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Compact sales shine, but tariffs cast shadow
Amateur Photographer
|August 19, 2025
WHILE it's not quite up there with Donald Trump and Steve Jobs in the annals of comebacks, compact camera sales continue to grow, a big turnaround from just a few years ago.
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According to the latest sales data for June from Japan's Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA), the 'shipped value' of compact cameras made in Japan jumped by 40% in the first six months of this year. Fixed-lens cameras, which include compacts and bridge/superzooms, accounted for nearly a quarter of shipments during this period (24.4%). The data reveals that 1.05 million compact cameras were shipped in the period, the biggest number since 2021.
This story is from the August 19, 2025 edition of Amateur Photographer.
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