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Most Trusted Camera Brand in Europe: Canon

Zoltan Arva-Toth | Global | March 1, 2010 | 3 Comments
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Canon has been voted as Europe’s top camera brand for the tenth consecutive year in the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands Survey 2010. Reader’s Digest asked its readers in 14 languages across 16 European countries to nominate the brand they trusted most in a range of consumer categories, including cameras.  Respondents were drawn from the Reader’s Digest customer database of 4.5 million homes in Europe, and more than 32,000 responses were analysed. Canon came out on top in 14 of the 16 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

Canon Press Release

Canon celebrates a decade of ‘most trusted’ camera brand in Europe with Reader’s Digest

·      Consumers in 14 out of 16 European countries vote Canon ‘most trusted’

United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland, March 1st 2010 – Canon, world-leader in imaging solutions, has been voted as Europe’s top camera brand for the tenth consecutive year in the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands Survey 2010, an annual pan-European survey of consumer attitudes to brand products and services.

Reader’s Digest asked its readers in 14 languages across 16 European countries to nominate the brand they trusted most in a range of consumer categories, including cameras.  Respondents were drawn from the Reader’s Digest customer database of 4.5 million homes in Europe, and more than 32,000 responses were analysed.

Canon was one of only three brands nominated as ‘most trusted’, Canon coming out on top in 14 of the 16 countries.  Respondents rated each brand on the following four criteria: Quality, Excellent Value, Strong Image and Understands Customer Needs.

James Leipnik, Chief of Communication for Canon Europe said: “It is a great achievement to have been awarded the ‘most trusted’ camera brand for the last ten years by readers from all across Europe. At Canon we nurture a passion for the power of image, providing our customers with imaging solutions that empower creativity and innovation. It is rewarding to see that so many readers of the Reader’s Digest continue to trust us to deliver products of the highest quality.”

“Consumer trust is vital to successful brands. Maintaining trust in a fast changing world is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today, especially in the technology sector. For Canon to have maintained its position as the most trusted camera brand in the large majority of countries in Europe is impressive” said Gavin Murray, Regional Advertising Director, Europe, Reader’s Digest.

The 14 countries that selected Canon as the ‘most trusted’ camera brand were Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.



 

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#1 Thomas

Are they aware about the Canon rants on http://fakechuckwestfall.wordpress.com ??

Oh my god, and the request about the mirror up button...

2:07 pm - Monday, March 1, 2010

#2 maccer

I've had bad luck with Canon's digital cameras. I've purchased loads of digital cameras over the years and have never had a problem with any other manufacturer apart from Canon.

During the past 2 years or so I purchased 5 Canon cameras and ended up exchanging 4 out of the 5 at least once before getting a good copy.

Here are the cameras I bought in chronological order:

1. Powershot G9 - Changed 5 times due to LCD bright or dead pixels appearing in all of them. Eventually got a good copy.
2. Powershot G10 - Changed once due to LCD bright pixels.
3. A480 - No problems at all.
4. EOS 500D - Changed once due to dust inside LCD screen. It was a long wispy hair-like strand of dust too.
5. Powershot S90 - Changed 5 times due to bright pixels on the sensor. Every single copy I tried had the same problem, including the in-store demo camera.

Canon *do* make great cameras and lenses, but based on my experience I think they really need to sort out their quality control.

I guess the counter argument to all of this is for me to stop being so fussy, but if I spend my hard earned cash on an expensive camera it better be right or I want my money back.

2:10 pm - Monday, March 1, 2010

#3 Cuban

#2 maccer ....Sorry Man...the guys like you are called "Rasp file" in my country. I got 1... since 2007 and NEVER lost anything. You most be a very rare case for Canon... hahahahaha.

4:03 pm - Saturday, October 2, 2010

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