Looking for new DLSR?

I'm looking to a new DSLR camera. Now between the Canon T4i and the Nikon D3200. Yeah yeah, canon has only 18MP when the Nikon has 24, but there's so much more than that when it comes to photography. Please help. I'm an experienced photographer. Serious responses only please. Just need some expert opinions from others without bias from either make.

Added (1). I'm currently on a NEX-7 set-up coupled with multiple interchangeable Alpha lens. Mostly for portraiture and on the go. I'm more of a freelance.whenever the opportunity presents itself, i whip out the camera and take the shot. But needing to go to full bodied slr and am stuck on these two at the moment.

I dunno. What subjects do you like to photograph? What system are you already using? Canon and Nikon are pretty much equal in quality and, as you say, pixels aren't everything.

Here is something you may want to know

The D3200 has the best performing sensor of the entry level dSLR cameras (under $1, 000)

Here is a link to the D3200's performance compared to the Canon T3i/600D and 60D (the T4i/650D has yet to be tested)

http://www.dxomark.com/...nd3)/Canon

As an experienced photographer, you should be just buying the upgrade to your current camera system

Experienced photographers have fervent brand preferences, enough knowledge to differentiate cameras from each other and the common sense to do the research by himself without needing the help of other photographers. Seriously.

Upgrading from the new, very expensive, NEX 7 to a D3200 using a different lens system?

Ok… The D7000 is starting to be discontinued… Perhaps try that before changing to Canon

Both good cameras but a few things to know. First ace is wrong telling you that the Nikon D3200 has the best image sensor for under 1, 000 dollars. That title belongs to Sony's A580, or the Pentax K 30.

He doesn't understand or refuses to accept that DxOmark.com puts out image sensor data with tests that allow image sensors with more megapixels to score higher in the 'high ISO" noise tests when in fact they are worse than other sensors. All images are down sized to 8MP before noise is measured and high MP count sensor cheat here because they have an advantage. But when viewed at real size, the high ISO shots from the Nikon D3200 are trash, I've downloaded and viewed the RAW files myself.

It's the same image sensor used in the Sony NEX 7. All Nikon image sensors are made by Sony.notice the numbers are not far from each other. The Canon suffers from the same problem. 18 MP is still too high for a crop sensor. So what do you want? If you want bragging rights because you have more pixels, then get the D3200 but understand it's a bottom of the line dSLR, how serious are you?

If you are serious go for the best image sensor you can afford, everything else you can work around.

If you already have actual alpha lenses, and not e-mount, you'd be better off with a Sony A580 it has the same sensor as the Nikon D7000 and Pentax K5. Also check out Sony's A57. Better Nikon choices over the D3200 are the 5100 and D7000. Even though DxOmark might say otherwise.

In the real world, when looking at actual RAW files, the D7000 will crush the Nikon D3200 in low light at high ISO. Skip Canon. Great cameras, meh image sensors. They use the same image sensor from the cheap rebel dSLR all the way up to the expensive semi-pro 7D, that's lame.

So bottom line, stay in the Sony system, or get a Nikon, skip Canon unless you have money for a Canon 5D mark II or III.