I took Panasonic’s new 15x zoom travel compact camera on vacation, and it still has no rival — but flagship Chinese phones are getting close The Lumix ZS300 / TZ300 travel compact is a refresh of the 8-year-old Lumix ZS200 / TZ200 — but is the versatile snapper still relevant in 2026? #compact_camera #travel_compact #flagship_Chinese #Chinese_phones #zoom_travel #versatile_snapper #Lumix
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. #compact_camera #CIPA_data #camera_market #suggesting_premium #camera_shipments #huge_growth #smartphone_era
Canon's latest PowerShot proves the compact camera isn't dead — and testing it reminded me why I got into photography in the first place The Canon PowerShot Elph 360 HS A / Ixus 285 HS A appeals to the neo-retro appetite of the Tik Tok generation and it's helping to keep compact cameras alive #Tik_Tok #PowerShot_Elph #Tok_generation #cameras_alive #Canon_latest #compact_camera #Canon_PowerShot
