which is better for a digital camera : cannon ,sony ,nikkon?

Question

i want to buy a digital cam. wich is very small ,sleek and modern.and also shud be the latest in the market! i somehow liked the samsong envy. but me frnds say its not a good cam. so wat do you say. or should i go for sony nikkon or cannon. if yes. pls mention the name of the cam. pls help.

Answer 1

All of the major brands have their fans, and I have no doubt that they are all good cameras. The only camera available at the moment that I would stay away from is the Fuji S9500. I bought one and the photos are just not sharp and clear.

Take your time looking, they are getting better and cheaper as time goes by.

Optical zoom is the most important thing, get the most you can for your money.

Digital zoom is a complete waste of time, do not consider this as a factor when buying a camera. Once you have bought a camera, turn digital zoom off.

Get the most megapixels you can for your money.

As a very rough rule of thumb when comparing your final choices in camera, take the number of megapixels and multiply that by the amount of optical zoom. Buy the camera with the highest number.

Try to avoid a camera that uses two 'AA' batteries (except perhaps the Kodaks that can use the CR3 Lithium ion Battery Pack). Get a camera that either uses four, or one with its own dedicated Lithium Ion battery pack. (If you want to keep it for a long time, check the price and availability of replacement batteries. perhaps ebay?)

Answer 2

I've had experience with all three brands at one point, and I'm a true canon fan. I had a Sony Cybershot (DSC T9) and the auto-stabilizer just worked terrible and half my pictures turned out blurry. I wouldn't personally ever go with a Sony again. Nikons are good cameras, my brother has a Coolpix with 7x zoom, 7.1 megapixels that works good, but any zoom after 5 just turns out blurry. The Coolpix series is very sleek and modern, as well. If sleek is huge for you, Casio is always an option too, but also not my first choice. My canon powershot (SD600) has always given me a stable, reliable shot that comes out day, night, indoors, or out. Picture is most clear, and I've never had a problem. They're small, easy to carry, and have really satisfied me as a consumer =)

Also, at Best Buy, we were taught at trainging that canon's were the best.. I'm sure a bias, but that's what our whole department told the customers.

The newest Canon on the market right now is probably the SD850 IS, which has 8 mps and 4x zoom, which is very good. A huge amount of megapixels is only a huge deal if you plan on doing a lot of editing or enlarging, remember.
Good Luck!

Answer 3

For point and shoots, Canons are miles ahead of any others I've used. From my observation owning a couple of Canon compacts, Canon likes to go short on the gimmicks, and instead put features that most photographers can really appreciate.

My Canon A540 is the only point and shoot I've seen that actually has a useful manual focus mode, plus it has manual exposure, shutter and aperture priority, and a really useful flash exposure compensation. What it doesn't have are dozens of pointless "scene" modes that clog up the memory or clutter the menus.

In the pro arena, Canon and Nikon are about equal quality wise. Both of them make excellent lenses-I think it's pointless when people on here emphatically state that one makes better lenses than the other because, quite frankly, neither does.

Where Canon excels, though, is in the sheer range of the completenes of their system. Canon makes or has made lenses such as the 50mm 1.2, 85mm 1.2, 50mm f1, MP-E 65 Macro(1x-5x macro lens), and three tilt-shift lenses. Also, nearly all of Canon's lenses have the ultra sonic motor, while only a handful of Nikon's lenses do.

Finally, if you want a full frame digital camera, Canon is the only choice.

Answer 4

Canon, Sony & Nikon are all very close in most features and image quality for compact digital cameras. The Fuji is also very good.

Use the link at http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare.asp to compare the models you are considering, or use the Feature Search to get the camera that meets your specific desires. Compare your camera to the Fuji f31fd as a tough competitor.

I would consider Facial Recognition, in the lens optical stabilization, and optical zoom as important. Less important is the number of pixels. Most 6mp take just as good if not better pics than 10mp unless you are using an SLR with it's larger sensor.

Answer 5

I would pick either the Canon 400D or the Nikon D40x. This is due to the availability of lenses out there. To decide between these two, I strongly suggest you actually go into the store and physically handle both cameras to see which one feels "right" to you. You'll be able to tell if the buttons make sense, if the menus are logical, and how the camera feels in your hand. You can examine the quality of the overall construction. Do not get confused (as one other replier did) between the Canon 400D and the Canon 40D. They are different cameras.

Answer 6

i prefer Canon my self but think about this. Canon and Nikon specialise in photography and only that where as sony do all sorts so Canon and Nikon are putting all their work into photography. then really its a personal decision out of those 2. Nikon are good but they dont have the same features and accsesories as Canon do. also if you look at the proffesinols whether it be the press, on springwatch, people taking portraits and also most photographers in general they will all be carrying canon cameras.

but if your looking for a small camera then buy the panasonic Lumix - there is an advert on the tele about it at the moment. it does everything.
good luck and the main thing have fun !!!!!

Answer 7

I use Nikon digital SLR's exclusively for work but I must admit that when it comes to smaller, consumer "point-and-shoot" cameras, Canon's product lineup probably offers a broader range of styles, specifications and prices to suit your tastes and budget. (Which is probably why Canon is the current market leader in digicams).

From the sound of your inquiry, it sounds like stylishness is important to you as well, so you might want to consider Leica-brand compact digital cameras (like the Leica D-LUX 3 or C-LUX 2) which offer performance and snob appeal especially to those familiar with Leica's long-standing tradition of excellence in 35-mm cameras and lenses. If you feel the Leicas are too pricey, take a look at Panasonic Lumix Cameras which appear to be identical to the Leicas save the brand -- many of them even have Leica lenses!

Answer 8

sony nikkon, i have the same one and its the better camera ever. so its up to u in my opinion sony nikkon

Answer 9

Sony ... for professional use, buy nikkon

Answer 10

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