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The smartphone era dip is over — 2025 compact camera shipments see a remarkable 29.6% rise, and a 49.8% growth in value

CIPA data for 2025 indicates a huge growth in the compact camera market, with a disproportionate rise in value, suggesting premium models lead the way.

TechRadar

This retro compact camera hasn’t even started shipping, but it’s already a best-seller – and is even beating out popular mirrorless cameras

Digital Camera World

This retro compact camera hasn’t even started shipping yet, but it’s already a best-seller – and is even beating out popular mirrorless cameras

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Kodak's US$100 retro shooter vanishes from Japan's top 10 compact cameras. Now, this Sony takes No.1 for the first time in over two years

Japan's latest sales data shows established compact camera favorites returning across the charts – and a debut that puts smartphone-style shooting in a pocketable camera

Digital Camera World

The River and the Fever Dream

A converted digital camera can use infrared light to reveal Texas border militarization—in the same way the armed forces once scanned for enemies from the sky.

Texas Observer

Lomography Lomo MC-A review: I didn’t expect to like this compact film camera this much

A surprisingly premium compact film camera that takes the LC-A spirit in a more grown-up direction

Digital Camera World

From iPods to dumbphones: 8 analogue essentials for a lo-fi 2026

Sometimes dumbing down is the smart move.

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Japan's best-selling camera brands crowned: compact, mirrorless, DSLR, video, and action winners revealed

The BCN Award 2026 reveals Japan's top camera brands across every major category

Digital Camera World

This retro Kodak topped Japan’s compact camera rankings and it costs less than $100, but should you buy it?

The Kodak PIXPRO C1 just dominated compact camera sales in Japan. It's an excellent camera for lo-fi photos. Here's why I think you should buy it.

Tom’s Guide

'The Happy Meal of cameras': this $30 retro-looking compact camera is perfect for travel, nights out with friends and fun family photos

Charmed, I'm sure

Tom’s Guide

Film photography is making a comeback. As a photographer, these are the two types of film cameras that I think are the easiest to start with

If you're nervous about trying film photography for the first time, I recommend getting a taste of analog with a disposable camera or instant film

Digital Camera World

Fujifilm’s new Instax Mini Evo Cinema takes inspiration from classic 1960s Fuji Single-8 cine cameras that were actually superior to Kodak Super 8

The story behind the vintage tech that inspired Fujifilm's weird new Instax Mini Evo Cinema camera

Digital Camera World

The viral Kodak Charmera is the worst camera I’ve ever used – but it’s so bad and so retro, that I actually love it

Kodak, the prominent producer of cheap compact cameras, goes even smaller and cheaper with the Charmera keychain camera

TechRadar

‘A $30 camera meant for fun, not serious photography’: Kodak Charmera review

The Kodak Charmera is a highly portable, easy to use, cheap and cheerful point-and-shoot camera featuring 11 frames and filters as well as lo-fi image quality.

Tom’s Guide

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This colorful new Kodak compact camera is a low-tech digicam with instant prints – and a US$80 / £80 price

The Kodak Printomatic+ is a screenless digital camera that prints out images on ZINK paper

Tom’s Guide

'It’s an instant camera that lets you time travel from the 1930s to the 2020s’: I spent two hours with the Fujifilm Instax mini Evo Cinema, here’s what I think of it

The Fujifilm Instax mini Evo Cinema is the latest addition to Fuji's lineup of hybrid instant cameras that lets you shoot stills and record videos.

Digital Camera World

Kodak has the best-selling compact camera of the year – and it explains everything about 2025

This budget compact camera is Japan's best-selling model in 2025, beating premium rivals and highlighting Kodak's dominance of the compact camera comeback

Digital Camera World

Kodak's US$100 retro compact camera retakes Japan's top-selling spot – and Sony's US$5,000+ flagship barely makes the cut

A budget Kodak compact camera beats premium rivals as Yodobashi's final 2025 rankings deliver a surprise winner...

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These lifesize 35mm rolls of film are actually digital compact cameras!

Looking for an alternative to the Kodak Charmera? The SnapRoll is a compact camera disguised as a roll of 35mm film

Digital Camera World

Kodak Snapic A1 review: a premium-ish film point-and-shoot

The new Kodak Snapic A1 costs twice as much as other analog point-and-shoots. But I'm not sure it offers twice the quality.

Tom’s Guide

I finally got my hands on the $30 camera that TikTok and Instagram are obsessed with: my first impressions of the Kodak Charmera

The brand new Kodak Charmera is a fun little camera that can clip on to your keys or bag, and though it doesn't take the best photos, it's heaps of fun.

Digital Camera World

Long before the Apple Pencil, this wartime Kodak compact camera came with a stylus, here’s why…

The Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic was a line of compact film cameras that came with a built-in stylus for manually adding ‘metadata’ to rolls of film

Android Central

Google is gearing up to revive Snapseed on Android, and I couldn't be more excited

Snapseed, a fun and beloved photo editor, is back receiving regular updates and even works as a virtual film camera — but only on iOS. That's changing soon.

Digital Camera World

The best-selling cameras of 2025 are in – and this Kodak compact camera takes the crown, overshadowing new 40MP releases

Drumroll, please... Here's a look at the top 10 of 2025's best-selling cameras (and compacts claim half of the spots!)

Digital Camera World

These are the top 10 compact cameras in Japan right now – 'evolution' reigns as a kids' camera hits the charts for the first time

Japan's Top 10 compact cameras reveals some surprises –including one based on the world's most bizarre superhero!

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