First DSLR. Nikon or Canon?

I'm looking into buying my first DSLR and wanted to get some opinions to see if it was you looking into your first DSLR which camera you would choose. I'm trying to decide between the Canon T4i, Nikon D5100, and Nikon D3200. I'm also open to suggestions. I will be using it mainly for photography not video and mostly nature shots.

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I would go for the Canon T4i as a personal preference, and there's a bigger variety of lenses for the Canon as you can buy Canon, Tamron, Sigma and more. The Canon also has a touchscreen which would make it alot easier to use. It also has a higher resolution. 17.9MP compared to the D5100 which has 16.1MP.

T4i (I own one of those guys also)… It has tracking during live shoot with video and you can take an image while it is recording.
It is very advance with it's auto focus system (very fast and accurate) all are cross type (which means it can focus all ranges of subjects with little hunting), it does have a pop flash (better than none)… And is compatible with the latest 600ex rt speedlites.
The ISO may not be the greatest but it will perform at the highest range.
Canon is know for it's rich colors and I use this as one of backups of my canon 5d mark III.
It did have a recall (see my utube link below) and it does have two current issues that firmware updates will fix (Japanese version -- most are made there)… Not a deal breaker as they will fix for no charge.
This is all you get for free --lol

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The Pentax K-x is still available cheaper, Sony do better video and Olympus are smaller and lighter.

Find a local dealer, tell him what you want to spend and handle a couple of candidates, picking the one you like best.

Neither Canon nor Nikon are as good as they claim to be, they just shout louder.

It's not a coke and pepsi world anymore. But let's say they were the only choices, I'll give the same advice I always give, buy the best image sensor you can for your money. Once you buy a camera you are stuck with it. Not matter what fancy lens you buy.

So dump Canon off the list. The best image sensors are Sony Exmor sensors, Nikon uses those in most of their dSLRs, but there's one dud, the D3200. 24 megapixels don't come for free. Low light, high ISO performance takes a hit, there's no free lunch. Ignore pixel counts, that's marketing trying to sell more cameras. The D5100 has the superior image sensor.

Canon has been doing so poorly in the last few years that the brand new T4i actually tested worse than the earlier model according to DxOmark.com. To make matters worse, a little Sony NEX F3 for 499 crushes the Canon in the image sensor department.

Also, ignore people telling you that this brand or that brand has more lenses, or 120 different lenses, or that "pros use this or that" You are not a pro, and you aren't going to own 10 lenses. Most casual dSLR owners own 1 or 2 lenses, and that's it, ever. Any popular zoom or prime lens can be purchased for any major brand so don't worry about that.

Other cameras to look at before you make a final decision similar in price to the bodies you are looking at, Sony's A57 and Pentax K 30. Congrats on your first dSLR no matter what you buy. Take the time to learn how to use it, and get the most out of it. The biggest difference you will see is how they perform in low light vs.a small image sensor compact, night and day doesn't even begin to describe.