October CIPA 2025: Compacts Skyrocket

[Richard CR]

Over the course of the year, the biggest trend has been that consistently every month, compact or built-in lens camera sales have been much higher than last year. CIPA has just released its October CIPA 2025 results, which show against the past reporting period of October, shipments of built-in lens cameras jumped to 60% growth […]

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[EricN]

Is this most likely related to the higher priced Fuji and Sony models this year?

 

[neuroanatomist]

Is this most likely related to the higher priced Fuji and Sony models this year?

I suspect the driver is that P&S cameras are trending with Gen Z.

 

[EricN]

I suspect the driver is that P&S cameras are trending with Gen Z.

You seem to be correct.

There was something maybe two years or more ago that it was becoming cool in Japan for buying the earlier p&s because the noise offered a analig like quality that separates the look from contemporary devices. I think at least the Fuji or maybe it was another manufacturer won't allow chimping.

Anyway, mores specifically I (sorry wasnt clear) was referring to the CIPA results mentioning the price increases:

The shipment value increases are even more stark, identifying that the camera manufacturers are not only increasing their shipments, but shipping more expensive cameras. Shipment values of built-in lens cameras have increased by 49% while interchangeable lens camera values have only increased by 1%. This tends to indicate that the product mix for interchangeable lens cameras is getting less expensive, while the product mix for compact cameras is increasing in value

I neglected to consider Trump's Tarrifs have influenced price increase as well...

 

[Nathalietje86]

I hope there coming more compact camera's with a good sensor and raw and evf and zoom around 300/400 that would be awesome travel buddy's.
Still hoping that camera companies will make more compact camera's next year