Canon 60d and the nikon d7000?
Well i see that the Canon 60d has a burst rate of 5.3fps and the d7000 has 6fps. Now is that alot of difference? I'm merging into sports photography and want either of these cameras. Because the nikon has 0.7fps more than the canon, does that mean that then nikon is better for shooting sports photography (Football)(UK) or is there other things that will make a camera shoot nice crisp pictures when things are moving? That i don't know about and have to look out for.
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Canon's real competitor for the Nikon D7000 is the 7D. It's not so much the frame rate that matters between these cameras but their ability to take the knocks that comes from active use. I'm not suggesting that they are ruggedized (don't drop them), but they are far more robust, the sort of thing you need if you are shooting at a soccer match!
*I shoot with a Sony SLT-A77, how does 12FPS burst @ 24mp with constant AF sound!
Stock answers are helpful only they address the actual question.
For your sports action (football/soccer), there's not a noticeable difference between 5 and 6 fps. You will be able to anticipate the peak moment of action and shot a very short burst at that moment. Getting 2-3 frames at the split second of the action only means you will have a better chance of capturing the decisive instant that you want. Humans running and kicking are not moving as fast as race cars, for instance, and 5.3 seconds is quite adequate.
What is more important is the rapid access to features and rugged quality of the camera. I love Nikon and a D7000 would drive me nuts. My D300 has a single dedicated switch or wheel to turn for everything I need to change quickly and the D7000 requires a 2-button/wheel operation. The U1 and U2 options might make this less important, though. I'm not intimately familiar with the 60D, so I can't tell you about access to these functions. Look and see if you have a single switch to change from single- to servo-focus. (continuous focus) Check to see how easy it is to change ISO. You may want to be able to easily change your fps rate. The Nikon D300 has a high setting, which is preset to the maximum, and a low setting, which I can vary. I usually have that on 4 fps (half the top 8 fps rate) so I change easily. Most of the time, even for Motorsports, 4 fps is plenty fast enough, so 5.3 is going to be fine for football.
I have a nikon d7000 and I love it very much! I shoot portrait, macro, sports, and landscape and my nikon d7000 never dissapoint me.find a camera shop and try it yourself