Kassem wroteI got very confused of whether to buy the Canon 600D or the Nikon D3200 because both of them are great cameras. And once you read the specs of every one of them, you notice that they match up very closely.
I was also hesitating between the two initially. I wanted a Nikon initially, because I like the "Nikon colors" and I just like the name and wanted something else than Canon. Nikon, as a brand, has some "charisma" and usually do good quality cameras, even if lacking. They also have a great lens choice.
Anyway, so:
Pro Canon:
- Canon usually have a simpler, more straight forward (hence better IMO) interface.
- Better for video due to Magic Lantern
- Tilting screen is a big plus, more than one might think at first.
- More realistic and neutral colors by default (in JPEGs). Nikon often have a green tint to their images, which is very visible when you put a Nikon and Canon shot of the same subject next to each other. A Nikon camera might need some post processing done on the raw to get neutral colors. Canon just seem to get neutral and realistic colors out of the box, more then any other brand. This is important.
Pro Nikon:
- For the cameras you listed, better performance overall, such as better FPS, higher Megapixels.
- They have the habit of putting buttons all over the body which sounds like a good idea. Usually the more buttons the better!
- Nikon :)
- Some real great lenses, such as the 40mm macro. Great choice. You can also use the old manual Nikon AF lenses which are still produced and some of them are quite cheap for what they offer.
- If you want to do video with autofocus, the Nikon kit lens is just a little more silent than the Canon kit lens when autofocusing, but anyway, with both cameras, you're better off doing manual focus when shooting video with the kit lens, if you dont want horrible sounds in your video.
I would have gone for the Canon, mostly because of the colors issue, but I finally bought a Micro four thirds camera.
Honestly, I think you'll be OK with either. They are both decent cameras and offer respectable performance for your money.
rtwo2008 wroteThe higher the megapixel, the worse the lowlight performance.
First time I hear this. Honestly, I don't think so.