Sony’s sensor manufacturing hub is located close to the epicenter of the July 28 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan’s Kumamoto region. But while the disruption isn’t insignificant, the expected recovery time is far less than the April 2016 earthquake that resulted in camera shortages that lasted into the fall. In 2016, an earthquake in the same region meant Sony’s sensor production didn’t get back up to pre-quake levels for more than three months. Because Sony makes sensors destined for cameras for several brands and not just Sony’s, the 2016 earthquake resulted in some delays and shortages in finding new cameras. Those delays lasted into the fall from the April earthquake, but the shutdown lasted far longer than Sony’s estimate for the 2026 earthquake.