PowerShot is a line of consumer and prosumer grade digital cameras, launched by Canon in 1996. () The first model, the PowerShot 600, came shortly after Canon released and subsequently discontinued its SV series in 1992, marking the move to digital cameras. The PowerShot line has been successful for Canon, and is one of the best-selling digital camera lines worldwide. The PowerShot was sold to the general public as a compact and easy-to-use digital camera.
Free software from the Canon Hack Development Kit (CHDK) project allows nearly complete programmatic control of PowerShot cameras, enabling users to add features, up to and including BASIC and Lua scripting.Slashdot, Hacking Canon Point-and-Shoot Cameras, Posted by kdawson on Tuesday May 06 2008, @04:56PM, from the now-don't-brick-it dept.
In 2005, certain models of PowerShot A-series and S-series cameras were affected by third-party CCD sensors with a design flaw, which caused them to fail and display severely distorted images. Canon offered to repair affected cameras free of charge.
Products
Current D series: outdoor cameras with waterproof, freeze-resistant, and shock-resistant bodies E series: design-oriented budget cameras G series: flagship cameras with advanced features S/SD series (also known as PowerShot Digital ELPH, Digital IXUS, and IXY Digital): "Performance and Style" ultra-compact point-and-shoot cameras S/SX series: ultra-zoom cameras V series: vlogging cameras
("IS" and "HS" are not a series; they are suffixes that denote "image stabilization" and "high sensitivity" respectively.)
Discontinued PowerShot 600 (1996) S series: originally a series of compact point-and-shoot cameras, currently a series of prosumer cameras slotting beneath the G series A series: "Easy and Fun" budget cameras ranging from point-and-shoot to prosumer cameras Pro series: semi-professional-level cameras slotting right beneath Canon's dSLRs, consisting of the Pro70 (1998), Pro90 IS (2001), and Pro1 (2004) TX series: hybrid camera–camcorders
+ModelRelease dateSensor specificationsVideo specificationsLens (35 mm equiv), zoom and apertureImage processorLCD specificationsViewfinderCardSize W×H×D (mm)Weight (with batteries)NotesPowerShot 60013 June 19961 MP (832×608),1/3" CCD rowspan="2" 50 mm, No LCDOpticalPCMCIA Type II / III (1 MB internal memory)460 gCanon's first consumer digital camera, has RAWPro 70Early 19991.68 MP (1536×1024),1/2" CCD (CYGM)28–70 mm (2.5×), 2" vari-angleCompact Flash Type I / II (2 slots)800 gAdded hotshoe Pro 90 ISFebruary 20012.6 MP (1856×1392),1/1.8" CCD (CYGM)320×240 at 15 FPS37–370 mm (10×), 1.8" vari-angleElectronicCompact Flash Type I / II680 gAdded video modePro 1February 20048 MP (3264×2448),2/3" CCD640×480 at 15 FPS28–200 mm (7×), DIGIC2" vari-angle,235,000 dots640 gHas built in ND Filter
See also List of Canon products
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