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Nikon D5100 vs Canon EOS 600D
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differences
Advantages of the Canon 600D
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1,040k dots vs 920k dots
17.9 MP vs 16.1 MP
0.53x vs 0.51x
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Advantages of the Nikon D5100
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1,183 ISO vs 793 ISO
80.0 vs 65.0
13 EV vs 11.5 EV
Contrast detection vs None
23.5 bits vs 22.1 bits
Yes vs No
500 ms vs 1500 ms
660 shots vs 440 shots
25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
127x96x78 mm vs 133x99x79 mm
4 fps vs 3.7 fps
205 lenses vs 197 lenses
$334.09 vs $520.68
273 ms vs 283 ms
11 vs 9
3.1" vs 3.1"
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent entry-level DSLRs, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent entry-level DSLRs
Common Strengths
 | Flip-out screens |
| Great for movies |
| Many lenses available | |||
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 | Have external mic jacks |
| Record higher quality audio with a microphone |
Common Weaknesses
 | Slow max shutter speed |
| 1/4000 of a second |
| Quite thick |
| 3.1" |
| Below average viewfinder coverage |
| 95% |
 | Few cross-type focus points |
| 1 |
| Slow continuous shooting | |||
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| Poor maximum light sensitivity |
| 6,400 ISO |
| Capture low resolution images | |||
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| Significant shutter lag | |||
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| Few focus points | |||
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 | No image stabilization |
| Risk of blur |
 | No touchscreens |
| More buttons |
 | Neither is weather sealed |
| Need to shelter it from weather |
| Below average viewfinder size | |||
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 | Both shoot high resolution HD movies |
| 1080p @ 30fps |
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competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Nikon D3200
Entry-level DSLR
$302 - $557 body only
$379 - $447 with 18-55mm lens
| Takes significantly higher resolution photos |
| Is thinner |
| Doesn't have a screen which flips out |
Canon EOS 700D
Entry-level DSLR
$719 with 18-55mm, 55-250mm lenses
| Has a touch screen |
| Shoots faster continuously |
| Is significantly more expensive |
| Is slightly larger |
Canon EOS 1200D
Entry-level DSLR
$400 body only
 | Is slightly lighter |
 | Lacks a self cleaning sensor |
| Lacks and external mic jack |
Nikon D5200
Entry-level DSLR
$547 body only
$499 - $647 with 18-55mm lens
| Records higher quality movies |
| Takes significantly higher resolution photos |
| Is slightly more expensive |
Nikon D3300
Entry-level DSLR
$429 - $497 with 18-55mm lens
| Is slightly less noisy at high ISO |
| Records higher quality movies |
| Doesn't have a screen which flips out |
Canon EOS 60D
Pro DSLR
$689 - $699 body only
$899 - $1,199 with 18-135mm lens
| Slightly larger viewfinder |
| Shoots faster continuously |
| Is significantly more expensive |
| Is significantly heavier |
Canon EOS 100D
Entry-level DSLR
$458 body only
$542 with 18-55mm lens
| Has a touch screen |
| Is much smaller |
| Is slightly more expensive |
| Users slower contrast detection autofocus |
Canon EOS 600D Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon EOS 600D.
Nikon D5100 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
No significant competitors found that are specific to the Nikon D5100.
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EOS 600D
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However, as I found out the hard way, do not give that advice to your friends. They will get mad at you, because they already know they need a fancy SLR, even though they do not know what an f/ stop is, or what ISO is.
Nikon user Tourist: "My Nikon D5100 can take a better picture of the tower than your Canon 600D."
Canon user Tourist: "No it can't! My Canon 600D can take a shot better than what your D5100 would ever be able to."
Nikon user: "Mine has better boost ISO."
Canon user: "Mine has higher true resolution."
*argument continues*
Both users to innocent bystander: "Sir, whose camera do you think will take a better shot of the tower?"
Innocent bystander: "Neither, because we just passed the Eiffel Tower."
I have bouth of these camera and I found
Nikon D5100 much better quality but with good objectif you can use it as pro camera,
The Canon D700 is much better with Higth level Objectif bcz it's compatible with all the canon objctfs
anyway the body camera is not that much of importance ;) The objectif if important so Canon Win .
can you write to me on advocatekuldeep@gmail.com
in wild life and birding section canon having superior and low priced lenses as compared to nikon.
I have entered many national and international photographic competitions. my pictures taken with canon 600d are getting good responses and reviews as compared to nikon.
If you have flickr account (globally leading photo sharing website), then go through the camera finder section. you will find more than 65% canon user there. IMO they are not fools to end up with canon.
Attached herewith picture taken with canon T2i. pls go through exif details.
Factors which made me consider Canon over Nikon:
1. Better Grip & feel. Believe it or not this is a big factor. If you don't like the grip or feel then chances are that you will not enjoy your DSLR no matter good it is. I personally found that Canon 600D had a better grip. Due to Nikon being smaller & uncomfortable to my hands I had a difficult time producing good shots from Nikon. But maybe to others Nikon might have better grip.
2. The colors & contrast produced by Canon, IMHO, seemed better to my eyes till ISO 3200. I know what DP review & DXO marks says but I rather like to go by what my senses tell me. Nikon will have edge over Canon in handling chromatic aberrations, white balance but this something I don't care much about as I am not going professional, secondly quite a bit of things get sorted by better lens & better technique which I am yet to learn.
3. I personally found its menu options more intuitive & easy to go around.
You will see I never even mentioned videography because to be honest, I actually loved Nikon D5100 video features more & its a shame that Canon doesn't have them especially selective coloring applied in videos.
So, my advice to all the would be DSLR purchasers is that go to the store & feel the product, have a demo, shoot some pics & videos & then make up your mind. You will not go wrong with either Canon 600D or Nikon D5100 because honestly quality difference is not as much as snapsort or DXO are making out to be.
and of course the knowledge in post processing makes a photo 'WOW'. Nowadays, differences among dslrs are minimal. So stop the brand war and try to snap good photo. However, I've one question to snapsort, that you mentioned Canon EOS 600D has built-in focus motor in your comparison. I think no Canon camera has built-in focus motor, but all their lenses have it. Please verify this.