The Most Popular Digital Cameras
Posted by David Peterson on 24 Aug 2006 as Cameras
What’s the most popular digital camera at the moment?
Well, judging from the uploads to my forum gallery, it’s the Nikon D70, closely followed by the Canon 350D (otherwise known as the Digital Rebel XT).
EDIT: See the note at the end of this post for details, but when we merge the 300D, 350D, and the Rebels, we get a different winner!
I tallied all 47,000 photos in the gallery to come up with the below tables. So these results don’t show the cameras that pros use, but rather what most hobbyist photographers use.
The top 6 cameras are prosumer models, meaning they have most of the same features of a professional camera, but without the cost. This is quite revealing, because it means that these great cameras have come down in cost enough to be cheap enough for hobbyists to purchase.
The other surprise is that the Sony Cybershot is number 7. This is the only Point and Shoot camera in the top 10, and just goes to show the popularity of this camera.
Now turning to the top Manufacturer list. The top two are no surprise – Canon and Nikon. The interesting thing is that Canon has almost double the number of people using a their cameras than the second placed Nikon. I suggest this is because there are more cheaper Canon cameras available. Fuji is a surprise 3rd, given they only have three cameras in the top 20.
Is your camera one of these? If so, why do you use it? Make a comment below.
| Top Camera Models | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nikon D70 |
| 2 | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| 3 | Canon EOS 20D |
| 4 | Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL |
| 5 | Nikon D50 |
| 6 | Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
| 7 | Sony CYBERSHOT |
| 8 | Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT |
| 9 | Nikon D70s |
| 10 | Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
| 11 | FinePix S7000 |
| 12 | FinePix S5500 |
| 13 | Sony DSC-H1 |
| 14 | Kodak DX6490 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA |
| 15 | Panasonic DMC-FZ20 |
| 16 | Olympus C750UZ |
| 17 | FinePix S5000 |
| 18 | Canon PowerShot S1 IS |
| 19 | Nikon D100 |
| 20 | Sony DSC-F828 |
| Top Manfacturers | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Canon |
| 2 | Nikon |
| 3 | Fuji |
| 4 | Sony |
| 5 | Kodak |
| 6 | Minolta |
| 7 | Pentax |
| 8 | Samsung |
| 9 | Olympus |
| 10 | Panasonic |
EDIT : A lot of comments below have asked what the results would be if we merged the 350D with the Rebel XT, and the 300D with the Rebel since these cameras are the same thing, just branded differently for different markets. So I did that, and merged the D70 with the D70s too since these cameras are also very similar. The results? The 350D is now in top, followed by the 300D, then the D70.
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Well looking at the list above, I do not see that much on the one I own. It’s a Canon 400D XTI, It has the best rez. of any camera that I have owned. I used for the longest the Rebel 35mm film, and loved it. First Digital was a Kodak 3.1 then a 6.1 now the XTi. No complaints on any of them. I love taking all the pictures I want, then keeping what I want. The fact that I can take the lenses from my Rebel film and use them on my XTi. Now I am holding out for a 75 to 300 is lens.
I totally agree with Bob. I have a Fuji s9000 which I’ve been using since May. I’m really only a beginner, and I’ve already won awards with my camera. I plan on furthuring my education of my camera, but find it’s a littl ehard alone. I think group discussions on the subject would really help, however, dont’ kwno too many people with the same camera. HMMM….
Jenn
number 4 and number 6 r the same, the 300D and the Digital Rebel ;) take care and thx!!
I like the 350D but lots of people complain it’s too small and that a batt grip is definitely needed.
Also for me, I find it really annoying that the timer and the AV button are side by side! Well, vertically. I often press the wrong one and it gets on my nerves.
i have the olympus e500 and like it a lot why doesn’t it get more play it takes great pics and is easy to use
Interesting to read the comments above, I was keen to purchase a Canon 400D (as in 300 and 350D above) but was so surprised to find in the shop that it was so small and plastic. The second camera on my list was the Nikon D80 (as in D70 above), what a different thing entirely, nicely shaped, weighted and balanced. I’m sure there will be little or no difference in picture quality, but I am surprised Canon make there initial DSLR’s so small and fiddly.
