Now before I digress too far from the topic, lets take a look at that age old battle, and see if we can determine which brand is best. First things first, in the spirit of full disclosure, I need to declare that I do in fact own several cameras. They represent a variety of brands. Canons, a Fuji, and a Kodak.

Canon, but Ill try not to let that cloud any editorial comments I may subsequently make. Canon would be a clear winner. As I write this, Canon manufactures 18 of the top 25 bestselling cameras on their best seller list. In addition, Canon holds 9 of the top 10 spots, with the top 3 being the PowerShot A570 IS, the PowerShot SD1000 digital elph, and the PowerShot SD850. Sharing the top 11 spots with Canon are 2 of the Pure Video manufactured Flip Video cameras. Nikon has 2 cameras in the top 25 including the Nikon D40, and the Nikon D300. And finishing in a strong 25th spot, that old stalwart Kodak with the Easyshare Z812IS. Of course being popular, or the best seller does not the best brand make.

It simply means you have the best salesmanship. In that world, Canon seems to be having the most success. Best service, best design, best features, best customer support, best images, and best user experience are all valid traits. Lets see if we can aggregate a lot of the work already done by a couple of camera review sites who take the above traits into consideration. 39 Canon cameras, 18 Sony cameras, 17 Nikon cameras, 6 Fuji cameras, 5 Olympus cameras, 5 Panasonic cameras, 3 Pentax cameras, and 1 Konica camera. Canon cameras, 21 Sony cameras, 20 Nikon cameras, 5 Pentax cameras, 3 Fuji cameras, 2 Samsung cameras, 2 Panasonic cameras, 2 Kodak cameras, 1 Konica camera, and 1 Casio camera. If you total all that up, the top 3 end up being Canon with 85, Sony a distant second with 39, and Nikon a very close third with 37. Everyone else had less than 10 top rated cameras. Canon seems to be dominating sales, and wowing the critics. The only reasonable conclusion here, is that Canon is the best overall brand out there. Of course I would never recommend anyone buy a camera based solely on brand. What I do suggest, is to do your homework by researching some good cameras.

Check out the reviews at the AllEars website if you havent already. Before I went to Walt Disney World I was looking for a new digital camera specifically for my vacation. WDW was the Olympus 720SW. Its such an awesome camera. It has a big screen, but its quite small. In fact, its the same size as my Motorola RAZR cell phone, just a little thicker. It has all kinds of great settings, like the fireworks one. Illuminations: Reflections of Earth, and Wishes Nighttime Spectactular. Theres settings for behind glass, which was perfect for when we were at the Living Seas Aquarium at Epcot.