{"id":1848,"date":"2006-11-21T16:57:22","date_gmt":"2006-11-21T11:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:50:10","slug":"most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Popular Camera on Flickr: 2006 Canon Rebel XT and Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which is the <strong>most popular camera on Flickr<\/strong>? Back in November 2006, Flickr started showing which cameras its members used most, and the clear winner was the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, a DSLR. This article looks back at that list, explains how Flickr&#8217;s camera stats work, and shows how to check the most popular cameras on Flickr yourself today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/most-popular-camera-flickr-2026-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"Most popular camera on Flickr guide card\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/most-popular-camera-flickr-2026-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/most-popular-camera-flickr-2026-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/most-popular-camera-flickr-2026-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/most-popular-camera-flickr-2026-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/most-popular-camera-flickr-2026.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> In 2006 the most popular camera on Flickr was the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, with the Canon PowerShot SD600 leading point-and-shoot cameras and the Nokia N73 leading cameraphones. Smartphones, led by Apple iPhones, later took over the charts. You can see today&#8217;s leaders on Flickr&#8217;s Camera Finder page, which ranks brands and models by how many members upload photos with them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aea043816cfe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aea043816cfe\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#The_most_popular_camera_on_Flickr_in_2006\" >The most popular camera on Flickr in 2006<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#How_Flickr_camera_rankings_work\" >How Flickr camera rankings work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#From_DSLRs_to_smartphones\" >From DSLRs to smartphones<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#How_to_check_the_most_popular_cameras_on_Flickr_today\" >How to check the most popular cameras on Flickr today<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#What_was_the_most_popular_camera_on_Flickr_in_2006\" >What was the most popular camera on Flickr in 2006?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#How_does_Flickr_know_which_camera_took_a_photo\" >How does Flickr know which camera took a photo?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#Are_phones_more_popular_than_cameras_on_Flickr\" >Are phones more popular than cameras on Flickr?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/11\/most-popular-camera-on-flickr-canon-eos-digital-rebel-xt\/#Where_can_I_see_Flickrs_camera_stats\" >Where can I see Flickr&#8217;s camera stats?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_most_popular_camera_on_Flickr_in_2006\"><\/span>The most popular camera on Flickr in 2006<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thousands of photos were uploaded to Flickr every day, and it had become the main hub for sharing photos online. In 2006 Flickr began sharing graphs of the most popular cameras and cameraphones used by its members.<\/p>\n<p>The graphs showed how many Flickr members uploaded at least one photo with a particular camera on a given day over the past year, and how each camera&#8217;s popularity changed compared with all the others. Here is what topped the charts when I first wrote about it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Most popular camera overall:<\/strong> Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, an 8-megapixel DSLR, by a large margin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rising challenger:<\/strong> the Nikon D50 DSLR was slowly climbing the chart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most popular point-and-shoot:<\/strong> Canon PowerShot SD600, a 6-megapixel Digital Elph with 3x optical zoom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most popular cameraphone:<\/strong> Nokia N73.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One thing surprised me at the time: the &#8220;Featured Model&#8221; (then the Nikon D80), which took up all the space above the fold, was actually a sponsored advertisement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Flickr_camera_rankings_work\"><\/span>How Flickr camera rankings work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Flickr reads the camera make and model from each photo&#8217;s EXIF data, the hidden information your camera saves inside the image file. Even in 2006, Flickr said the graphs were only as accurate as its ability to automatically detect the camera, which worked about two thirds of the time. Cameraphone photos often lacked this data, so phones were under-represented in the early charts.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that the rankings measure what Flickr members use, not what sells best overall. Flickr has many keen hobby photographers, so DSLRs and mirrorless cameras appear far more often than they would among all camera owners.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_DSLRs_to_smartphones\"><\/span>From DSLRs to smartphones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Canon stayed on top for years, as we noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/05\/canon-cameras-are-most-popular-on-flickr\/\">Canon cameras are most popular on Flickr<\/a>. Then phones caught up. By early 2010 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/iphone-most-popular-camera-on-flickr\/\">Apple iPhone 3G had become the most popular camera on Flickr<\/a>, and Apple went on to be the top brand in Flickr&#8217;s yearly reviews for many years. Today the charts mix smartphones with mirrorless cameras from brands like Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_check_the_most_popular_cameras_on_Flickr_today\"><\/span>How to check the most popular cameras on Flickr today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/cameras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr Camera Finder<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<li>Look at the top camera brands, then click a brand to see its most popular models.<\/li>\n<li>Open a model to browse recent photos taken with it. This is a great way to judge a camera&#8217;s real-world results before you buy.<\/li>\n<li>On any photo page, look for the camera details to see which camera and settings the photographer used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Want to find where a photo came from instead? Try these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/01\/find-best-photo-image-search-engines-online\/\">reverse image search engines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_most_popular_camera_on_Flickr_in_2006\"><\/span>What was the most popular camera on Flickr in 2006?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, an 8-megapixel DSLR, led the Flickr camera charts by a large margin in late 2006.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Flickr_know_which_camera_took_a_photo\"><\/span>How does Flickr know which camera took a photo?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It reads the EXIF data stored in the image file. If the data was removed or missing, Flickr can&#8217;t detect the camera, so the charts are not complete.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_phones_more_popular_than_cameras_on_Flickr\"><\/span>Are phones more popular than cameras on Flickr?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Phones, especially iPhones, have led Flickr&#8217;s brand charts for years, but dedicated cameras from Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm are still widely used by Flickr&#8217;s photographers.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_see_Flickrs_camera_stats\"><\/span>Where can I see Flickr&#8217;s camera stats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Visit the Camera Finder page on Flickr. It lists top brands and models and lets you browse photos taken with each one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which is the most popular camera on Flickr? 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