Canon DPP vs Adobe LR4 or Camera RAw

[jks_photo]

@jrw..... I use only the 'faithful' picture style and i shoot raw.....
I did try to use LR4/acr to convert the CR2 file without any adjustments whatsoever, did the same with DPP. Image processed by LR4/ACR looked a lot less saturated in terms of color as opposed to the one processed using DPP.... as for sharpness I have a hard time telling the diffrence

[HDNitehawk]

@jrw..... I use only the 'faithful' picture style and i shoot raw.....
I did try to use LR4/acr to convert the CR2 file without any adjustments whatsoever, did the same with DPP. Image processed by LR4/ACR looked a lot less saturated in terms of color as opposed to the one processed using DPP.... as for sharpness I have a hard time telling the diffrence

That's true, but it really doesn't matter what your picture looks like with no adjustments applied. What matters is the finished product you can produce once adjusted.