Really odd one this; I've got a IXUS 40 (4MP) freshly arrived from eBay. Formatted with ver.req, bought up the version screen with SET+DISP, and the screen reads:
Canon DIGITAL IXUS 50
P-ID: 310E PAL
Firmware Ver GM1.01B
E18
Mar 29 2005 21:16:07
A bit odd; the IXUS 50 is the 5MP counterpart to the IXUS 40 (4MP). I took a photo and opened it in Photoshop: 2592x1944 (5MP).
So, can anyone suggest what on earth this camera is? A IXUS 40 with the wrong firmware (with the camera presumably automatically upscaling to 2592x1944) or a IXUS 50 in an IXUS 40 case?
I haven't tried running the CHDK firmware because I'm wary of bricking the camera if it really has had the wrong firmware loaded.
Thanks!