Yashica’s City 300 Compact Camera

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Yashica’s new City 300 compact camera is here and it keeps the pocket-friendly charm of its predecessors but steps things up in terms of image quality and control. The camera now has a 50-megapixel Type 1/1.56 sensor, a notable leap from the 13MP chips used in the City 100 and 200. It also gains in-body image stabilization, a first for the series, helping to reduce blur when shooting handheld in tricky light. While the sensor size is still closer to what you’d find in a smartphone, it’s an upgrade for anyone who enjoyed the earlier City models but wanted cleaner, sharper results.

The fixed 24mm equivalent f/1.8 lens remains, but Yashica has made it more versatile thanks to the higher resolution. Built-in crop modes let you shoot full-res 50MP images at 24mm, 12MP files at 50mm, or 8MP shots at 60mm, all from the same lens. A new control ring makes zooming through these digital focal lengths feel like adjusting a real zoom lens, adding a touch of traditional camera handling. Another major change is RAW shooting support, giving photographers the option to work with DNG files for more editing flexibility, a big step up from the JPEG-only output of the earlier City series.

On the outside, the City 300 sticks to the minimalist design, with a slightly refined grip that should improve handling. Weighing just 183 grams (6.5 ounces), it’s nearly 40 grams lighter than the City 100. The Yashica City 300 is available now for HK$3,280, or just under $420 USD.

You can see full details on Yashica’s website here