Canon ELPH (series) explained

The Canon ELPH (also known as IXUS in Europe and IXY in Japan) series includes several popular compact point and shoot cameras built between 1996 and 2002. 1

Film Format

All ELPH cameras used the Advanced Photo System (APS) film format and were known for being very compact and stylish. The companion line of digital cameras, the Digital ELPH series, remains in production.

Models

Model (US)Model (Europe) Model (Japan)Release date
May 1996
June 1996
October 1996
November 1996
July 1997
September 1997
September 1997
March 1998
September 1998
n/a n/a March 1999
March 1999
November 1999
March 2000
February 2001
n/a March 2002
n/a March 2002
March 2002

See also