The Canon ELPH (also known as IXUS in Europe and IXY in Japan) series includes several popular compact point and shoot hybrid digital cameras released by Canon Inc. between 1996 and 2002. All ELPH cameras used the Advanced Photo System (APS) film format, with cartridge film that was 25% smaller than a 35-mm cartridge.[1][2] The companion line of digital cameras, the Digital ELPH series, remains in production.