TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US9.7% cheaper in Japan
Is Sony VLOGCAM ZV-1F Digital Camera cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$58.43 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$58.43 (9.7%): Japan ¥82,499 ≈ US$541.56, the US US$599.99.
01 · Verdict
9.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥82,499incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$541.56JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$599.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$58.439.7% · 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 2026-09-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) | ¥82,499 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$599.99 | Sony US official store ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$541.56 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$58.43 | 9.7%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 ¥82,499, Taiwan NT$14,530; 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$549.68, still below the US by US$50.31.
- Break-even rate 0.0073 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 capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), 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
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Sony US official store ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-18
- 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
- Japan ranking listing: VLOGCAM ZV-1F, ultra-wide fixed-lens camera, black/Taiwan product page: Taiwan listing title model ZV-1F; Taiwan product page title "[SONY] ZV-1F Vlog Camera (authorized distributor stock, 18+6 month warranty)"The Japan listing is model ZV-1F (VLOGCAM ZV-1F 超広角単焦点レンズ一体型カメラ ブラック); the Taiwan product page title likewise reads ZV-1F: 「【SONY 索尼】ZV-1F Vlog 相機(公司貨 保固18+6個月)」; on 2026-09-18 the page was opened directly to verify the title and model. (Storefront: momo Shopping) US price 2026-09-18: US official site ZV-1F/B Black body US$599.99.
- 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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