Why is a Kodak point-and-shoot with worse picture quality than your phone the best-selling camera year after year? The answer is surprising, but also kind of obvious
- Kodak PixPro FZ45 and FZ55 top best-selling lists in multiple regions
- They are currently the most popular models at Amazon US and elsewhere
- Prices start from as little as $100 / £90 / AU$145
Camera fans might expect Sony or Canon to top the best-selling charts, but for outright popularity beyond various high-end categories, you'll have to set your sights a little lower, to humble point-and-shoots.
Over recent years, two particularly cheap digital compact cameras have been flying off Amazon US shelves, and from other retailers across the world such as Yodobashi Camera in Japan. They are the Kodak PixPro FZ55 (pictured above) and PixPro FZ45. Other models such as the waterproof PixPro WPZ2 are also in the picture.
The major reason why these PixPro models are so popular is pretty obvious — you'll struggle to find another digital camera with genuine 4x optical zoom for less than the PixPro...
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