When I decided to upgrade to a DSLR I looked at a lot of cameras. It was obvious that two makes stood out in the crowd, the Cannon and the Nikon. On looking at a Cannon 350D in a local store it felt rather light and flimsy the body seemed to twist so i put it down. I then picked up a Nikon D70, it was love at first sight, its a quality camera that I still love useing. To be fair the Cannon is a great camera but it just lacks the build quality that a Nikon has.
I own a Nikon D50 SLR camera and I love it. It’s my first SLR so I’m still learning. So far I’ve been very happy with it. My pictures are clear and bright. I just wish I could afford a better quality lens! Someday I’ll make that happen. Cheers.
I am not a compulsive shopper and spent a year via internet, visiting photogaphy stores and speaking to people that had ditital cameras. I decided on a Nikon D70S. This is my first ditital camera and it is amazing. I have taken some courses on it, but the most amazing course was this past weekend. It was on Amherst Island and the instuctor was Darko Zeljkovic. He is well versed on any camera (bring your manual) If you see a course with Darko as the instuctor I would highly recommend you go for it!!
I use the Kodak 6490. I bought it over a year ago when they first came out.
I am very happy with it, I take a lot of different kind of pictures so I needed a versitile camera.
The 6490 features are easy to use and you can adapt them to almost any situation that may arise.
Keep up the great tips and thanks for the honest comments.
I use the Canon 350D, this is my first ever digital camera after a very long time with film.. so naturally I did lots of research before making my decision.. I decided on the 350D because of 8mega pixels, it is light weight, small, has almost all the functions I will ever need for my use and it is resonably priced. One drawback is the expensive canon lenses although they are great but I am making smartish third party lens choices like 70-200 Sigma and 90mm Tamron macro.. Good Luck to all.`
I use Konica Minolta DYNAX 5D.This is my first digital SLR camera.I have been using this camera for 6 months. The anti shake system in this camera is really amazing.I am able to take good pics in 28-300mm TAMRON zoom lens.The sharpness in this camara is excellant.I think i have taken a good desicion in buying this camera. Thanks David for the information on digital SLR cameras.
I have a Sony dsc-h1 for the last 12 months. I think it’s one of the best cameras in the market one year ago and also now. In full auto mode, you get lovely pictures. But it also gives you plenty of manual controls too.
I have a PowerShot S1IS. I may be doing something wrong but tne movie part is very poor. Still photos are pretty good even on the low resolution
i use Sony Cybershot, and i am quite pleased with it. i live in romania,a quite poor country, and i am a student so i can’t afford an DSLR, or even an advanced compact, but this camera has offerd me some very good oportunities to be proud of my photos, even though it’s not a high end camera. the noise though is a bit large when shooting dark areas
I bought a Panasonic FZ-3 two years ago. It fits my requirements exactly i.e. a long zoom, image stabilizer, great lens and good macro. I’ve tried using both 12x optical and 4x digital zoom which equates to 48x without a tripod on a moving bus, and the photo came out great bcos of the great image stabiliser. I started out using a compact film camera, and this is my first foray into the digital world. And I’m ever so pleased with the camera’s performance.
Yes, I agree I like Canon it deserves to be #! mind you I still use my Power Shot A80 which serves me well. Will upgrade one day soon. It will certainly be a Canon. Thanks for the info.Have a nice day.Cheers from Canada.
Hi everyone!
I’ve read and spend time searching for buying a new camera…
I’m not a photographer, but I just love taking pictures!
I’ve decided for an SLR and was not sure of the Rebel XT and Nikon D70. I’ve talked to a lot of persons and they told me it was a matter of choice because the two are great…
I think The Rebel XT is the one I would want most because I’ve always went with Canon. For now, I bought the Canon S3IS because we have small childrens, we travel a lot and I take hundreds of pictures, I didn’t want to have a big camera, I wanted something that would be easy to take everywhere, even on a bicycle!
I just love the camera, it is very easy to handle and the video fonction is great! I can zoom in and out, take pictures while taking the video. It is also very clear. The pictures are very nice to, I like the color composition.
I also like the 12x zoom, and the Image stabilizer helps to have clear pictures. Really, its a great camera…
I bought my Fuji S5600 a few months back and and value for money, feature for feature, colour rendition, it is hard to match. Consider it seriously in the cheaper end of the market at entry level. Check the reviews.