Fuji to cut compact camera line by 50%, plans to announce more mirrorless system cameras this year

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AP reported that Fujifilm will be cutting their compact camera line by 50% and is planing to launch more mirrorless system cameras this fiscal year (probably a smaller, entry level X version). The information was given by Hiroshi Tanaka, general manager of Fuji's Optical Device and Electronic Imaging Products Division in a recent interview with Nikkei newspaper.

In addition to the X line, Fujifilm has a huge number of point and shoot cameras: