<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
(	O
IXY	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
Digital	B-Application
ELPH	I-Application
in	O
US	O
and	O
Canada	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
released	O
by	O
Canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
ultracompact	O
cameras	O
,	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Canon	O
's	O
IXUS/IXY/ELPH	B-Algorithm
line	O
of	O
APS	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canon	O
's	O
PowerShot	B-Device
A	I-Device
and	O
S	B-Algorithm
line	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
being	O
made	O
as	O
small	O
as	O
contemporary	O
technology	O
allowed	O
,	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
of	O
good	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canon	O
used	O
its	O
experience	O
with	O
small	O
film	O
cameras	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
APS	O
IXUS	O
,	O
to	O
mass-produce	O
good	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
smaller	O
than	O
anyone	O
else	O
had	O
managed	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
was	O
the	O
smallest	O
2MP	O
then	O
available	O
)	O
and	O
reused	O
the	O
popular	O
IXUS/IXY/ELPH	B-Algorithm
brand	O
name	O
with	O
the	O
tag	O
line	O
"	O
The	O
DIGITAL	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
blends	O
Canon	O
's	O
award-winning	O
IXUS	O
design	O
with	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
digital	O
technology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2000	O
fitted	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
S10	I-Algorithm
into	O
a	O
body	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
APS	O
IXUS	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2003	O
and	O
2004	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
II	O
,	O
Canon	O
moved	O
from	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
CF	B-Device
cards	I-Device
to	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
to	O
create	O
thinner	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
models	O
have	O
found	O
favor	O
within	O
the	O
Kite	O
Aerial	O
Photography	O
(	O
KAP	O
)	O
community	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
unique	O
combination	O
of	O
small	O
size/	O
low	O
weight	O
,	O
excellent	O
image	O
quality	O
with	O
stabilization	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
expanded	O
manual	O
control	O
including	O
intervalometer	O
functionality	O
available	O
via	O
3rd	O
party	O
CHDK	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IXUS	O
900Ti	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
IXUS	O
and	O
S-series	O
cameras	O
that	O
feature	O
the	O
Digic	B-General_Concept
image	O
processors	O
and	O
larger	O
than	O
average	O
sensors	O
as	O
fitted	O
to	O
the	O
advanced	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
G-series	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IXUS	O
/	O
S-series	O
and	O
the	O
equivalent	O
G-series	O
models	O
are	O
listed	O
below	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
IXUS	O
900	O
Ti	O
(	O
SD900	O
)	O
*	O
/	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
G7	O
/	O
Digic	B-General_Concept
III	O
/	O
10MP	O
3648	O
×	O
2736	O
1/1.8	O
″	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
IXUS	O
960	O
IS	O
(	O
SD950IS	O
)	O
*	O
/	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
G9	O
/	O
Digic	B-General_Concept
III	O
/	O
12.1MP	O
4000	O
×	O
3000	O
1/1.7	O
″	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
IXUS	O
980	O
IS	O
(	O
SD990IS	O
)	O
/	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
G10	O
/	O
Digic	B-General_Concept
4	O
/	O
14.7MP	O
4416	O
×	O
3312	O
1/1.7	O
″	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
S90	O
,	O
S95	O
,	O
S200	O
/	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
G11	O
,	O
G12	O
/	O
Digic	B-General_Concept
4	O
/	O
10MP	O
3648	O
×	O
2736	O
1/1.7	O
″	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
(	O
S200	O
features	O
Digic	B-General_Concept
5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
S100	O
,	O
S110	O
/	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
G15	O
/	O
Digic	B-General_Concept
5	O
/	O
12.1MP	O
4000×3000	O
1/1.7	O
"	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powershot	B-Algorithm
S120	O
/	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
G16	O
/	O
Digic	B-General_Concept
6	O
/	O
12.1MP	O
4000×3000	O
1/1.7	O
"	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
article	O
uses	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
model	O
names	O
unless	O
otherwise	O
stated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comparison	O
tables	O
in	O
this	O
article	O
list	O
equivalent	O
IXY	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
and	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
Digital	B-Application
ELPH	I-Application
model	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
introduced	O
before	O
2010	O
use	O
RGBG	B-Algorithm
Bayer	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
(	O
except	O
the	O
original	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
CYGM	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
)	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
made	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IXUS	O
300	O
HS/PowerShot	O
