The new Canon IXUS 75 offers a 7.1 megapixel sensor, 3x zoom lens equivalent to 35-105mm, and a large 3 inch LCD screen with 230,000 pixels. Canon's DIGIC III image processor, which is also used in its DSLR range, powers the IXUS 75 behind the scenes, and also provides the camera's Face Detection and Noise Reduction technologies.

The Canon Digital IXUS 75 has relatively few external controls, just 9 in total, reflecting the fact that this is strictly a point and shoot camera in functionality terms. Cleverly you can directly access the various flash, macro and timer options by clicking on the navigation pad and Canon have also dedicated the Up position to ISO speed, which is a commonly used feature.