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The Kodak craze is real. Kodak’s cheap digicams make up nearly half of Amazon’s top ten best-sellers – in both Japan and the US
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
About 40 percent of Amazon's top ten bestsellers for cameras are filled by cheap Kodak point-and-shoots

Kodak is about to get a fresh wave of new retro compact cameras – and one has a film simulation dial
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
KODAK The Kodak PixPro family will gain two new members this fall, including a retro camera with a 10x zoom and a waterproof camera with a tilt screen

The Canon PowerShot has gone viral – but the last stills-focused compact camera dates back to 2019. Will Canon finally unveil a new PowerShot before the end of 2026?
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
RUMORS Rumors are circulating that a new stills-focused Canon PowerShot could arrive this fall

The most viral compact cameras aren’t anywhere to be found on the latest list of best-sellers from Japan. Instead, these point-and-shoots all have one thing in common
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
TRENDS The top compact cameras in Japan from the first half of the year are dominated by models like the Kodak PixPro C1 and the Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo

Cheap point-and-shoot camera shipments are exceeding all others. But why are the biggest manufacturers stubbornly ignoring this popular category?
By Gavin Stoker Published
Opinion In Japan and beyond, affordable snapshots from the likes of Kodak’s license holder are beating Canon, Nikon, Sony et al for popularity. So why aren’t the latter coming up with their own?

I've tried both of Camp Snap's viral screen-free cameras – this is the one I would choose for myself (and the one I would choose for my kids)
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
VERSUS The Camp Snap 2 vs Camp Snap CS-Pro… There are a few important differences between these two popular screen-free cameras

"We identified a minor cosmetic issue" – The delay behind the trendy Panasonic Lumix L10 compact camera wasn't just about high demand
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
LUMIX Panasonic has confirmed that shipments of the Titanium Gold Lumix L10 were paused for "a minor cosmetic detail"

Fujifilm X100VI: where to buy and not pay over the odds!
By Sebastian Oakley Published
Deals Please don’t let the scalpers win! You can save $500 on the Fujifilm X100VI by simply waiting a week

Where to pre-order the Sony RX10 V: Here's where to get it in the US or UK
By Sebastian Oakley Published
Buying guide Here’s where you can preorder the new Sony RX10 V in the US or the UK

The Sony RX10 V is a fantastic camera – but this mirrorless combo costs less, weighs nearly the same, and reaches almost as far
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
OPINION An inflation-induced price hike makes the Sony RX10 V the most expensive bridge camera – higher than some all-in-one lenses – but here's an alternative
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