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http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Digital-SLR-Cameras/25462/D3000.html
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http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_rebel_t3_18_55mm_is_ii_kit
Answer
Nikon and Canon are both good products
DPREVIEW allows a side-by-side feature comparison
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=canon_eos1100d&products=nikon_d3000
If considering movies, especially with sound, the Canon is a much newer technology like the CMOS Sensor also, and I like it better from that respect. Also, the higher pixel count gives the ability for better large size pictures. Canon has a superior battery life also. Canon hooked to a PC can do time-lapse photography which is great. Maybe in comparing different models of the same company in the same price range, the result would be different. They are both very nice cameras. I did not try to scour the web for all professional reviews, and the Nikon has some better features than the Canon, like a better flash. Can go to the Main page DPREVIEW and others.
Checking a highly reliable and good priced store (both online+retail location), it shows the D3000 at $459 with one 18-55mm lens, and the Canon is $549, so of course I would expect the Canon to be a better camera. A more fair comparison would be to Canon EOS Rebel XS SLR Digital Camera (Black) with 18-55mm IS Lens Kit at $479 or maybe a Sony Alpha A390 Digital SLR with 18-55mm Lens at $500. In these choices, it is fairly even. The A390 was dropped in price because it could not match competition at its earlier pricing. Theses three are close.
Edit-- Agreed also with Andrew that if you move up to the D3100 and should be in the same price range as the Canon at about $540 each you have comparable cameras with Nikon with the better video and Canon with the better audio and more convenient output formats, but the D3100 is probably a little better than the Canon.
Nikon and Canon are both good products
DPREVIEW allows a side-by-side feature comparison
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=canon_eos1100d&products=nikon_d3000
If considering movies, especially with sound, the Canon is a much newer technology like the CMOS Sensor also, and I like it better from that respect. Also, the higher pixel count gives the ability for better large size pictures. Canon has a superior battery life also. Canon hooked to a PC can do time-lapse photography which is great. Maybe in comparing different models of the same company in the same price range, the result would be different. They are both very nice cameras. I did not try to scour the web for all professional reviews, and the Nikon has some better features than the Canon, like a better flash. Can go to the Main page DPREVIEW and others.
Checking a highly reliable and good priced store (both online+retail location), it shows the D3000 at $459 with one 18-55mm lens, and the Canon is $549, so of course I would expect the Canon to be a better camera. A more fair comparison would be to Canon EOS Rebel XS SLR Digital Camera (Black) with 18-55mm IS Lens Kit at $479 or maybe a Sony Alpha A390 Digital SLR with 18-55mm Lens at $500. In these choices, it is fairly even. The A390 was dropped in price because it could not match competition at its earlier pricing. Theses three are close.
Edit-- Agreed also with Andrew that if you move up to the D3100 and should be in the same price range as the Canon at about $540 each you have comparable cameras with Nikon with the better video and Canon with the better audio and more convenient output formats, but the D3100 is probably a little better than the Canon.
My dslr takes bad pictures?
Hi!
I have the Sony a390 and the pictures don't come out that great as other NIKON or canon cameras do. Every reviews says my camera isn't that good, and I agree. I'm 16 so i don't have much money so this camera was the best I could afford. Will a different lens make the pictures better? I remember reading that its not the camera its the photographer who takes good pictures. So does that mean any dslr can produce good images?
Answer
You are correct that "Its not the camera its the photographer." If you haven't learned about Light, Composition and Exposure then you'd be getting the same results if you were using a Canon or Nikon DSLR. This site has tutorials suitable for the beginner to the professional:
http://www.digital-photography-school.com
Read this review: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA390/AA390A.HTM
Look at the sample pictures made with the A390 here:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA390/AA390A7.HTM
Here is something you might not know about your Sony A390 - it can use any of the legacy Minolta Maxxum AF lenses available on the used market. One of the favorite Minolta Maxxum AF lenses for your A390 is the Maxxum AF 70-210mm f4 zoom known as the Beercan. Under $200.00 on eBay. So don't think that you're limited to buying new Sony branded lenses. Another Minolta Maxxum lens worth considering is the Maxxum AF 50mm f1.4 prime lens. Under $300.00 on eBay.
If you shop on eBay, look for listings by "Top Rated Sellers" and avoid sellers who state things like "I found this in the attic ..." or "I don't know anything about this lens but it looks fine ...". Also avoid sellers with a "No Return Policy" unless you're willing to gamble.
So start learning about Light, Exposure and Composition. Then begin learning to think about those things when you're out with your camera and your pictures will slowly begin to improve. If you've developed what I call the "machine gunner mentality" (very common with digital cameras) where you take 300 exposures and hope - HOPE - a few are worth keeping its time to stop. If all you're doing is point & shoot, point & shoot, point & shoot then you can't be taking the time necessary to think about Light, Composition and Exposure. Your goal should be quality, not quantity. So learn to slow down and think about the picture you want to make and how to make it using your knowledge of Light, Exposure and Composition.
"Pictures are not taken, they are made." Ansel Adams.
You are correct that "Its not the camera its the photographer." If you haven't learned about Light, Composition and Exposure then you'd be getting the same results if you were using a Canon or Nikon DSLR. This site has tutorials suitable for the beginner to the professional:
http://www.digital-photography-school.com
Read this review: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA390/AA390A.HTM
Look at the sample pictures made with the A390 here:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA390/AA390A7.HTM
Here is something you might not know about your Sony A390 - it can use any of the legacy Minolta Maxxum AF lenses available on the used market. One of the favorite Minolta Maxxum AF lenses for your A390 is the Maxxum AF 70-210mm f4 zoom known as the Beercan. Under $200.00 on eBay. So don't think that you're limited to buying new Sony branded lenses. Another Minolta Maxxum lens worth considering is the Maxxum AF 50mm f1.4 prime lens. Under $300.00 on eBay.
If you shop on eBay, look for listings by "Top Rated Sellers" and avoid sellers who state things like "I found this in the attic ..." or "I don't know anything about this lens but it looks fine ...". Also avoid sellers with a "No Return Policy" unless you're willing to gamble.
So start learning about Light, Exposure and Composition. Then begin learning to think about those things when you're out with your camera and your pictures will slowly begin to improve. If you've developed what I call the "machine gunner mentality" (very common with digital cameras) where you take 300 exposures and hope - HOPE - a few are worth keeping its time to stop. If all you're doing is point & shoot, point & shoot, point & shoot then you can't be taking the time necessary to think about Light, Composition and Exposure. Your goal should be quality, not quantity. So learn to slow down and think about the picture you want to make and how to make it using your knowledge of Light, Exposure and Composition.
"Pictures are not taken, they are made." Ansel Adams.
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