Compact cameras have been steadily making a comeback after being pushed to near extinction by the smartphone camera – but the brands that are excelling at the point-and-shoot’s return may not be the ones that you think. According to market research company BCN+R, the company with the largest share of the compact camera market in Japan right now is Kodak, followed by Fujifilm, Canon, Kenko Tokina, Panasonic, Ricoh, Sony, and OM System.
BCN+R tracks data from a majority of electronics retailers in Japan; but notably, the company doesn’t track specialist stores like Map Camera, so the company’s data is more of a look at the overall consumer market than stores that cater specifically to photographers. While the data only looks at a portion of the market, the numbers highlight some interesting trends.
