Will the compact camera bubble burst? "We will see whether this is a real boom or not," says Canon

Canon PowerShot Elph 360 HS A.

Canon is planning to expand and modernize its range of compact cameras – but, at the same time, it can't say for sure whether the compact camera boom is real or artificial.

I was privileged to spend an hour talking to senior Canon executives and product developers – including the company's executive vice president and head of the Imaging Group, Go Tokura – at the CP+ 2026 show in Japan.