Tony
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Tony July 20, 2011 11:34

Is there a flaw in your rating system?

I have just compared a Nikon D3100 vs Sony SLT-A33 and it seems that the Sony equals or surpasses the Nikon on virtually every important factor for photographers. But the Nikon is the recommended camera. Then I looked at the way the score was calculated and saw that Nikon got 100 for popularity while the Sony only got 10. For the rest, the Sony was equivalent or better.
Surely the criterion must be the better camera, and not the more popular camera? People who don't check the scoring system will just go and buy the Nikon, so it will grow in popularity - while they are perhaps actually buying an inferior camera.
The less popular brands (Sony, Pentax etc) will ALWAYS lose out to Canon and Nikon using your method, even though their offerings may be superior in technology and overall captured image quality. Wow. That just can't be right.
Tony
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  • Alex Black EMPLOYEE
    Alex Black (Official Rep) July 22, 2011 12:07
    Hi Tony,

    I hear you, thanks for your feedback, we do plan to change the system in the future. Taking popularity into account helps the system make good recommendations in those cases where the specs don't tell the whole story, and help Snapsort make a 'safe' recommendation.

    You're right thought that it tends to bias to popular brands, but not always, the Pentax K-5 was the #1 DSLR on the site at one point!
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    good answer! good answer! (undo)
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