The compact camera, also known colloquially as the point-and-shoot camera, has been a staple of the photography world for over a century. Perhaps the first mass-market compact camera was introduced in 1900 by Eastman Kodak, costing a mere one dollar (about $36 today).
The Ricoh GR III, a compact point-and-shoot camera originally brought to market in 2019, is proving so popular that the company can't keep it stocked on store shelves around the world.
The Olympus, now OM System, Tough TG-6 is no longer being actively produced and is no longer avaiable from OM System in Japan.
Kenko Tokina is bringing back the affordable point-and-shoot with its new, $125, underwater KC-WP06 camera. It combines classic features like a 25.5mm equivalent lens and an 8-megapixel sensor with a more modern front-facing LCD.
All the major camera manufacturers love vlogging and as a result they all continue to churn out new models. Sony was one of the first to jump on that bandwagon and has now updated one of its earliest models in the new Sony ZV-1 Mark II.
The Ricoh GR III Diary Edition which was previously only available as part of a limited kit is now being offered as a standalone camera.
Lensrentals has revealed the most popular point-and-shoot cameras of 2022. The list features a wide range of point-and-shoot cameras, including inexpensive models, superzooms, and even a pair of premium cameras that cost nearly $6,000.
The latest digital cameras boast ever-higher resolutions, better performance in low light, smart focusing and shake reduction – and they’re built right into your smartphone.
The $6,000 Zeiss ZX1 compact, fixed lens, camera originally released in 2020 has been discontinued. While Zeiss still has web pages for it online, its only two authorized resellers have listed it as no longer available.
In January of 2013, Canon announced a weird compact camera called the PowerShot N. A decade later and with "vintage" point and shoots making a comeback, how well does this strange little camera hold up?
Ricoh has announced the GR III Diary Edition, which features a different "warm gray" finish, comes with specially-designed accessories, and debuts a new image mode that provides "a negative-film finishing appearance."
A Redditor's 3D-printable pistol grip for cameras takes the phrase "point and shoot" and makes it a lot more literal.
Facing business units that it does not believe are expected to grow, Panasonic's CEO says it will shift its business to focus on mirrorless video cameras.
In a fascinating experiment, a complete photography novice was given a Fujifilm X100 to see if he could take "great" pictures.
Today, I want to talk about bad photos. I'm not talking negatively about them either, because bad photos are in fashion right now. I can hear the sound of a million angry perfectionist photographers thrashing at their keyboards, but hear me out.
Sony seems to think that the point-and-shoot isn't dead so much as reborn as something else. Its new ZV-1F is the latest iteration of the RX100 design that has been repurposed to compete with smartphones and is aimed directly at Gen Z users.
Lomography has announced what it is calling a "totally experimental," super-wide, easy-to-use 35mm film camera called the LomoApparat. It offers fixed settings, takes any 35mm film, and is packed with what the company calls "creative features."
The smartphone has won the compact camera battle, and that ship has well and truly sailed. The only surprising thing about this news is that it took so long for the compact camera to finally die.
Almost every major camera manufacturer has either openly discontinued its point-and-shoot line of cameras or has not produced a new one in many years, according to a new report. In short, smartphones have all but totally replaced compact cameras.
Ricoh Imaging has announced the WG-80, a point-and-shoot style camera that features a rugged exterior and a built-in macro light that has been optimized for image capture in extreme conditions.
In 2003, Sony launched the Cyber-Shot DSC-F828, its 8-megapixel camera that featured a novel four-color CCD sensor that it promised would provide improved color accuracy. It was the first and last camera to feature this technology.
Photographers today have access to fantastic cameras that shoot high-quality RAW images and have incredibly good sensors. But, there's still something magical about decades-old point-and-shoot cameras like Nikon Coolpix 990.
Photographer Gordon Laing has been digging through his archives and revisiting classic digital cameras. His latest entry takes a look at the Olympus CAMEDIA C-2000 Z, a camera that was originally released 23 years ago.
Canon has increased the base price of several of its RF and EF lenses for the second time in the last five months. The increase is modest in most cases and is likely due to the global shortage of parts.
Ricoh brought the GR IIIx into its lineup to largely address focal length, but to also cement the case that this compact camera shoots bolder than its size would otherwise indicate.
Leica has announced a new variant of the Q2 camera: the 007 Edition, released to help celebrate the 25th Bond movie, "No Time To Die." The camera is limited to just 250 copies globally.
Ricoh has announced the successor to the GR III, the GR IIIx. The new compact digital camera is described as high-end and features a newly developed 40mm f/2.8 GR lens.
It appears that Canon has quietly raised the prices of several of its products, most notably popular RF lenses saw a price increase of $100 as well as increases to cameras like the Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR.
The parts shortage that is affecting many consumer electronics products continues to squeeze camera manufacturers, as Nikon has announced it is discontinuing the Coolpix B600, a camera it launched less than a year ago.
Ricoh has announced the WG-7 waterproof compact camera that it touts as capable of continuously recording for two hours underwater at a depth of up to 20 meters (65 feet). Ricoh also positions it as a webcam and it even comes equipped with a built-in ring light. Unfortunately, it appears exclusive to Japan.