NIKON vs CANNON and what MODEL?

I know that there are decent cannon and nikon camera that take pictures and video, but which is the better brand AND model for a novice photographer / filmographer for a musical group. Would be taking pictures for flyers and website, shooting video for interviews, music videos, and web eisodes. Please respond with brand and model of your preference.

It seems that you have not yet done your independent research.

In it you would have found that

* cannons shoot cannon balls.
* dSLR's are not the best choice for shooting video.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/camcorders/cam-cam.shtml
* that there's a website that compares the sensor performance of many dSLR cameras
http://www.dxomark.com/...nd2)/Canon
* that you need to budget for about $700 for an entry level dSLR, either a Nikon D3200 or Canon T3i/600D

Here you will get opinions, but not much in the way of factual advice.

To do what you expect, you need some formal education in both photography and film making, plus a whole lot of years experience in each. That experience you can't buy in a camera shop

When I shoot music video, I rent a proper 3-CCD video camera like this one

http://www.panasonic.com/...HPX370.asp

Http://keerok-photography.blogspot.com/2012/08/nikon-vs-canon.html
http://keerok-photography.blogspot.com/2012/09/cannon-is-weapon.html

The Canon T3i/600d and the Nikon D5100 are around the same price, but the canon has more control when your taking video.

Canon EOS 7D.

You know two of five DSLR manufacturers, can't spell one of them, ask a question that's been answered 168, 000 times already, and think there's a difference?

Cannon - you should be tied over the mouth of one.