterproof enclosure
- Ixus i: AW-DC10 all-weather enclosure
- Ixus 50: AW-DC30 all-weather enclosure
- SD700 IS: WP-DC5 waterproof enclosure
[edit] Sample shots
All images here are the original camera JPEG with original Exif information, unmodified except for lossless rotation.
 Ball-jointed doll |
 Cleaning a camera LCD |
 Face, maximum zoom from longer distance, flash |
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 Daffodils at Bank station, London in low light |
 Batu Caves, Malaysia (PowerShot SD400) |
 William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow |
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 2.5 second exposure of the Menai Suspension Bridge in Wales |
[edit] References
- Digital Camera Product Reviews/Previews (Digital Photography Review)
- Digital Camera Museum: ELPH/IXUS/IXY (canon.com)
- Digital Ixus Fanseite (German and English)
[edit] External links
- Digital Compact Cameras (Canon Europe)
