Canon PowerShot Camera Overview: What is Canon PowerShot?

The PowerShot is a line of digital cameras from Canon aimed at the consumer and prosumer market. In other words, the Canon PowerShot series is the point and shoot, non-SLR series of digital cameras. One successful story of this product line is that the top five popular point and shoot cameras at Flickr.com, the photo sharing website, are from the Canon PowerShot family.

PowerShot cameras offer quality optics, high performance image processors, and advance digital technology. Smoothly combined with stunning design and ease of use, these features make PowerShot digital cameras the very first choice for photographers at any level.

In order to make every single user satisfied, Canon introduced many different PowerShot series. The G, S, and SX series is a line of advanced level cameras. The SD series is aimed at the intermediate photographers while entry level users might want to consider the A and E series. For those with a taste for adventure, the D series of PowerShot is right for you.

E-Series	A-Series	SD-Series / ELPH-Series	SX-Series	S-Series	G-Series	D-Series
Entry Level	Budget	Most Popular	Ultra Zoom	Performance	Best of All	Adventure
E1	A1000 IS	SD1200 IS	SX1 IS	S100	G10	D10
	A1100 IS	SD1300 IS	SX10 IS	S90	G11
	A1200	SD1400 IS	SX110 IS	S95	G12
	A2000 IS	SD3500 IS	SX120 IS
	A2100 IS	SD4000 IS	SX130 IS
	A2200	SD4500 IS	SX150 IS
	A3000 IS	SD780 IS	SX20 IS
	A3100 IS	SD880 IS	SX200 IS
	A3300 IS	SD890 IS	SX210 IS
	A470	SD940 IS	SX230 HS
	A480	SD960 IS	SX30 IS
	A490	SD970 IS	SX40 HS
	A495	SD980 IS
	A590 IS	SD990 IS
	A800