Yashica Tank
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The Yashica Tank is presented as a bold proposal that fuses the industrial aesthetics of "rugged" cameras with the current trend of digicams from the early 2000s. Its vertical and compact design, inevitably reminiscent of classic Fujifilm models, is built to withstand adverse conditions, being resistant to shocks and splashes. For the photography enthusiast, what is most attractive is its focus on tactile simplicity: it has direct physical controls and a viewfinder that invites a more conscious shooting experience and less dependent on smartphone screens, maintaining a balance between nostalgia and modern durability. Regarding its technical performance, the camera relies on a CMOS sensor optimized to recreate the brand's characteristic "color science", seeking tones that emulate the grain and warmth of the film instead of the clinical sharpness of current sensors. It incorporates a fixed focal lens – ideal for street photography due to its natural angle of view – and a distinctive front lighting system that acts as both a flash and soft continuous light, allowing portraits with a very specific aesthetic that refers to fashion photography of the 90s and 2000s, but with the convenience of modern digital storage on SD cards. Due to its hybrid nature, the Yashica Tank is the ideal tool for travel, festival and urban adventure photography where you do not want to expose expensive professional equipment but are looking for quality superior to that of a mobile phone. It is perfect as a "daily use" camera to capture everyday life with an analogue character, allowing the user to forget about subsequent editing thanks to its internal filters. Plus, its ruggedness makes it an excellent choice for those into light sports or hiking who want a camera that can keep up without compromising style or portability.
- Screen size: 3.0"
- Launch price: USD 100
- Sensor mp effective: 12
- Sensor format: Sony CMOS 1/2.8"
- Flash builtin: Yes
Specifications
- Brand
- Yashica
- Line or model
- Tank
- Effective megapixels
- 12 Effective megapixels: usable sensor resolution for images.
- Sensor type
- CMOS Sensor technology (for example, CMOS, CCD).
- Processor
- Microprocesador
- ISO range
- 100-6400 (Auto) Range of ISO values available on the camera.
- Body classification
- Compact
- Body dimensions
- 100 x 20 x 55 mm Physical body dimensions (width × height × depth), usually in mm.
- Screen size
- 3.0" Physical size of the screen; measured by the visible diagonal in inches.
- Screen resolution
- 360 x 640px Number of pixels shown on the screen (width × height).
- Screen articulation
- Flip screen Screen articulation type (tilting, fully‑articulated, etc.).
- Video modes
- 4K up to 30p, Full HD up to 60p Available combinations of resolution and frames per second (FPS) for video recording.
- 4K max FPS
- 30 Maximum frames per second at 4K.
- FHD max FPS
- 60 Maximum frames per second in Full HD.
- Battery type
- BL-5B (800mAh) Battery type/model used by the camera.
- Objetivo
- f/2.0 (Fixed) Lens focal length (mm); determines angle of view.
- Storage media
- Micro SD (up to 256GB) Card/storage media formats supported by the camera.
- Flash Builtin
- Launch price
- USD 100 In 2026, it is the manufacturer’s suggested price at release.
- Current price
- USD 103 It is the approximate market value (used or new) as of Mar/2026.
- Mount
- Lente Fijo Lens mount type supported by the camera. If L-Mount Alliance appears, it means the camera uses Leica L mount shared across alliance brands.
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