Yes, but their cameras give different output because of different implementations. And no, these implementations aren't exactly the same. Different lenses and flashes, to start with.
+ Sony's consumer cameras are known to take better indoor photos than competing Canons. My main Canon pocket camera at the moment (Ixus 50/SD400) takes mediocre indoor photos.
+ R1 is designed for people who don't want to experiment with lenses and accessories, but want a great lens and great photo quality. There is nothing outside DSLRs that comes even close to the sensor size and lens quality combination that the R1 currently offers.
+ The market is NOT dominated by Canon for quality. Aside from the R1, there plenty of offerings that excel in specific areas, like Panasonic with their tiny image stabiling cameras, or Kodak/HP with their great consumer level Camera/Printer compatibility advantages, or Casio with their slim camera niche. Canon's historic competitor Nikon also offers a great range models with similar performance.
Read the reviews on dpreview.com and dcresource.com on the R1 and other cameras before making sweeping assumptions.
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Yes, but their cameras give different output because of different implementations. And no, these implementations aren't exactly the same. Different lenses and flashes, to start with.
It's not to do with the CCD, it's to do with the implementation.
+ Sony's consumer cameras are known to take better indoor photos than competing Canons. My main Canon pocket camera at the moment (Ixus 50/SD400) takes mediocre indoor photos. + R1 is designed for people who don't want to experiment with lenses and accessories, but want a great lens and great photo quality. There is nothing outside DSLRs that comes even close to the sensor size and lens quality combination that the R1 currently offers. + The market is NOT dominated by Canon for quality. Aside from the R1, there plenty of offerings that excel in specific areas, like Panasonic with their tiny image stabiling cameras, or Kodak/HP with their great consumer level Camera/Printer compatibility advantages, or Casio with their slim camera niche. Canon's historic competitor Nikon also offers a great range models with similar performance. Read the reviews on dpreview.com and dcresource.com on the R1 and other cameras before making sweeping assumptions.