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Are CANON cameras overrated?

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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

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?
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Unfortunatley, none of the major manufacturers have got it right yet. Panasonic has the fantastic features (RAW , wide angle, IS), but crappy sensors. Fujis have great sensors, but boring cameras. Canon has great image processing and nice cameras, but always leaves some features to be desired from their consumer cameras. That being said, I prefer Canon cameras for their rendition of color. I've tried many camera manufacturers, and I'm always drawn back to Canon files. It is simply a matter of personal preference.

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Chris
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For simplicity, style, build quality and great colours, I'd suggest Casio too. They're excellent good for the casual shooter though not for the pros surely.
 
I think what is most interesting in the camera comparison test

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

is that the differences among the various brands and models tested (with the exception of the Fuji F30 in low light) is not that big. The Canon cameras tested do not necessarily produce "better" images than the Panasonic or Fuji in good light, just different, and vice versa.

My question to you guys is this: If you were to look at, say, the SD500 vs FX7 comparison or the SD450 vs FX7 comparison, and it was not stated what camera the image came from, could you tell the Canon images from the Panasonic images? Without knowing what camera the image came from, could you say accurately and consistently "Yes, that photo is the Canon photo" and get it right consistently?

(I can't, consistently. The differences in image output between cameras are too small. I bet that if we took GOOD LIGHT images from the 4 year old 4MP S400 and compared it to one of the current models, AT A GLANCE, one would not be able to consistently and accurately name which camera the photo came from. (The only exception to this that I can see is the Fuji F30's low light photos which are clearly in a different league from all the other compact cameras on the market)).
 
Bought my first Canon camera, a TX in 1977. Today, it still is in use, sparingly by a friend whom I sold it to, along with a Canon 50mm 1.8 & a Canon 135mm 2.5. He has been letting his 12 year old son use it & he said it is still a rock solid camera. From there I kept on with Canon until I bought my first digital - the Minolta S404, which my oldest son now has.

Funny thing, I never thought about it, but I recently had my 30D & was talking to a Nikon friend who has a D200 & a D100, & he was looking at the wheel on the back of my 30D - said neither of his Nikons have those.
Oh well . . .
 
panini98 said:
My question to you guys is this: If you were to look at, say, the
SD500 vs FX7 comparison or the SD450 vs FX7 comparison, and it was
not stated what camera the image came from, could you tell the
Canon images from the Panasonic images? Without knowing what camera
the image came from, could you say accurately and consistently
"Yes, that photo is the Canon photo" and get it right consistently?
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When pixel-peeping, I can sometimes say which is which but I wouldn't say I could spot it all the time maybe not even most of the times. That's one problem with pixel-peeping, sometimes you could be fooled, that's why I evaluate more on the quality of colors, the quality of features and build of the camera and some pixel-peeping.

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Stephane
 
Professionals with metre lenght lenses is one story but P&S cameras might be another. Among many of p&S owners i have somehow helped with pp i would say that canon is less sharp and the number of OOF pictures is relatively large compared with some good samples of Casio (surprise!) owners. (note HP has been mostly bad i have seen) Also within the same model it seems rather different quality items. Canon is truely overrated by canon itself eg when you are looking lens hood or something else cheap to produce.
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? ;)

Regards, swnw.
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Canon "seems" over rated since much of the competition has chosen to sit on the sidelines.

The Sony DSC-S75/S85, 707/717, V1 and V3 were great cameras as was the early Nikon 900 Coolpix series. Olympus 5050/5060/5070 were awesome too (now commanding high prices on eBay). Their 8080 was also fantastic. These three companies have throttled back and not really refreshed these models with new entries--nothing new that is really innovative or competitive. The Sony H2/5 is good right now, R1 is arguably a fixed lens DSLR. Fuji has a couple good offerings but lack IS and the Panasonic FZ superzooms, although respected, are way to noisy.

Canon, however has continued to churn out a steady flow of good compact digicams that are feature packed, produce great results, and easy to use. And, they are pretty reliable too. What Olympus, Fuji, or Sony needs to do is "make the G7 everyone wanted" but they will still probably not grab much market share from Canon as "prosumer" cameras are dying off.

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A610 * Pro1 * Olympus UZI
 
Sony uses memory sticks, true, but Fuji uses SD, XD CF etc. just like most others, not any proprietary medium
 
You do realize that this thread was from 2006??? yes / no?
 
Ha ha! I didn't until I read Sueanne's post mentioning the A620 :P
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Stephen
 
I sell cameras in a (un-named) box store. I can tell you, with the sincerest of truths, that Canon brand cameras are the top seller. Other cameras eventually have problems of one kind or other. Canon's seldom do. We literally can not keep up with our sales of Canon cameras. So I'd say, over-rated? NO. They are every bit as good and reliable as their hype would have you believe.

Further more, with as little TV advertising as they seem to do, it's more than obvious that the Canon reputation has carried them along.....and rightfully so(in my opinion).
 
I was wondering why everyone was talking about old cameras, but I still went with it!

For what it's worth, I stick with Canon because I like the colors and menus. I've tried Nikon and Fuji before and didn't care for them. I'm sure Nikon dSLRs are quite good, certainly the shutter sounds are far more pleasing. I have liked Panasonic p&s for colors.
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Andy
 
Andy,

I would have to totally agree with you as far as your observations on Nikon and Pannys. Once to the DSLR stage, the Canons and Nikons are on a much more even field of play. But with P&Ss and even superzooms, Canon still has the market.

PS. I happen to like some Panasonic cameras as well.
 
How often does a troll post from over half a decade ago rise from the dead?
 
Who cares what you think about Canon. Canon sells enough not to worry, that's for sure. If you don't like Canon, go to another forum and rubbish it there.
 
Why did you reply to a 6 year old thread? Memory cards have changed a lot since then, so any discussion back then isn't really relevant today.
bill2reg said:
Sony uses memory sticks, true, but Fuji uses SD, XD CF etc. just like most others, not any proprietary medium
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