Canon said to be planning three PowerShot compact cameras and brand new app

Rumors about a Canon PowerShot compact camera with a large sensor emerged back in April, and now CanonRumors has now been able to find out more about Canon's plans for the compact camera market. As previously reported, a flagship compact camera with Canon PowerShot branding is to be launched on the market in 2026 with a completely newly developed sensor.

Although this camera will have a slightly smaller sensor than the new Panasonic Lumix L10, it will also cost less than $1,000. What is new is the information that this compact camera will be fundamentally different from the PowerShot G7 X Mark III, meaning that Canon is to develop a new design for a compact camera with a focus on photography instead of video for the first time in years.

Canon is also said to be developing two other compact cameras – a superzoom camera, which will combine a relatively large sensor for this product category with a lens with a particularly wide zoom range, and a more affordable mainstream compact camera. According to CanonRumors, all three of these cameras will be launched within the next twelve months, although the schedules of products not yet announced are subject to change at any time.

Canon is rumored to be developing a brand new smartphone app to replace Canon Camera Connect, although it is not yet known what new features this app will bring. Camera Connect already allows users to wirelessly transfer photos from a camera, remotely control the camera, enhance photo metadata with GPS coordinates and perform firmware updates.