Digital	B-Application
ELPH	I-Application
SD4000	O
IS/IXY	O
30S	O
introduced	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
and	O
all	O
following	O
models	O
have	O
back-illuminated	B-Algorithm
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
files	I-Application
are	O
not	O
accessible	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
third	O
party	O
firmware	O
such	O
as	O
CHDK	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
change	O
was	O
applied	O
to	O
the	O
IXY-series	O
names	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
market	O
naming	O
was	O
simplified	O
in	O
2011	O
:	O
"	O
Digital	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
IS	O
"	O
were	O
removed	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
SD	B-Device
"	O
prefix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
series	O
slots	O
above	O
the	O
PowerShot	B-Device
A	I-Device
in	O
Canon	O
's	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
lineup	O
,	O
with	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
range	O
commanding	O
a	O
considerable	O
price	O
premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
late	O
2000s	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
falling	O
prices	O
of	O
Digital	B-Application
IXUS	I-Application
models	O
in	O
Canadian	O
and	O
U.S.	O
markets	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
become	O
among	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
lower-priced	O
models	O
available	O
as	O
PowerShot	B-Device
A	I-Device
models	O
are	O
gradually	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
not	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
Digital	B-Application
ELPH	I-Application
using	O
CF	B-Device
have	O
Sxxx	O
model	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Canon	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
IXUS	I-Application
400	O
(	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
ELPH	O
S400	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
IXY	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
400	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
featured	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internal	O
wiring	O
of	O
the	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
can	O
become	O
disconnected	O
in	O
high-temperature	O
or	O
high-humidity	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
damaged	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
displays	O
purple	O
or	O
blueish	O
,	O
distorted	O
or	O
possibly	O
no	O
image	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
menu	O
and	O
pictures	O
taken	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
disconnect	O
will	O
still	O
display	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.0	O
megapixels	O
,	O
3x	O
zoom	O
lens	O
,	O
and	O
i3	O
minute	O
videos	B-Application
with	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
Service	O
Notice	O
by	O
Canon	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
vendor	O
supplied	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
image	O
sensor	O
used	O
in	O
this	O
camera	O
can	O
cause	O
a	O
malfunction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
affected	O
cameras	O
(	O
s410	B-Application
)	O
show	O
the	O
symptoms	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
corrupted	O
image	O
,	O
lines	O
going	O
across	O
the	O
LCD	O
screen	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
produced	O
,	O
or	O
no	O
image	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canon	O
's	O
service	O
notice	O
they	O
also	O
stated	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
"	O
Effective	O
immediately	O
,	O
and	O
regardless	O
of	O
warranty	O
status	O
,	O
Canon	O
will	O
repair	O
,	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
products	O
exhibiting	O
the	O
above-mentioned	O
malfunction	O
if	O
the	O
malfunction	O
is	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
image	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
Digital	B-Application
ELPH	I-Application
using	O
SD	B-Device
had	O
SDxxx	O
or	O
SDxxxx	O
model	O
number	O
prior	O
to	O
2011	O
models	O
 '	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
apertureOptical	O
zoomDigital	O
zoomImage	O
processorLCD	O
screen	O
size	B-Algorithm
,	O
pixelsMemoryBatteryDimensionsW×H×D	O
(	O
mm	O
)	O
Weight	O
(	O
-batt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
camera	O
models	O
across	O
several	O
manufacturers	O
used	O
a	O
Sony	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
that	O
was	O
prone	O
to	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
free	O
repair	O
service	O
for	O
Canon	O
cameras	O
with	O
defective	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
image	O
sensors	O
is	O
gradually	O
being	O
phased	O
out	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
free	O
service	O
end	O
date	O
for	O
IXUS	O
II	O
cameras	O
was	O
31	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Canon	O
cameras	O
,	O
this	O
manifests	O
as	O
the	O
E18	B-Device
error	I-Device
or	O
the	O
message	O
"	O
Lens	O
error	O
,	O
restart	O
camera	O
"	O
on	O
more	O
recent	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
images	O
here	O
are	O
the	O
original	O
camera	O
JPEG	O
with	O
original	O
Exif	O
information	O
,	O
unmodified	O
except	O
for	O
lossless	B-Language
rotation	I-Language
.	O
</s>
