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Walk into any camera store and it seemed that most of the shoppers automatically want a Canon camera. Many reviewers, including Dpreview, seem to fawn over Canon cameras. But do Canon cameras really produce better pictures than the competition or are they overrated, overhyped, and overpriced?

As I look over these head to head, real life comparison photos

http://www.pbase.com/dineshperera/cameras

between Canon, Fuji, Olympus, and Panasonic cameras I do not see a Canon superiority at all. In fact, I would say that none of the cameras tested are superior to each other in the daylight photos. They are a little different from each other for sure, but no make is superior. In low light it seems to be a different matter. The Panasonic images are clearly sharper and brighter than the Canons, and the Fujis just blow them all away.

So Canon cameras are about equal to the competition in good light, and get beaten in low light. Where is the supposed Canon superiority?
 
panini98 said:
Walk into any camera store and it seemed that most of the shoppers
automatically want a Canon camera. Many reviewers, including
Dpreview, seem to fawn over Canon cameras. But do Canon cameras
really produce better pictures than the competition or are they
overrated, overhyped, and overpriced?
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Since I've now read you prior, heavily anti-Canon posts in other forums.

But, in my view Canon cameras are not "overrated, overhyped, and overpriced"

Phil
 
Could be ease of use. I find that the controls on my G6 are as well designed and laid out and easy to remember as my Monolta SLR.

Al
 
panini98 said:
Walk into any camera store and it seemed that most of the shoppers
automatically want a Canon camera. Many reviewers, including
Dpreview, seem to fawn over Canon cameras. But do Canon cameras
really produce better pictures than the competition or are they
overrated, overhyped, and overpriced?
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As far as compacts go there is hardly any competition due to the variety of models, features and performances available
panini98 said:
As I look over these head to head, real life comparison photos

http://www.pbase.com/dineshperera/cameras

between Canon, Fuji, Olympus, and Panasonic cameras I do not see a
Canon superiority at all.
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That's an inconclusive comparison. The S400 is discontinued and almost 4 years old
panini98 said:
In fact, I would say that none of the
cameras tested are superior to each other in the daylight photos.
They are a little different from each other for sure, but no make
is superior. In low light it seems to be a different matter. The
Panasonic images are clearly sharper and brighter than the Canons,
and the Fujis just blow them all away.
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The Fuji's are a great low light camera but suffer in other areas
panini98 said:
So Canon cameras are about equal to the competition in good light,
and get beaten in low light. Where is the supposed Canon
superiority?
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Throw the G7, A630/A640, and S3IS into the mix and you'll see
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Regards,
Hank

 
I find somewhat interesting that you need to validate your opinion on an internet forum. A true independent thinker can make up his/her own mind and doesn't seek the approval of others.

That being said, what does it matter. Buy the camera that works best for you and take some pictures instead of worrying about the value proposition offered by the ones you didn't select. That is a sign of maturity.

Two intelligent, rational people can observe the same event and walk away with different perspectives on what they saw. Do yourself a favor and prove your point with the great pictures you take instead of seeking personal validation in a forum.
 
To keep people from being blinded by all of the over ratings, we can depend on the pros at BB and the like to help in our decisions. I was at the local BB store last week and passing by I heard the salesman assisting a couple who stated they knew nothing about digital cameras. I was near enough to hear him going on, "Well we have cameras starting around $100. But if quality is what your looking for, I would skip straight to the Sony models, and ignore all else."

With quality advice like this available for the asking, consumers are safe! Nothing against Sony products meant. They make some fine cameras too. But the mentality of shopping and decision making like this is ridiculous.

A half hour or so later, I was in line to pay out. The couple were in line behind me with the sales associate carrying a Sony T10(whatever the whole model # is), along with case, cards, and other accessories. I could only think I hope it works well for them.

I realize this is a pointless story. but thought it would fit into the OP's pointless thread.
 
No more so than any other company's products are overrated.

Buy the one that best fits your needs. I replaced the P&S last month, and I ended up with Canon again. I wanted the TZ1, but got a A710 because it used AA batteries. The main camera is a 20D.
 
Well I can relate to your story,

Today I was in Staples looking at the XTi to see what 'it' had. Well another customer comes up to me and says ' yes get the XTi, its a better camera than the XT' I look at him and say, well I like my XT and he just looks abit dumbfounded. :)

Goes on to say he was looking for a pocket camera, going to Germany next week and didn't want to take his slr with him. So he is looking at the Canon A620, and tells me the HP, Kodak are all nice cameras according to consumer guide. (and I'm thinking 'oh gawd' ;0 )

So to make the story short, I am glad he's NOT making my camera choices for me ;)

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mfletch said:
To keep people from being blinded by all of the over ratings, we
can depend on the pros at BB and the like to help in our decisions.
I was at the local BB store last week and passing by I heard the
salesman assisting a couple who stated they knew nothing about
digital cameras. I was near enough to hear him going on, "Well we
have cameras starting around $100. But if quality is what your
looking for, I would skip straight to the Sony models, and ignore
all else."

