Canon PowerShot

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Canon PowerShot 600, Canon's first consumer digital camera, released in 1996 featuring 0.5 Mpixel CCD
Specifications:
Brand:
Canon
Model:
PowerShot 600
First Mentioned:
1996
Resolution:
832x608
internal storage:
1MB
Lens:
7mm f/2.5 (equiv.50mm)
Size:
159.5 x92.5 x58.8mm
Weight:
420 gr. (just the camera) Canon PowerShot 600 CP+ 2011.jpg
Canon PowerShot 600, Canon's first consumer digital camera, released in 1996 featuring 0.5 Mpixel CCD
Specifications:
Brand:Canon
Model:PowerShot 600
First Mentioned:1996
Resolution:832x608
internal storage:1MB
Lens:7mm f/2.5 (equiv.50mm)
Size:159.5 x92.5 x58.8mm
Weight:420 gr. (just the camera)
Canon PowerShot A590 lens Canon Powershot A590.JPG
Canon PowerShot A590 lens

The PowerShot products is a line of consumer and prosumer grade digital cameras, launched by Canon in 1996. [3] In 1996 a model of PowerShot was introduced to the market, The Powershot 600. The production of The PowerShort came shortly after Canon released and subsequently discounted its SV series in 1992 and switched to digital cameras. The PowerShot line has been successful for Canon, and is one of the best-selling digital camera lines worldwide. The Powershot's success comes its marketing to the general public as a compact and easy to use digital camera. [4]

Contents

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. [5]

Some models of PowerShot 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. [6]

Products

Front view of Canon PowerShot A720 IS. Powershot A720is.jpg
Front view of Canon PowerShot A720 IS.
A black Canon PowerShot SX610 HS. Canon PowerShot SX610 HS Black Version.jpg
A black Canon PowerShot SX610 HS.
Current

("IS" and "HS" are not a series; they are suffixes that denote "image stabilization" and "high sensitivity".)

Discontinued
ModelRelease DateSensor specificationsVideo specificationsLens (35mm equiv), zoom and ApertureImage ProcessorLCD specificationsViewfinderCardSize WxHxD (mm)Weight

(with batteries)

Notes
Powershot 60013 June 19961 MP

832 x 608

1/3" CCD

No movie mode50mm f/2.5No LCDOpticalPCMCIA Type II / III (1MB Internal memory)160 x 93 x 59460gCanon's first consumer digital camera, has RAW
Pro 70Early 19991.68 MP

1536 x 1024

1/2" CCD (CYGM)

28-70mm (2.5x) f/2-2.42" vari-angleCompact Flash Type I / II

(2 slots)

148 x 84 x 130800gAdded hotshoe
Pro 90 ISFebruary 20012.6 MP

1856 x 1392

1/1.8" CCD (CYGM)

320x240 15fps37-370mm (10x) f/2.8-3.51.8" vari-angleElectronicCompact Flash Type I / II125 x 85 x 130680gAdded movie mode
Pro 1February 20048 MP

3264 x 2448

2/3" CCD

640x480 15fps28-200mm (7x) f/2.4-3.5 DIGIC 2" vari-angle

235,000

118 x 72 x 90640gHas built in ND Filter

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References

  1. "PowerShot 600". Canon Camera Museum.
  2. "Canon Powershot 600 (1996)". The Digital Camera Museum. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  3. "Canon Camera Story (1992–1996) - From Analog SV Cameras to Digital Cameras". Canon. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011. ()
  4. "View by period - 1992-1996 - Canon Camera Museum". global.canon. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  5. 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.
  6. "Service Notice: CCD Image Sensor Advisory". 2005-10-06. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

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