Methodology
How we cite the manual
Most camera reference sites do not cite their sources. Specifications get copied from press releases and forum posts, small errors propagate, and by the time anyone notices, half the web has the same wrong number.
Cameratome works in the opposite direction. Each camera page is built from the manufacturer's own published manual or specification sheet. A claim only appears on the page once we can quote the page of the document it came from.
The process
For each camera, the manual PDF is loaded into our ingestion pipeline. The pipeline reads the document, identifies the sections that contain factual claims — sensor, battery, video, autofocus, connectivity, firmware — and produces a structured data file. Every claim is paired with the page number it came from and a short verbatim quote.
Page templates render only from that structured data. A claim with no citation is not rendered.
What we publish
Two states. A Cited page has at least one verified citation per section. A Draft page exists as a placeholder, populated from public manufacturer information while we wait to ingest the manual. Drafts are clearly marked at the top.
Corrections
Mistakes happen. If you find one, write to corrections@cameratome.com with the page URL and the manual page that contradicts it. Verified corrections ship within a week.