The Canon PowerShot S is a series of digital cameras released by Canon. The S-series was originally a line of compact point-and-shoot cameras, slowly evolving into a prosumer line of cameras slotting right beneath the G series cameras. The line later branched off into Canon's line of super-zoom cameras. The PowerShot ELPH line is a branch of the S-series, due to its model number designations in the US (with the S- and SD- prefixes), as well as the similarities between the PowerShot ELPH S100 and the PowerShot S10.
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The Sxx series is made up of two sub-series. The S10 and S20 were compact point-and-shoot cameras, while the S30-onwards were prosumer digital cameras that were the de-contented, lower-cost alternative to the equivalent G-series camera at the time.
| Model | Release date |
Sensor resolution, size, type |
Lens (35 mm equiv) zoom, aperture |
Image processor | LCD screen size, pixels |
Card | Size W×H×D (mm) |
Weight (body, g) |
Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point-and-Shoot | ||||||||||
| S10 | October 1999 | 2.1 MP 1600×1200 1/2" CCD |
35–70 mm (2×) f/2.8–4.0 |
1.8" | CF | 105.4 × 69.4 × 33.8 | 270 | Smallest true zoom 2 MP camera when released[1] | ||
| S20 | March 2000 | 3.3 MP 2048×1536 1/1.8" CCD |
32–64 mm (2×) f/2.9–4.0 |
[2] | ||||||
| Prosumer | ||||||||||
| S30 | September 2001 | 3.2 MP 2048×1536 1/1.8" CCD |
35–105 mm (3×) f/2.8–4.9 |
1.8" | CF | 112 × 58 × 42 | 260 | New larger body shape, addition of manual controls, added RAW support[3] | ||
| S40 | October 2001 | 4.1 MP 2272×1704 1/1.8" CCD |
[4] | |||||||
| S45 | October 2002 | DIGIC | [5] | |||||||
| S50 | March 2003 | 5.0 MP 2592×1944 1/1.8" CCD |
[6] | |||||||
| S60 | June 2004 | 28–100 mm (3.6×) f/2.8–5.3 |
114.0 × 56.5 × 38.8 | 230 | First to use wide-angle lens, supports conversion lenses, smaller and lighter body with re-arranged rear panel[7] | |||||
| S70 | September 2004 | 7.1 MP 3072×2304 1/1.8" CCD |
[8] | |||||||
| S80 | October 2005 | 8.0 MP 3264×2448 1/1.8" CCD |
DIGIC II | 2.5" 115,000 |
SD, MMC | 104.0 × 57.0 × 38.8 | 225 | Redesigned smaller and lighter body, no RAW support. Includes new 4:3 HD Movie (1024x768) Mode[9]
Bears similarity to later Powershot G series models such as G10 & G11[10] |
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| S90 | September 2009 | 10.0 MP 3648×2736 1/1.7" CCD |
28–105 mm (3.8×) f/2.0–4.9 |
DIGIC 4 | 3.0" 461,000 |
SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC+, HC MMC+ | 100.0 × 58.4 × 30.9 | 175 | New High Sensitivity System and higher ISO speeds, f/2.0 lens, image stabilization. HD movie feature removed.[11] Bears similarity to earlier Powershot SD series models[10] | |
| S95 | August 2010 | 99.8 × 58.4 × 29.5 | 170 | Hybrid IS, 720p HD video.[12] | ||||||
| S100 | September 2011 | 12.1 MP 4000×3000 1/1.7" CMOS |
24–120 mm (5×) f/2.0–5.9 |
DIGIC 5 | SD, SDHC, SDXC, Eye-Fi | 98.9 × 59.8 × 26.7 | 173 | GPS, 1080p HD video.[13] Not to be confused with the older S100, the first Digital IXUS/ELPH camera. | ||
The S1 to SX30 series consists of ultra-zoom cameras, having longer zoom ranges and a more extensive list of features. The SX100 and later SX models are a more compact, affordable spin-off. The "SX" stands for "Super Zoom." All S and SX models feature image stabilization and full manual controls.