With quality advice like this available for the asking, consumers
are safe! Nothing against Sony products meant. They make some
fine cameras too. But the mentality of shopping and decision
making like this is ridiculous.

A half hour or so later, I was in line to pay out. The couple were
in line behind me with the sales associate carrying a Sony
T10(whatever the whole model # is), along with case, cards, and
other accessories. I could only think I hope it works well for
them.

I realize this is a pointless story. but thought it would fit into
the OP's pointless thread.
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My warmest regards,
sue anne

 
Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, etc. Have all been making cameras for quite a time. I don't know if over rated, but you can be sure their is history behind. I own among other cameras two canons my old and faithful A1 and a new A710IS, both are great cameras in their own class. I own or have own other than Canon cameras and they have been great mostly. In the end a camera is just a tool, a good tool is always nice to use but in the end just because you use the same golf clubs than Tiger Woods won't make you win the next open.
 
Did you see Olimpic Games for example and crowd of professionals? Most of them have Canon, the rest Nikon a few another brand.
I wonder why? ;)

Regards, swnw.
 
That depends on what you value. I've tried a Nikon, didn't like it,

went to Canon because I like the "look" of the images I saw and for the features,

Panasonic are getting better and better, have a better build quality and better lens but have more noise,
Fuji/Sony, don't want a proprietary card format

In the end, althought Canon are a little more pricey that other, they have great feature so I don't think they're overrated, people just love them :-)

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Stephane

 
swnw said:
Did you see Olimpic Games for example and crowd of professionals?
Most of them have Canon, the rest Nikon a few another brand.
I wonder why? ;)
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Canon and Nikon have a virtual lock on the DSLR market and the long telephoto lens that are needed to cover large sporting events. It's no wonder why you see that.

How that translates into their digicams is quite another story.

--mamallama
 
Canon has always made "top end good amateur cameras", perfectly useable by pros (as in they charge loads for photos) Nikon being king. In those days you rarely saw a top profesional using a Canon. With the advent of the Canon A1, Canon started being considered a tough Nikon contender, Hasselblad being a dream. Nowdays seems that maybe Canon is slightly ahead of Nikon. Nice to see Olympus and Pentax still around. Ever so sad Praktica no longer makes SLR, they had the wonderful Pentacon lenses which were made by the original Zeiss factory.
 
Canon's hit the best focus of every camera I've used from the point and shoots up to the DSLR. And as for the DSLR, Canon's USM's are a whole level above the rest. Sony is good for color, Oly & Fujji are not bad, however if you want to hit focus.....canon..........
panini98 said:
Walk into any camera store and it seemed that most of the shoppers
automatically want a Canon camera. Many reviewers, including
Dpreview, seem to fawn over Canon cameras. But do Canon cameras
really produce better pictures than the competition or are they
overrated, overhyped, and overpriced?

As I look over these head to head, real life comparison photos

ht
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You are right I still have Praktica BMS last full manual model and two lenses. Yeah, Practica was great.

swnw
 
panini98 said:
Walk into any camera store and it seemed that most of the shoppers
automatically want a Canon camera. Many reviewers, including
Dpreview, seem to fawn over Canon cameras.
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Panini have you conducted survey of shopper behavior camera stores? I've seen people express preference for many brands. Likewise, reviewers rate a lot of cameras highly, not just Canon. To be sure, Canon gets a lot of attention, but not disproportionally to its market share. And attention does not automatically translate to high ratings.
 
mfletch said:
To keep people from being blinded by all of the over ratings, we> can depend on the pros at BB and the like to help in our decisions.> I was at the local BB store last week and passing by I heard the> salesman assisting a couple who stated they knew nothing about> digital cameras. I was near enough to hear him going on, "Well we> have cameras starting around $100. But if quality is what your> looking for, I would skip straight to the Sony models, and ignore> all else."> > With quality advice like this available for the asking, consumers> are safe! Nothing against Sony products meant. They make some> fine cameras too. But the mentality of shopping and decision> making like this is ridiculous.> > > A half hour or so later, I was in line to pay out. The couple were> in line behind me with the sales associate carrying a Sony> T10(whatever the whole model # is), along with case, cards, and> other accessories. I could only think I hope it works well for> them.> > I realize this is a pointless story. but thought it would fit into> the OP's pointless thread.
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That's why it is important to know what you intend to use the camera for yourself , judge the output of prospects yourself , and decide yourself which is better for you . If you can't discern the differences between camera A & B, mostly it doesn't matter and you could probably use either.
 
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