Canon ELPH (series)
Encyclopedia
The Canon ELPH series includes several popular compact point and shoot
camera
s built between 1996 and 2002.
(APS) film format and were known for being very compact and stylish. The companion line of digital camera
s, the Digital ELPH
series, remains in production.
Point and shoot camera
A point-and-shoot camera, also called a compact camera, is a still camera designed primarily for simple operation. Most use focus free lenses or autofocus for focusing, automatic systems for setting the exposure options, and have flash units built in....
camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
s built between 1996 and 2002.
File Format
All ELPH cameras used the Advanced Photo SystemAdvanced Photo System
Advanced Photo System is a film format for still photography first produced in 1996. It was marketed by Eastman Kodak under the brand name Advantix, by FujiFilm under the name Nexia, by AgfaPhoto under the name Futura and by Konica as Centuria.- Design :The film is 24 mm wide, and has three...
(APS) film format and were known for being very compact and stylish. The companion line of digital camera
Digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
s, the Digital ELPH
Canon Digital IXUS
The Digital IXUS is a series of digital cameras released by Canon. It is a line of ultracompact cameras, originally based on the design of Canon's IXUS/IXY/ELPH line of APS cameras....
series, remains in production.
Models
| Model (US) | Model (Europe) | Model (Japan) | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELPH Canon ELPH (camera) The Canon ELPH was a full-featured compact Advanced Photo System point and shoot camera released in May 1996 as part of a series.-Features:The first camera in the ELPH series was sold in Japan as the IXY and in Europe as the IXUS... |
IXUS Canon ELPH (camera) The Canon ELPH was a full-featured compact Advanced Photo System point and shoot camera released in May 1996 as part of a series.-Features:The first camera in the ELPH series was sold in Japan as the IXY and in Europe as the IXUS... |
IXY Canon ELPH (camera) The Canon ELPH was a full-featured compact Advanced Photo System point and shoot camera released in May 1996 as part of a series.-Features:The first camera in the ELPH series was sold in Japan as the IXY and in Europe as the IXUS... |
May 1996 |
| ELPH 490Z Canon ELPH 490Z The Canon ELPH 490Z, sold as the IXUS Z90 in Europe and IXY G in Japan, was a compact Advanced Photo System point and shoot camera introduced in June 1996. The second model in the ELPH line, it featured a large circular flip-up lens cover with a built-in electronic flash and the same hybrid... |
IXUS Z90 | IXY G | June 1996 |
| ELPH 10 AF Canon ELPH 10 AF The Canon ELPH 10 AF was an inexpensive compact point and shoot camera for the Advanced Photo System released in October 1996. Part of Canon's long-running ELPH series, it was sold in Japan as the IXY 20 and in Europe as the IXUS AF-S... |
IXUS AF-S | IXY 20 | October 1996 |
| ELPH 10 Canon ELPH 10 The Canon ELPH 10, released in November 1996, was the lowest-priced model in the original ELPH lineup.-Features:It was a compact fixed-focus point and shoot camera using the Advanced Photo System, sold in Europe as the IXUS FF25 and in Japan as the IXY 10.-Lenses:The ELPH 10 featured a 25mm f/6.7... |
IXUS FF25 | IXY 10 | November 1996 |
| ELPH 260Z | Z60 IX | IXY 25 | July 1997 |
| ELPH Jr. | IXUS L-1 | IXY 310 | September 1997 |
| ELPH Limited | IXUS Limited | IXY Limited | September 1997 |
| ELPH 370Z | IXUS Z70 | IXY 330 | March 1998 |
| ELPH LT | IXUS M-1 | IXY 210 | September 1998 |
| n/a | IXUS FF | n/a | March 1999 |
| ELPH 2 | IXUS II | IXY 320 | March 1999 |
| ELPH Sport | IXUS X-1 | IXY D5 | November 1999 |
| ELPH LT260 | IXUS Z50 | IXY 220 | March 2000 |
| ELPH LT270 | IXUS Z65 | IXY 230 | February 2001 |
| ELPH Shades Glacier | IXUS Concept Summer | n/a | March 2002 |
| ELPH Shades Sunshine | IXUS Concept Arancia | n/a | March 2002 |
| ELPH Z3 | IXUS III | IXY i | March 2002 |