The PowerShot “A” Series
the entry level digital point and shoots
The PowerShot series of digital cameras replaced the film based Sure Shot series beginning in April of 1998 with the PowerShot A5. There were several sub series of the PowerShot line such as the “A”, “S”, “D” and others. The “A” Powershot cameras were originally inexpensive “point and shoot” devices but as they were rolled out over the years some were surprisingly sophisticated.
What follows is a list compiled from the Canon Museum of Canon’s PowerShot “A” series cameras. The ones that I have acquired are shown in blue.
Note that these cameras all had the same name in all sales regions.
| Name | Introduced | mpx | ISO | Card | Batteries |
| PowerShot A5 | Apr 98 | .81 | 100-400 | CF(Type 1) | 1 x 2CR5 |
| PowerShot A5 Zoom | Oct 98 | .81 | 100-400 | CF(Type 1) | 1 x 2CR5 |
| PowerShot A50 | Apr 99 | 1.3 | 100-400 | CF(Type 1) | 1 x 2CR5 |
| PowerShot A20 | May 01 | 2.1 | 100-150 | CF(Type 1) | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A10 | Jun 01 | 1.3 | 100-150 | CF(Type 1) | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A40 | Mar 02 | 2.0 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A30 | Mar 02 | 1.2 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 4 X AA |
| PowerShot A100 | Apr 02 | 1.2 | 64-400 | CF(Type 1) | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A200 | Jun 02 | 2.0 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A70 | Mar 03 | 3.2 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A60 | Mar 03 | 2.0 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A300 | Apr 03 | 3.2 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A80 | Oct 03 | 4.0 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A75 | Mar 04 | 3.2 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 4 x AA/ MS-614S |
| PowerShot A310 | Mar 04 | 3.2 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A95 | Sep 04 | 5.0 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A85 | Sep 04 | 4.0 | 50-400 | CF(Type 1) | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A400 | Sep 04 | 3.2 | 50-400 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A520 | Mar 05 | 4.0 | 50-400 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A510 | Mar 05 | 3.2 | 50-400 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A410 | Sep 05 | 3.2 | 50-400 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A620 | Oct 05 | 7.1 | 50-400 | SD Card | 2xAA |
| PowerShot A610 | Oct 05 | 5.0 | 50-400 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A420 | Feb 06 | 4.0 | 64-400 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A430 | Mar 06 | 4.0 | 64-400 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A530 | Mar 06 | 5.0 | 80-800 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A540 | Mar 06 | 6.0 | 80-800 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A700 | Apr 06 | 6.0 | 80-800 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A630 | Sep 06 | 8.0 | 80-800 | SD Card | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A640 | Sep 06 | 10.0 | 80-800 | SD Card | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A710 IS | Sep 06 | 7.1 | 80-800 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A450 | Feb 07 | 5.0 | 80-800 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A460 | Mar 07 | 5.0 | 80-800 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A550 | Mar 07 | 7.1 | 80-800 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A570 IS | Mar 07 | 7.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A560 | Mar 07 | 7.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A650 IS | Aug 07 | 12.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 4 x AA |
| PowerShot A720 IS | Aug 07 | 8.0 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A590 IS | Feb 08 | 8.0 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A580 | Feb 08 | 8.0 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A470 | Mar 08 | 7.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A1000 IS | Sep 08 | 10.0 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A2000 IS | Sep 08 | 10.0 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A1100 IS | Feb 09 | 12.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A480 | Feb 09 | 10.0 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A2100 IS | Mar 09 | 12.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A3000 IS | Feb 10 | 10.0 | SD Card | ||
| PowerShot A3100 IS | Feb 10 | 10.0 | SD Card | ||
| PowerShot A490 | Feb 10 | 10.0 | |||
| PowerShot A495 | Feb 10 | 10.0 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A3200 IS | Feb 11 | 14.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | NB-8L |
| PowerShot A2200 | Feb 11 | 14.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | NB-8L |
| PowerShot A1200 | Mar 11 | 12.1 | 80-1600 | SD Card | 2 x AA |
| PowerShot A3300 IS | Aug 11 | 16.0 | 80-1600 | SD Card | NB-8L |
| PowerShot A4000 IS | Feb 12 | 16.0 | SD Card | NB-11L | |
| PowerShot A3400 IS | Mar 12 | 16.0 | SD Card | NB-11L | |
| PowerShot A2300 | Mar 12 | 16.0 | SD Card | NB-11L | |
| PowerShot A2400 IS | Mar 12 | 16.0 | SD Card | NB-11L | |
| PowerShot A810 | Apr 12 | 16.0 | SD Card | 2 x AA | |
| PowerShot A1300 | Apr 12 | 16.0 | SD Card | 2 x AA | |
| PowerShot A2600 | Feb 13 | 16.0 | SD Card | NB-11L | |
| PowerShot A1400 | Feb 13 | 16.0 | SD Card | 2 x AA | |
| PowerShot A3500 IS | Aug 13 | 16.0 |
Cameras in the Collection
Here is more information on some of the cameras in the collection. This list is probably far from complete but….well, you know, so many cameras and so little time!
C-354 – PowerShot A520
C-459 – PowerShot A590
C-256 – PowerShot A2300
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