Sony Japan announced a significant price increase for several cameras:

• Total affected products: 18 (7 cameras above + 11 memory cards)
• Average increase across the priced products is reported at 12-14.5%
• Here is the original text from Sony Japan:

Notice Regarding Price Revision for Some Products

Thank you for your continued patronage of Sony products. Sony Marketing Inc. will revise the manufacturer’s shipping prices for some products sold in Japan, effective September 1, 2026.
Due to the impact of the current external environment, including rising raw material costs and manufacturing/logistics costs, we will revise the shipping prices as follows. We will also revise the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices.

• Date of revision of shipping price and suggested retail price: September 1, 2026
• Target Categories: Cinema Line camera and professional camcorder products
• Average price revision rate: Approximately 12% increase

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A new report from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry suggests that digital camera production is showing signs of recovery. Here is a recap of the original report:

• Digital camera production (and camera lenses) had been under long-term pressure from the rise of smartphones, which caused production to start declining around 2008 (video cameras peaked earlier, in 2005, and fell more sharply).
• Production dropped sharply in Q2 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, then fluctuated afterward.
• Clear signs of recovery have appeared since 2025, according to the Mineral and Industrial Production Index.
• Domestic shipments of lens-integrated (compact) cameras have risen for two consecutive years starting in 2024 (CIPA data).
• For lens-exchangeable cameras: the long decline in DSLRs has leveled off; mirrorless cameras fell in 2025 but are now showing an upward trend, pointing to a generational shift toward mirrorless.
• The recent pickup is attributed mainly to stronger demand from younger users for sharing and video content.
• Despite the multi-year structural decline caused by smartphones, digital cameras are finding new life in niches that smartphones do not fully replace (higher image quality, interchangeable lenses, still + video capability).

While overall numbers are improving, the latest CIPA numbers show a slowdown. A good example here is Nikon – they have released only two lenses this year, and it seems that most of their upcoming products are even further delayed.

Also, what the report does not cover is the recent significant increase in prices as a result of the Trump tariffs, memory shortages, and geopolitical instability (Fujifilm is rumored to have another price increase on September 1st; see all recent price increases here):

Update: Sony Japan just increased the prices of several cinema cameras.

Another Fujifilm price increase is coming

Report from Japan: the top 10 used cameras with the biggest price increases

Ricoh GR camera models are getting a 6-11% price increase in Japan on July 1st

LaCie just increased prices in the US by around 9-12%

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The Japanese camera marketplace Minna Camera recently published a list of the top 10 used cameras with the biggest price increases for the first half of 2026:

1. Nikon D5600 (2016): +24.1%
2. Sony α7 IV (2021): +11.9%
3. Ricoh GR III (2019): +10.9%
4. Sony α6000 (2014): +10.0%
5. Canon EOS R6 (2020): +9.8%
6. Canon EOS R50 (2023): +8.9%
7. OM System Tough TG-7 (2023): +8.6%
8. Panasonic Lumix TZ99 (2025): +8.1%
9. Fuji X-S20 (2023): +7.9%
10. Nikon Z9 (2021): +7.8%

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