Canon's color is not that outstanding as i know.
But it's color is more natural compared to Kodak.
I have been using Kodak DX3900 and Canon Powershot Pro 90 IS.
Kodak 's color is more beautiful but less natural.
Canon 's color is more like film of movie, and very natural.
By the way, I don't think the resolution is a big issue now.
Many journals compare DCs by resolution. I don't think it is
good. Cause many more issues are far too more important when
the resolution goes up to 3M.
About Rabbit's problem, really no idea. Maybe you are just
not lucky enough to shoot the girls.