Friday, February 8, 2013

Cameratico: A Sleek Camera Comparison Engine Based on Human Experience


This is a brief excerpt from PetaPixel




Cameratico is a new “humanized camera recommendation engine” that’s being developed by Brasília, Brazil-based photographer and programmer Fábio Pili. Sick of camera comparison websites that only dealt with specifications, Pili decided to create one that takes into account real world usage experiences.The site uses a special comparison algorithm called the Cameratico CameraIndex, which attempts to translate hands-on experiences into camera comparisons and recommendations. It’s like Snapsort, except it much simpler and not 100% spec driven.


Here’s Pili’s explanation as to how the cameras are evaluated and scored:

We are humans. All products are evaluated by editors with years of real professional photographic experience. We trust human opinion and experience.
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We compare the cameras we have direct access to and also cross reference them with other cameras, assessing reviews and image samples from the most reputable photography websites. In other words, we do the buyer’s homework and translate it into an objective recommendation. In the end, every product review is subjective, but we try to use several sources and first hand experience to be as objective as possible. [">#]

The site also keeps track of product prices and price fluctuations in the market, allowing the site …



By: Michael Zhang


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