In development

Every figure has a source, and a date.

SnapDecision compares cameras on published manufacturer data, cited and dated, with the reasoning written out in full. No sponsored placements. No ranking you can buy into.

How it works
01

Say what you shoot

Subject, light, how much you carry, what lenses you already own. A body that suits a wedding shooter rarely suits a birder.

02

Compare on the data

Specifications come from manufacturer documents, recorded with a source and a date, and shown side by side without interpretation.

03

Read the reasoning

Where we rate one camera above another, the weighting is stated and the trade-off it costs you is named. Disagree with the premise and the data still stands.

The longer version
What we commit to

Four rules, held in public.

Every figure has a source

If a number cannot be traced to a manufacturer document or a measurement we made ourselves, it does not appear on the site.

Nothing is ranked by payout

Ordering is a function of the criteria you choose. Commercial arrangements, if we ever enter any, will never be an input to it.

Uncertainty is stated, not smoothed

Some questions are not settled by a spec sheet. Where that is the case we say so rather than inventing a number to fill the column.

Changes are on the record

When the method changes, the change is dated and described. Comparisons made under an older method stay readable.

Where the project stands

The comparison tool is not built yet.

The method is written and the first data is being collected. Rather than ship a half-populated comparison padded out with estimates, we are keeping the tool closed until the answers are worth reading. Join the waitlist and you will hear once, when it opens.

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