Canon announced a new compact point-and-shoot camera, the PowerShot 360 HS A. That said, there is very little new here and what is new is generally a downgrade. Point-and-shoot cameras are all the rage right now, with many models, including old ones, sold out at retailers. This resurgence, primarily driven by social media trends, has left manufacturers scrambling to restart production on some of their previously discontinued point-and-shoot cameras. Enter the Canon PowerShot 360 HS A, a slightly tweaked version of 2016’s . The Canon PowerShot 360 HS A has the same imaging pipeline as its predecessor, including a relatively small 20.2-megapixel Type 1/2.3 CMOS image sensor and DIGIC 4+ processor. While this sensor may have been a decent size in 2016, at least relative to smartphones, smartphone image sensors these days are often larger than this, typically falling within the Type 1 to Type 1/1.5 range, and frequently featuring more megapixels. Where the 360 HS A aims to differentiate itself from even the latest and greatest smartphones is through its optical zoom capabilities. The 360 HS A borrows its lens from 2016’s 360 HS, meaning it has a 25-300mm (equivalent) focal length range, which is 12x optical zoom. It can also utilize 4x digital zoom to deliver a combined 48x zoom with optical image stabilization. The lens has a variable aperture ranging from f/3.6 to f/7. Paired with the small image sensor, this means there won’t be any shallow depth of field photography here. , Canon is bringing back a popular PowerShot point-and-shoot compact camera, the 360 HS A. However, its return comes with concessions., Canon seems to be riding the TikTok digicam resurgence and is rereleasing a mid-2010s point-and-shoot — the PowerShot Elph 360 HS A..