TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US4.7% cheaper in Japan
Is Canon IXY 650 / IXUS 285 HS Digital Camera cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$17.96 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$17.96 (4.7%): Japan ¥55,000 ≈ US$361.04, the US US$379.00.
01 · Verdict
4.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥55,000incl. tax · Japan Canon official store list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$361.04JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$379.00excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$17.964.7% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japanincl. tax、the USexcl. tax; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-22. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan Canon official store list price | ¥55,000 | IXY 650 m（ブラック）55,000円（税込） ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$379.00 | B&H Photo Video ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$361.04 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$17.96 | 4.7%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥55,000, Taiwan NT$9,990; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$366.46, still below the US by US$12.54.
- Break-even rate 0.0069 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Only paired when the model, capacity, and version match; a different suffix or a different memory/storage combination is treated as a different product.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import or a parallel import), not the brand's official price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- IXY 650 m（ブラック）55,000円（税込） ↗Japan Canon official store list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- B&H Photo Video ↗Current US retailer price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- IXUS 285 HS A (international version) = Japan-spec IXY 650m, blackThe Japan price comes from the IXY 650 m (Black), ¥55,000 (tax included) (Canon Japan's official store list price): Canon IXY 650 m, Black; model IXY650M(BK) / product code 7282C001; body only; Taiwan is PChome 24h Shopping's "Canon IXUS 285 HS A, Authorized Import, Black," priced at NT$9,990. Web verification confirmed that Canon's Japan-spec "IXY 650 m"'s overseas-market equivalent model is exactly "IXUS 285 HS A" (also called ELPH 360 HS A in North America); Taiwan's official authorized-distributor stock uses the name IXUS 285 HS A, and it has a black version, corresponding to the Japan-spec black. Root has reopened this page to re-check the product name and price.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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