What is the Camera Finder?
The Camera finder is a feature that lists the different makes & models of cameras used by Flickr members.
https://www.flickr.com/cameras
Are you in the market for a new camera and you’re not sure where to start? Or, have you seen an awesome photo on Flickr taken using a certain camera make/model and you want to see what other photos it can produce? Then, the Camera Finder is the place to start!
The Camera Finder has the following sections:
- Most popular brands
- Most popular cameras in the Flickr Community
- Popular cameras by type
- A section to compare cameras
- Flickr groups discussing and using popular cameras
- Camera Brands used in the Flickr Community - a list of many brands/ models used across Flickr.
How can I access the Camera Finder?
- Log into Flickr on a web browser.
- Hover over Explore.
- Click Camera Finder from the drop-down menu.
Additionally, if you’re viewing a photo on Flickr, and the camera model is listed on the photo page, clicking on the camera model will also take you to the same page.
Note: The Camera Finder feature is not currently available within the Flickr app.
How to navigate the Camera Finder
Clicking on the Camera Brand will allow you to see:
- The Top 5 camera models for that brand, including stats on how many members of the community are taking photos using it and the number of photos uploaded.
- The Top 5 camera models for that brand over the last year.
- The most uploads for that brand in the last month.
- Popular Flickr groups related to that brand.
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Many cameras of that brand used in the Flickr community.
Clicking on the Camera Model will allow you to see:
- The average monthly uploads for that model. .
- Photos throughout the flickr community that have been taken with that model, and the styles of photography it’s popular for. .
- Other models to select for a side-by-side comparison
If you click the bookmark in the upper-right corner of the model image, you can save the camera model and it will always appear in your Saved Models section!
Statistics
The Camera Finder also provides statistics on the most popular cameras within the Flickr Community, and breaks them down by brand and model.
The graph shows the range of Flickr members who have uploaded at least one photo or video with a particular camera on a given day over the last six months, year, two years or five years.
To learn more about how the graphs are generated, you can click the link underneath that says About these graphs.
At the bottom of the page, you will also find a table of top camera brands used on Flickr to browse through.