Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi vs Nikon D7000

Nikon D90

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Winner

Nikon D90

"On a purely specification level, it's a highly competitive piece of kit, but it's the way the features have been chosen and put together that make it the camera that it is."
dpreview.com | talking about the D90's overall-performance
"Although the buttons have been redesigned and are a lot easier to press the layout is identical to the D80."
dpreview.com | talking about the D90's button-layout

Reasons to buy the Nikon D90

Low light performance
Low noise at high ISO
977 ISO
Overall image quality
Great image quality
73.0
Dynamic range
Wide dynamic range
12.5 EV
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Viewfinder size
Large viewfinder
0.63x
Live view
Has live view
Preview your photos
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

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Reasons to buy the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Size
Really small
Prosumer size 127x94x65 mm
Badge
Built-in focus motor
Autofocuses with more lenses
Thickness
Thin
2.6"
Weight
Light-weight
556 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon Rebel XTi

Size Much smaller 127x94x65 mm vs 132x103x77 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 2.6" vs 3"
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Around 20% thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 556 g vs 703 g
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More than 20% lighter
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $749.00 vs $896.95
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The best price we've seen is $148 cheaper (around 20% less)
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Advantages of the Nikon D90

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Low light performance Significantly lower noise at high ISO 977 ISO vs 664 ISO
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The D90 has a slight edge (0.6 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
Overall image quality Significantly better image quality 73.0 vs 62.0
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Around 20% better image quality
Dynamic range More dynamic range 12.5 EV vs 11 EV
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1.5 f-stops more dynamic range
Autofocus Faster autofocus Phase detection vs Contrast detection
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Catch candid moments easily
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 930k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 4x higher resolution screen
Live view Has live view Yes vs No
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Preview your photos on the camera's screen before taking them
Movie format Shoots movies 720p @ 24fps vs None
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Shoots HD (720p) video as well as still pictures
Viewfinder size Significantly larger viewfinder 0.63x vs 0.49x
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More than 60% larger viewfinder
Color depth Better color depth 22.7 bits vs 22.1 bits
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Distinguishes 0.6 more bits of color
Sensor size Significantly larger sensor APS-C 23.6x15.8mm vs APS-C 22.2x14.8mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
True resolution Higher true resolution 12.2 MP vs 10.1 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 4.5 fps vs 3 fps
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50% faster continuous shooting
Viewfinder Has a pentaprism viewfinder Pentaprism vs Pentamirror
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Pentaprism viewfinders are typically brighter
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The D90's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Viewfinder coverage Better viewfinder coverage 96% vs 95%
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Almost the same
Lens availability Slightly more lenses available 169 lenses vs 162 lenses
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent entry-level DSLRs, and ignoring price

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
31 vs 71
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Nikon D90 Nikon D90
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon D90.

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similarities

Compared to recent entry-level DSLRs

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Lens availability Many lenses available Help
Rebel XTi:162 lenses
D90:169 lenses
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
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Light sensitivity (boost) One has boost ISO Help
Rebel XTi:None
D90:6,400 ISO
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
Rebel XTi:1,600 ISO
D90:3,200 ISO
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
Rebel XTi:10.1 MP
D90:12.2 MP
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Autofocus No video autofocus Help
Manual focus only
Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Weather sealed Neither is weather sealed Help
Need to shelter it from weather
Movie format One shoots movies Help
Rebel XTi:None
D90:720p @ 24fps

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Low light performance Is slightly less noisy at high ISO
Overall image quality Has slightly better image quality
Thickness Is thicker
Lens focus motor Doesn't have a built-in focus motor
Canon EOS 60D

Canon EOS 60D

Pro DSLR

$848 - $1,304 body only

$1,177 - $1,342 with 18-135mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
True resolution Takes significantly higher resolution photos
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
True resolution Takes slightly higher resolution photos
Thickness Is thicker
Lens focus motor Doesn't have a built-in focus motor
Canon Rebel T3i

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
True resolution Takes significantly higher resolution photos
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is much larger
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
True resolution Takes significantly higher resolution photos
Shutter lag Has slightly more shutter lag
Battery life Has a significantly shorter battery life
Canon EOS 7D

Canon EOS 7D

Pro DSLR

$1,549 - $1,821 body only

$1,500 - $1,849 with 18-135mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
True resolution Takes significantly higher resolution photos
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon D80

Nikon D80

Entry-level DSLR

$700 body only

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS

Entry-level DSLR

$348 - $595 body only

$439 with 18-55mm lens

Live view Has live view
Low light performance Slightly lower noise at high ISO
Color depth Worse color depth
Dynamic range Less dynamic range
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi

Entry-level DSLR

$468 body only

$600 with 18-55mm lens

Screen size Much larger screen
Autofocus Faster autofocus
Color depth Worse color depth
Dynamic range Less dynamic range

Nikon D90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Entry-level DSLR

$1,000 - $1,197 body only

$1,100 with 55-200mm lens

Focus points Many more focus points
Low light performance Lower noise at high ISO
Shutter lag More shutter lag
Viewfinder size Slightly smaller viewfinder
Nikon D3200

Nikon D3200

Entry-level DSLR

$699 - $700 with 18-55mm lens

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder size Significantly smaller viewfinder
Battery life Significantly shorter battery life

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