

Canon again claims #1 spot in multiple camera and lens categories in the US:
- #1 in Interchangeable Lens Cameras
- #1 in Mirrorless Cameras
- #1 in Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras
Full text of the press release:


Canon again claims #1 spot in multiple camera and lens categories in the US:
Full text of the press release:

Canon released its full-year financial reports. In the camera section, Canon acknowledged “the popularity of compact cameras“:
“Additionally, due to the spread of SNS, the popularity of compact cameras that can easily capture images that differ from those of smartphones is growing among young people. As a result, we are seeing a buildup of orders, mainly for higher priced models like the PowerShot G7 X Mark III. We aim to expand overall camera sales by 8.4% through increased production and supply.”
We can be certain that Canon will release new compact camera(s) very soon since the model they mention in the financial reports (Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III) has been discontinued for a while.
Here are the details for the Canon Imaging Business Unit:
The next DJI Osmo Action 6 camera leaked online:

The Osmo 6 model has already been registered online with the FCC:


Nextorage launched new CFexpress 4.0 Type B memory cards – both series utilize TLC NAND Flash Memory and support the CFexpress 4.0 standard, offering backward compatibility with CFexpress 2.0 host devices:

Nextorage also released a new CFexpress Type A card reader NX-SA1PRO (B&H Photo | Amazon):

Lexar announced new ARMOR GOLD UHS-II SDXC memory cards:


Team Group announced a new Expert SDXC UHS-II U3 V90 2TB SD memory card with reading and writing speeds of up to 300MB/s and 260MB/s (Team Group products are sold at Amazon and B&H Photo).

Prograde released a new ProGrade Digital 960GB CFexpress 2.0 Type A Gold memory card.

Adata showed a new SD 8.0 spec SD memory card (speeds equivalent to CFx B 2.0 cards) at CES this year and they have new microSD express cards on display as well. The SD 8.0 standard was designed to use multiple PCIe interfaces: PCIe Gen 4 x1, PCIe G3 x2, and PCIe Gen4 x2. While the SD card will function with currently available cameras and card readers, the performance is downgraded to a UHS-I standard at 30 MB/s transfer speeds.

Phase One is rumored to release a new camera and/or digital back (IQ5, probably 200+MP) in the second half of this year (2025).
There were some rumors last year that Phase One is working on a new compact camera:
Rumors: Phase One is working on a compact medium format mirrorless camera

Light Lens Lab announced they will begin researching, developing, and producing photographic and cinematic films – see the details here (previous coverage of LLL is available here):

The list of participating cameras for the Worst camera of 2024 are:
And the winner in the latest online poll for the worst camera of 2024 is… the Canon EOS R5 Mark II – with a huge lead over the other entries (see previous coverage of the camera):

Yashica officially released the previously reported City 100 compact camera – it features a 3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom, with both auto and manual focus options and a flip LCD screen. Yashica cameras are sold at Amazon. Here are the technical specifications: