A Kodak with a flip screen that costs less than a nice dinner out is now Japan’s best-selling compact camera. It tops Yodobashi Camera’s chart for October 1 to 15, 2026, published by CAPA CAMERA WEB, and the priciest camera in that same top ten costs about 88 times as much.
Nine cameras fill the ten slots because one Sony charted twice, and eight of them are on sale new in the US.
Price: Kodak PIXPRO C1, $89.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Sony ZV-1 II, $998
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Sony RX1R III, $4,898
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Canon PowerShot V1, $849
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Leica Q3 43, $7,905.58
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7, $579.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Panasonic LUMIX ZS99, $697.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Leica Q3, $6,678.91
Where to buy: Amazon
1: Kodak PIXPRO C1
The C1 jumped from sixth to first, its first time on top in nine and a half months. It’s a 13.12MP 1/3-inch sensor behind a 26mm f/2.0 fixed-focus lens, with 1080p video and a 2.8-inch screen that flips 180 degrees for selfies. Zoom is 4x digital only, whatever some listings say.
It comes in brown, black and tan, the battery’s built in, and we covered its first run up the Japanese charts in July.
Price: $89.99
Where to buy: Amazon
2: Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Second place went to a camera you can’t buy new here. Yodobashi’s online store had sales suspended, so the SX740 HS charted on backorder shipments alone. Canon stopped taking orders in March 2025 and discontinued it later that year, and B&H and Adorama list it as unavailable.
Nothing replaced it: a 20.3MP sensor behind a 40x optical zoom, 24 to 960mm, with 4K30 video is still a mix no current Canon compact offers. Third-party bundles at inflated prices are the only US listings left, and we’re not linking those.
3: Sony VLOGCAM ZV-1 II
The ZV-1 II moved up from fourth to third. It took ninth too, as the Shooting Grip Kit with a GP-VPT2BT grip and a spare NP-BX1 battery. That kit sold on backorders after Sony discontinued it in Japan, while the bare camera’s still current here.
Its 20.1MP 1-inch stacked sensor sits behind an 18 to 50mm f/1.8 to 4 zoom, wide enough to keep your face and the background in frame at arm’s length. You also get 120p slow motion in Full HD, a three-capsule mic and Product Showcase autofocus.
Price: $998
Where to buy: Amazon
4: Sony Cyber-shot RX1R III
The RX1R III came back after five months off the chart. It puts a 61MP full-frame sensor and a fixed ZEISS Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 lens in a body that still fits a coat pocket, and it records 10-bit video.
It’s the halo camera on this list: full-frame files without ever swapping a lens.
Price: $4,898
Where to buy: Amazon
5: Canon PowerShot V1
The V1 is back after more than four months away. It has the biggest sensor in the creator class, a 22.3MP 1.4-inch type chip behind a 16 to 50mm f/2.8 to 4.5 zoom. Video runs to 4K60 with a 1.4x crop, with Canon Log 3 for grading.
A built-in cooling fan and a 3-stop ND filter set it apart, since fanless bodies cut long takes short on heat. With the SX740 HS gone, it’s the Canon on this chart that’s still on sale.
Price: $849
Where to buy: Amazon
6: Leica Q3 43
The Q3 43 pairs a 60MP full-frame sensor with an APO-Summicron 43mm f/2 ASPH lens, and the body’s handmade in Germany. Crop modes step files down to 36MP or 18MP for extra reach, the lens has a macro mode, and video runs to 8K30.
It’s for shooters who never wanted the regular Q3’s wider lens.
Price: $7,905.58
Where to buy: Amazon
7: OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7
The TG-7 is the only camera here you can drop, freeze and take underwater without a housing. It’s rated waterproof to 50 feet, shockproof to 7 feet, crushproof to 220 pounds and freezeproof to 14°F.
Inside are a 12MP sensor and a 25 to 100mm f/2 to 4.9 zoom, plus microscope macro modes that focus closer than anything else on the list.
Price: $579.99
Where to buy: Amazon
8: Panasonic LUMIX ZS99
The ZS99, sold as the TZ99 in Japan, fits a 30x zoom into a coat pocket: 24 to 720mm through a Leica DC Vario-Elmar f/3.3 to 6.4 lens, with a tilting touchscreen and USB-C charging. Travel zooms are an old formula, and this one got pricier after launch: it debuted at $499.99 and now sells for about $200 more.
Price: $697.99
Where to buy: Amazon
10: Leica Q3
The Q3 closes the chart with the same sensor as the Q3 43, behind a faster, wider Summilux 28mm f/1.7 ASPH. That’s classic street framing, and the crop modes cover the longer shots.
Price: $6,678.91
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Kodak PIXPRO C1, $89.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Sony ZV-1 II, $998
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Sony RX1R III, $4,898
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Canon PowerShot V1, $849
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Leica Q3 43, $7,905.58
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7, $579.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Panasonic LUMIX ZS99, $697.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Price: Leica Q3, $6,678.91
Where to buy: Amazon
Japan bought both ends of the market in the same two weeks, from the same store. If you film yourself, I’d start with the ZV-1 II. If your camera goes where your phone shouldn’t, get the TG-7.
