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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Kim Bunermann

Cult compact cameras make up 40% of Japan's Top 10 sales chart as Sony's newest flagship fails to get to No.1

Fujifilm X100VI camera close up of the screen and buttons, sat on on a slatted wooden bench.

Compact cameras have dominated the Japanese market before, with the Fujifilm X100VI regularly topping sales charts at major retailers. Now, new sales data from Map Camera show that four of Japan's ten best-selling cameras in June are point-and-shoot models that launched years ago.

Published by Map Times, the rankings show that photographers continue to buy established compact camera models – many of them award-winning cameras that have become cult favorites thanks to their pocketable designs and distinctive shooting experience.

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