This page shows the results of polls on various topics that were conducted on this web site. So always keep in mind that the results are only representative for the visitors of this site and can't be generalized. Placing these polls on other sites could produce totally different results.

 

Good Photos Poll conducted in November 2004
How many of your photos do you print or present to people?
1. 10%	26.8 %
2. 1%	19 %
3. 20%	13.7 %
4. 50%	11.1 %
5. 90%	7.8 %
6. 80%	7.2 %
7. 33%	7.2 %
8. All of them	3.9 %
9. 66%	2 %
10. 99%	1.3 %
Simplified Result:
20% or less: 60%
33 - 80%: 27%
Almost all: 13 %
Total of votes: 153

 

Megapixel Poll conducted in October 2004
How many photos did you take during the last 12 months?
1. 5,000 or less	22.4 %
2. 2,000 or less	16.5 %
3. 10,000 or less	15.5 %
4. 1,000 or less	12.9 %
5. 500 or less	12.2 %
6. 20,000 or less	7.6 %
7. More than 20,000	7.3 %
8. 100 or less	5.3 %
9. I didn't take any photos.	0.3 %
10. I didn't know.	0 %
Simplified Result:
More than 5,000 photos: 30%
1,000 - 5,000 photos: 40%
Less than 1,000 photos: 30%
Total of votes: 303

 

MegapixelPoll conducted in September 2004
How many megapixel does your digital camera have?
1. 6 Megapixel	21.7 %
2. 5 Megapixel	20.5 %
3. 3 Megapixel	20 %
4. 4 Megapixel	16.6 %
5. 8 Megapixel	8.3 %
6. 2 Megapixel	7.9 %
7. 9 or more Megapixel	3.2 %
8. 1 Megapixel	1.6 %
9. 7 Megapixel	0 %
Total of votes: 685

 

RAW Converter Poll conducted in August 2004
Which of these tools do you use for RAW conversion?
1. Adobe Camera RAW (Photoshop CS)	52 %
2. The RAW converter supplied with my digital camera	13 %
3. PhaseOne CaptureOne	12.5 %
4. Nikon Capture	10 %
5. Other	5 %
6. BreezeBrowser	4 %
7. SharpRAW	1.5 %
8. SilverFast DCPro	1 %
9. Bibble	0.5 %
9. QImage	0.5 %
Total of votes: 200

 

RAW JPG Poll conducted in July 2004
In what format(s) do you usually shoot digital photos?
1. I only take photos in JPEG format.	45.6 %
2. I take photos in JPEG and RAW format.	14.5 %
4. I only take photos in RAW format.	12.7 %
3. I take photos in JPEG, TIFF and RAW format.	10.4 %
4. I take photos in JPEG and TIFF format.	9.3 %
5. I don't know. Whatever my digital camera provides.	3.5 %
6. I take photos in TIFF and RAW format.	2.3 %
7. I only take photos in TIFF format.	1.7 %
Simplified Result:
JPEG: 82.7 %
RAW: 40.5 %
TIFF: 24.4%
One Format Only: 63%
Two or Three Formats: 37%
Total of votes: 173

 

Batch Processing Poll conducted in July 2004
How many of your photos do you correct via batch processing?
1. I only correct my photos manually.	68.3 %
2. I batch process approx. 10% of my photos	9.7 %
3. I batch process approx. 50% of my photos	7 %
4. I don't do any photo correction. I use the photos as they come out of the camera	3.8 %
4. I batch process all of my photos.	3.8 %
5. I batch process approx. 90% of my photos	3.2 %
6. I batch process approx. 25% of my photos	2.1 %
6. I batch process approx. 75% of my photos	2.1 %
Simplified Result:
No Correction At All: 4%
Manual Processing: 68%
Not Much Batch Processing: 12%
Batch Processing: 16%
Total of votes: 186

 

Standalone Poll conducted in June 2004
Should a graphics application be delivered and installed with plugins?
1. I don't care as long as I also can install the plugins into my graphics application.	27 %
2. I don't need a simple graphics application installed.	24 %
3. I prefer to have a graphics application installed if it doesn't cost anything extra.	21 %
4. I may find it useful to use the plugins in a simple application from time to time.	18 %
5. I want to have a graphics application installed even if it costs extra.	10 %
Simplified Result:
Yes: 49%
No: 51%
Total of votes: 139