Nikon D5100 vs Canon EOS 600D
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Entry-level DSLR
$600 body only
$567 with 18-55mm lens
![]() | Much higher true resolution |
![]() | Lower frame rate movies |
![]() | Shorter battery life |
Entry-level DSLR
$629 - $697 body only
$997 - $1,150 with 18-140mm lens
![]() | Much higher true resolution |
![]() | Lower frame rate movies |
![]() | Doesn't focus continuously recording movies |
Pro DSLR
$999 - $1,499 body only
$1,330 - $1,899 with 24-105mm lens
![]() | Much higher true resolution |
![]() | Much larger viewfinder |
![]() | Screen does not flip out |
Entry-level DSLR
$310 - $549 body only
$393 - $399 with 18-55mm lens
![]() | Smaller |
![]() | Slightly longer battery life |
![]() | Significantly lower resolution screen |
Entry-level DSLR
$532 body only
$598 with 18-55mm lens
![]() | Has a touch screen |
![]() | Shoots faster |
![]() | More expensive |
Entry-level DSLR
$385 with 18-55mm lens
![]() | Significantly higher true resolution |
![]() | Smaller |
![]() | Much lower resolution screen |
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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.