Japanese companies Nikon and Panasonic have stopped making low-cost compact digital cameras and will now focus on more expensive mirrorless cameras.

The reason is partly due to smartphones, which are increasingly focusing on quality cameras. Global shipments of compact digital cameras are down 97% from 2008 to just 3.01 million units in 2021 as smartphone cameras get better and smarter.

Nikon has suspended the development of new compact models of its Coolpix line. Nikon currently only offers two models with quality lenses, but the company is “closely monitoring market trends” to determine future production volumes.

Nikon has already stopped making DSLRs to specialize in high-end single-lens mirrorless models. According to Nikkei Asia, the company will focus resources on mirrorless cameras, which have been made popular by more advanced digital technologies.

Panasonic Holdings “has not launched any new products in the price range below $370 since 2019 and has no plans to develop low-cost models in the future.” “We have stopped development of any new models that can be replaced by a smartphone,” a company spokesman said.

Going forward, Panasonic will produce high quality mirrorless cameras for photography enthusiasts. The company plans to launch a mirrorless camera with the German company Leica Camera.

Previously, Fujifilm stopped production of its FinePix compact cameras. Canon hasn’t released a new Ixy camera since 2017. The Sony Group has also not offered any new compact models under its Cyber-shot brand since 2019, and Casio Computer stopped making Exilim cameras in 2018.

Xiaomi founder Lei Jun will hold a press conference this week to showcase many new products, including Redmi K50 Extreme Edition, Xiaomi MIX Fold 2, Xiaomi Tablet 5 Pro with a 12.4-inch screen. In addition, the new Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro headset was announced today and will be shown at the same event.

Judging by the official image, the headphones have an in-ear design and a gold color scheme. It is reported that this flagship model will receive a noise reduction system and a surround sound system.

Back in May, it was leaked that the Redmi Buds 4 Pro would support up to 43dB of noise cancellation, the headphones would get a wind noise reduction mode, ultra-low latency of 59ms, and offer 36 hours of battery life.

The presentation of new products is expected on August 11.

Introduced in July this year, the Nothing Phone (1) smartphone was quite actively discussed on the Web because of its original design and backlight. However, early adopters immediately began reporting screen problems and lagging LED strips.

Now it turned out that buyers of Nothing Phone (1) were deceived by information about the maximum brightness of the screen. According to official data, the maximum brightness of the Nothing Phone (1) screen is 1200 cd/m²but in almost all tests, the maximum screen brightness is less than 700 cd / m². In some tests, it does not even rise to 650 cd / m².

In response, Nothing Phone (1) stated that it would conduct an internal investigation. In addition, the company has changed the peak brightness on the official website settings page from 1200 nits to 700 cd/m.².