Canon PowerShot S

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 ultra-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.

Models

Compact S series

The Sxx series is made up of two sub-series. The S10 and S20 were compact point-and-shoot cameras, while the S30-onwards comprised of prosumer digital cameras that were the de-contented, lower-cost alternative to the equivalent G-series camera at the time.

Model	Release date	Sensor CCD size	Lens (35mm equiv) zoom	LCD size	Card	Size (mm) Weight (body, g)	Notes
Point-and-Shoot
S10	October 1999	2.1 MP 1/2"	35-70mm, 2x	1.8"	CF	105.4 x 69.4 x 33.8 270	Smallest true zoom 2 MP camera when released .
S20	March 2000	3.3 MP 1/1.8"	32 - 64mm 2x
Prosumer
S30	December 2001	3.2 MP 1/1.8"	35-105mm 3x	1.8"	CF	112 x 58 x 42 260	New larger body shape, addition of manual controls, added RAW support
S40	October 2001	4.1 MP 1/1.8"
S45	October 2002	4.1 MP 1/1.8"
S50	March 2003	5.0 MP 1/1.8"
S60	June 2004	5.0 MP 1/1.8"	28-100mm 3.6x			114.0 x 56.5 x 38.8 230	First to use wide-angle lens, supports conversion lenses, smaller and lighter body with re-arranged rear panel
S70	September 2004	7.1 MP 1/1.8"
S80	October 2005	8.0 MP 1/1.8"		2.5"	SD	104.0 x 57.0 x 38.8 225	Redesigned smaller and lighter body, no RAW support
S90	September 2009	10.0 MP 1/1.7"	6.0 (W)-22.5mm (T) f/2.0-4.9 (35mm equivalent: 28-105mm)	3.0" 461,000 dots	SD	100.0 x 58.4 x 30.9mm 175	New High Sensitivity System and higher ISO speeds, f/2.0 lens

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  Canon PowerShot S30
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  Canon PowerShot S45

See also

• Canon PowerShot
• Canon PowerShot A
• Canon PowerShot G
• Canon PowerShot SD or Digital Elph