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Feature-for-feature the two brands are very comparable. At similar price points, you tend to get similar quality and features. The decision really comes down to which camera you find easier to use. Many people gravitate towards Canon's for that reason.
If you can, go to a camera shop and fiddle with the knobs, buttons, switches, menus, etc. It's the only way you can get a feel for it.
If you can't, then don't be like everyone else and get a Nikon!
Also, be sure to read Ken Rockwell. He's funny, smart, a great photographer, and an absurdly prolific writer. http://www.kenrockwell.com
He also likes his Nikon D40 more than any of the many other cameras he owns.
If you can, go to a camera shop and fiddle with the knobs, buttons, switches, menus, etc. It's the only way you can get a feel for it.
If you can't, then don't be like everyone else and get a Nikon!
Also, be sure to read Ken Rockwell. He's funny, smart, a great photographer, and an absurdly prolific writer. http://www.kenrockwell.com
He also likes his Nikon D40 more than any of the many other cameras he owns.
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Canon is a better quality camera and a lot of pros use it. Nikon is good too. In the end it depends on which one you think looks cool and find it easy to use.
Canon and Nikon are both good brands. Here in Japan Nikon is popular for higher end cameras and Canon more for the mid-range.
I have had a few Canon cameras and a 1 Nikon. All had their good points and bad points. I would say it depends on the type of camera you are looking for.
My Nikon was a low end camera and it took very low end pictures, but I think the high end Nikons are quite nice.
My Canon cameras have all been mid range compact cameras and while the picture quality and build quality was nice, they all seemed to die quite before their time (dead LCDs, zoom motor not so zoomy anymore, etc.)
Probably the best thing to do is choose the specific models as best you can for comparison and ask a new question on the pros and cons of each.
I have had a few Canon cameras and a 1 Nikon. All had their good points and bad points. I would say it depends on the type of camera you are looking for.
My Nikon was a low end camera and it took very low end pictures, but I think the high end Nikons are quite nice.
My Canon cameras have all been mid range compact cameras and while the picture quality and build quality was nice, they all seemed to die quite before their time (dead LCDs, zoom motor not so zoomy anymore, etc.)
Probably the best thing to do is choose the specific models as best you can for comparison and ask a new question on the pros and cons of each.
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Both are good brands, you can't really do wrong. Check which features you need and which camera offers these at a good price at the moment.
I'm not much of a photographer, but I own a Cannon Digital Rebel XTi, I have had no complaints about the product. I am not a professional, so the default features are great, and the menu is pretty easy for me to use, but I have also looked into what the features mean, and read into the manual. Without that, some things and navigation through the menu can be complex.
From what I hear Nikon's are a bit more user friendly than the comparable Cannon at the same price, but the Cannon (for the same price) out performs the Nikon. Overall, though Nikon's high end products are far superior, but the price of those cameras are very expensive.
I would figure out what price range you are looking at, and compare the products in that range, that way there isn't a debate as to which is superior, but the debate becomes which is better for the price.
For the low end, the Nikon Cool Pix are really good cameras for the price, at least from the ones I have used.
From what I hear Nikon's are a bit more user friendly than the comparable Cannon at the same price, but the Cannon (for the same price) out performs the Nikon. Overall, though Nikon's high end products are far superior, but the price of those cameras are very expensive.
I would figure out what price range you are looking at, and compare the products in that range, that way there isn't a debate as to which is superior, but the debate becomes which is better for the price.
For the low end, the Nikon Cool Pix are really good cameras for the price, at least from the ones I have used.
Nikon D90 is awesome.
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