What about video framerates?

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Hey fultron89 - great point, we totally agree. I have a d90 and it has the CMOS wobble issue, which is another example of things we should be telling people about so they can make better decisions.

What are some other areas that are important to you as a filmmaker that we can tackle?

I'm not a filmmaker but it's very important to us that ultimately people can discover cameras that are right for them including filmmakers, pro photographers, grandmas and geeks.

We're working at adding more data so that we can produce better results and our next major release will provide search allowing you to say what is important to you and explore cameras that meet those goals.

If your interested be sure to follow us on twitter - we'll post updates when we add new features to our site.

Thanks for the feedback!

Hey, nice turnaround there ;-)

The wobble issue (rolling shutter) happens with every camera that uses a sensor instead of tape, it might be good to note in the specs, but I don't think there are major differences in its effect from model to model. That's something that the manufacturers will fix in time, for now it's something we have to deal with (with tripods and steadicams :-)

As a filmmaker, I think it would be awesome to have a source to compare video cameras as well as still/hybrids like the 7D. I realize right now Snapsort's mostly a tool to help consumers sort through the endless waves of point and shoots and DSLRs to find a decent one, but in the future it seems logical to tackle the consumer, prosumer, and professional video camera markets.

In film school, we're never really given the option to use whatever camera we want, just what the school has the budget for. So when we leave the world of school, more likely than not, we'll gravitate to those cameras out of experience, even though there could be something ten times better for half the price by then. Having the ability to directly look at what you're used to versus what your dream camera is really makes a difference.
I compared the Canon 7D to the Canon 1D Mk IV, and I was super surprised to find that your system put the 7D as the winner. granted, I don't know much about the Mk IV since there's not many videos online produced by it yet, but I had simply assumed that the next video capable dslr would be orders of magnitude better than the best right now.
Thanks
Jonathan

Thanks,

We're getting closer to those goals, in the next release you'll be able to discover cameras based on your needs and as we get better data we'll help rank cameras in a way that makes more sense. So that means you'll be able to explore cameras that do 1080p @24p, based on that we'll show you all the options you got and how they differ in other areas so you can find the right videographer SLR.