| Model | Release date |
Sensor resolution, size, type |
Lens (35 mm equiv) zoom, aperture |
Image processor | LCD screen size, pixels |
Card | Size W×H×D (mm) |
Weight (body, g) |
Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sx / SXx series | ||||||||||
| S1 IS | March 2004 | 3.2 MP 2048×1536 1/2.7" CCD |
38–380 (10×) f/2.8–3.1 |
DIGIC | 1.5" vari-angle 114,000 |
CF | 111.0 × 78.0 × 66.1 | 370 | First in the series[14] | |
| S2 IS | June 2005 | 5.0 MP 2592×1944 1/2.5" CCD |
36–432 (12×) f/2.7–3.5 |
DIGIC II | 1.8" vari-angle 115,000 |
SD | 113 × 78.0 × 75.5 | 405 | [15] | |
| S3 IS | February 2006 | 6.0 MP 2816×2112 1/2.5" CCD |
2.0" vari-angle 115,000 |
SD, SDHC, MMC | 113.4 × 78.0 × 75.5 | 410 | [16] | |||
| S5 IS | June 2007 | 8.0 MP 3264x2448 1/2.5" CCD |
DIGIC III | 2.5" vari-angle 207,000 |
117.0 × 80.0 × 77.7 | 450 | First S series with hotshoe[17] | |||
| SX1 IS | December 2008 | 10 MP 3648×2736 1/2.3" CMOS |
28–560 (20×) f/2.8–5.7 |
DIGIC 4 | 2.8" vari-angle 230,000 |
SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC+, HC MMC+ | 128 × 88 × 88 | 585 | Replaces S5 IS, first PowerShot to use CMOS, firmware update allows shooting in RAW, and full HD 1080p recording support[18] | |
| SX10 IS | October 2008 | 10 MP 3648×2736 1/2.3" CCD |
2.5" vari-angle 230,000 |
124 × 88 × 87 | 560 | Replaces S5 IS[19] | ||||
| SX20 IS | August 2009 | 12 MP 4000×3000 1/2.3" CCD |
Replaces SX10 IS[20] | |||||||
| SX30 IS | September 2010 | 14.1 MP 4320×3240 1/2.3" CCD |
24-840 (35x) f/2.7-5.8 |
2.7" vari-angle 230,000 |
122.9 × 92.4 × 107.7 | 601 | Replaces SX20 IS[21] | |||
| SX40 HS | September 2011 | 12.1 MP 1/2.3" CMOS |
24-840 (35x) f/2.7-5.8 |
DIGIC 5 | 2.7" vari-angle 230,000 |
122.9 × 92.4 × 107.7 | 600 | Replaces SX1/SX30 IS[22] | ||
| SXxxx series | ||||||||||
| SX100 IS | August 2007 | 8.0 MP 3264×2448 1/2.5" CCD |
36–360 (10×) f/2.8–4.3 |
DIGIC III | 2.5" fixed 172,000 |
SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC+, HC MMC+ | 108.7 × 71.4 × 46.7 | 265 | Smaller spin-off of SX series[23] | |
| SX110 IS | September 2008 | 9.0 MP 3456×2592 1/2.3" CCD |
3.0" fixed 230,000 |
111 × 71 × 45 | [24] | |||||
| SX120 IS | August 2009 | 10.0 MP 3648×2736 1/2.5" CCD |
DIGIC 4 | 111 × 71 × 45 | 245 | [25] | ||||
| SX130 IS | September 2010 | 12.1 MP 4000x3000 1/2.3" CCD |
28-336mm (12x) f/3.4-5.6 |
113.3 x 73.2 x 45.8 | 260 | Replaces SX120 IS[26] | ||||
| SX150 IS | August 2011 | 14.1 MP 4320 x 3240 1/2.3" CCD |
SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMC+, HC MMC+, Eye-Fi | 258 | Replaces SX130 IS[27] | |||||
| SX200 IS | March 2009 | 12.1 MP, 4000x3000, 1/2.3" CCD |
SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC+, HC MMC+ | 103 × 61 × 38 | 220 | Adds HD video[28] | ||||
| SX210 IS | March 2010 | 14.1 MP 4320×3240 1/2.3" CCD |
28–392 (14×) f/3.1–5.9 |
SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMC+, HC MMC+ | 106 × 59 × 32 | 215 | [29] | |||
| SX220 HS | February 2011 | 12.1 MP 4000x3000 1/2.3" CMOS |
3.0" fixed 461,000 |
SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMC+, HC MMC+, Eye-Fi | 106 x 59 x 33 | Europe-only, no GPS[30] | ||||
| SX230 HS | Adds GPS[30] | |||||||||
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