Thank you, TCampbell, for your reply. As I understand it, some numbers and letters have a specific meaning, others are internal company identifiers which are not revealed to the public, I guess. Either way, there are forum contributors like yoursel...
Thank you so much for your reply. Perhaps I can phrase my question more clearly with an example: "Canon Powershot SX510HS". What is the difference between Powershot and EOS? What do the letters E,O, and S stand for? What does the number 510 mean...