With the arrival of Ricoh’s GR IV and Canon announcing that it is increasing production of the PowerShot G7X III, the compact camera revival could really be A Thing™. And that’s definitely A Good Thing™ because, especially in the digital era, the compact is a particularly interesting and exciting area of camera design.
The digital technologies made it easier to pack more into less space, and a lot of automation made its debut in this category of camera before being applied elsewhere.
