Tokyo, 13:00. As part of a worldwide announcement of new digital camera products Canon today revealed the smallest, lightest 2.1 megapixel digital camera yet - Digital Ixus (known as the Powershot S100 Digital Elph in the USA). Clad in a strong steel case with a completely flat face (switched off) it measures a minuscule 87 x 57 x 26.9mm (3.4 x 2.2 x 1") - front on that's about the same size as a credit card, weighs in at just 190 g (6.7 oz).

Vital statistics: 1.92mp effective (1,600 x 1,200), 2x zoom, CF Type I, Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery, light weight & small size, June 2000, 815€ (US$730).