Canon ELPH (series)

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Canon ELPH APS Camera

The Canon ELPH (also known as IXUS in Europe and IXY in Japan) series includes several popular compact point and shoot hybrid digital cameras released by Canon Inc. between 1996 and 2002. All ELPH cameras used the Advanced Photo System (APS) film format, with cartridge film that was 25% smaller than a 35-mm cartridge. [1] [2] The companion line of digital cameras, the Digital ELPH series, remains in production.

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Models

Model (US)Model (Europe)Model (Japan)Release date
ELPHIXUSIXYMay 1996
ELPH 490ZIXUS Z90IXY GJune 1996
ELPH 10 AFIXUS AF-SIXY 20October 1996
ELPH 10IXUS FF25IXY 10November 1996
ELPH 260ZZ60 IXIXY 25July 1997
ELPH Jr.IXUS L-1IXY 310September 1997
ELPH LimitedIXUS LimitedIXY LimitedSeptember 1997
ELPH 370ZIXUS Z70IXY 330March 1998
ELPH LTIXUS M-1IXY 210September 1998
n/aIXUS FFn/aMarch 1999
ELPH 2IXUS IIIXY 320March 1999
ELPH SportIXUS X-1IXY D5November 1999
ELPH LT260IXUS Z50IXY 220March 2000
ELPH LT270IXUS Z65IXY 230February 2001
ELPH Shades GlacierIXUS Concept Summern/aMarch 2002
ELPH Shades SunshineIXUS Concept Arancian/aMarch 2002
ELPH Z3IXUS IIIIXY iMarch 2002

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