<s>
The	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
products	O
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
consumer	O
and	O
prosumer	O
grade	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
launched	O
by	O
Canon	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
The	O
Powershot	B-Algorithm
600	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
of	O
The	O
PowerShort	O
came	O
shortly	O
after	O
Canon	O
released	O
and	O
subsequently	O
discounted	O
its	O
SV	O
series	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
switched	O
to	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
line	O
has	O
been	O
successful	O
for	O
Canon	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
lines	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Powershot	B-Algorithm
's	O
success	O
comes	O
its	O
marketing	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
as	O
a	O
compact	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
software	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Canon	B-General_Concept
Hack	I-General_Concept
Development	I-General_Concept
Kit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CHDK	O
)	O
project	O
allows	O
nearly	O
complete	O
programmatic	O
control	O
of	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
,	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
features	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
BASIC	O
and	O
Lua	B-Language
scripting	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
of	O
PowerShot	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
were	O
affected	O
by	O
third-party	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
design	O
flaw	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
them	O
to	O
fail	O
and	O
display	O
severely	O
distorted	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
"	O
IS	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
HS	O
"	O
are	O
not	O
a	B-Device
series	I-Device
;	O
they	O
are	O
suffixes	O
that	O
denote	O
"	O
image	O
stabilization	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
high	O
sensitivity	O
"	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
