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Photographer says sun photo “destroyed” his camera’s sensor. Here’s why you may need to heed the warnings

By Mike Harris Published

News The sun can damage your camera’s sensor, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to treat it with kid gloves

News
Ricoh GR IIIx
“This is a camera that should be shouted about more.” Ricoh is ending production on a beloved GR series compact camera – but what’s coming next is even better

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS Ricoh has announced the development of the Ricoh GR IVx, but the Ricoh GR IIIx will be discontinued first

NEWS
Photographer James Artaius holding the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Canon PowerShot SX740 HS / Lite review: Canon's best photo-focused compact camera?

By Ben Andrews Last updated

Review All the optical zoom you could want, in a camera that'll easily slip into your jeans pocket

Review
Fujifilm GFX100RF
“A genuine marvel of engineering,” this 102MP retro compact camera has now swept all three of the world’s biggest design awards

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

FUJIFILM IDEA 2026 has given Fujifilm's medium-format compact camera a bronze award – and it's not the camera's first win either

FUJIFILM
A Leica Q3 43 camera sitting on a wooden log surrounded by ivy
Why I think the Leica Q3 43 changed the premium compact camera market and made others take notice

By Sebastian Oakley Published

Opinon The Leica Q3 43 gave photographers what they wanted – and the industry took notice

Opinon
Panasonic Lumix L10 next to a Panasonic Lumix LX100
Everyone bitched that the Lumix L10 is too big for a compact camera – but the perfect-sized Lumix compact already exists

By James Artaius Published

OPINION Panasonic already makes the perfectly-proportioned compact camera. Do you wish there was a smaller Lumix L10? There is!

OPINION
Side view of a black digital camera with lens extended and flip-out LCD screen opened
A year after Canon increased production, this PowerShot compact camera is still so viral that used models are nearly twice the new cost

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

TRENDS Canon has increased compact camera production multiple times, yet the PowerShot G7 X Mark III's viral status still makes it hard to find

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The Canon PowerShot A540 on a wood background
“Looks over specs” – As smartphone cameras reach 100MP, 20-year-old compact cameras with single-digit megapixel counts are booming in Japan

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS As smartphone cameras reach triple-digit megapixels, some are reaching for 5MP compact cameras with CCD sensors. This is why

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The SNYP Pocket Camera
This compact camera is the size of a lipstick, but it still shoots 16MP photos and 2K videos with a rotating lens and retro filters

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

KICKSTARTER The SNYP Pocket Camera weighs less than a golf ball, but the camera's size isn't the only unusual feature

KICKSTARTER
The Sony RX10 photographed outdoors
Nearly half of the trendiest compact cameras in Japan have this one feature – and one of them isn’t even “compact” at over 1,000g

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

TRENDS The Sony RX10 V was only around for one day in July, but it still made the top ten in Japan, proving the popularity of zoom

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