What dslr camera is best for me? - 1

I'm a beginner when it comes to dslr cameras. But i'm super interested in photography and would like to upgrade from my point and shoot camera. I have researched some and found two but i'm not sure about them. The first is the Nikon d3000, and this is the one i'm leaning more towards. The other is the Cannon Rebel t3. Both with the starter kit lenses. I know, i know, rival brands, but i don't really have a preference. I really want it to be able to take good pictures of sunsets, because i live near the beach, and of course people. I also don't really want a video setting, if that helps. Which camera is better? Can you give pros/ cons? Or if there are any better options please let me know! Thanks!

P.S. I will be buying this myself, and i'm 15 year olde without a job, so please keep your camera suggestions in the same price range as the other two: D

I don't know way you are looking at the old D3000 Nikon

Here is how the D3200 sensor compares to the T3 cameras

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

You may want to just save your pennies until you can get the D3200

The top three
http://imaging.nikon.com/...neup/dslr/
http://www.usa.canon.com/...lr_cameras
http://www.pentaximaging.com/dslr

Research, everyone has their own personal prejudices.
I own a Nikon, like what they have to offer.
But at the same time I like Cannon landscape photo because of the colors.
There's also ergonomics of the camera itself.

Buy a DSLR you can afford and start taking pictures. As you get better you will learn more and as you get older you will buy better equipment.

You won't get a decent camera until you get into the $700-1000 range.anything less will lose precious shots because of 1s time delay. In particlular, sony nex-5 or sony alpha 57 would be good starters.
nex would be better. You want a camera that has a high fps if you want to catch fly-by shots, and those are the most fun.

take the cam with you on a family trip and make it a pix trip! Take LOTS of pictures and sort them all out later. Make it a family thing where everybody is taking photos and catching nice shots (it's OK for multiple people to take the same shot). Maybe you will get some really cool shots they will not get and maybe they will get some really cool shots you won't get, and everybody will have fun and you can enjoy each other's photos. Put them all on the digital frame and watch them once in a while for something to do with family members as a fun event.

until then, work up to a camera you can really use. You will have to do with a point-and-shoot. So - what's your budget? Make room in that budget for a tripod - maybe get one used. You will need one sometime. You can graduate to a ballhead tripod later.nikon makes some nice point-and-shoot cams as afar as color goes, and the. Do research into the features.ask your parents to help you understand what the features mean and what they do and which cams are better.
I didn't care for the rebel name. As an alternative, this should be a good DSLR for you. In fact, this cam is one of those $700 cams offered at a $500 price. Even better, it does full HD video, which seems to mean it probably has all the speed you need.

You are young, money is tight, go used, get an older model. It might not have video but who cares.

look at old Nikon D40, D40x, D60, 3000 or 3100. Canon XS, XSi, T1i, Sony A300, 330, or any cheap Sony alpha, just make sure you don't buy the A100. Most of these cameras can be had for between 150-350 US dollars, sometimes body only, sometimes a basic lens and a few extras it just depends.

Ignore pixel counts, and all the hype and fanboys.dSLRs have image sensors that are massive when compared to the junk in cell phone and compacts, so the images will be better no matter how old, no matter the pixel counts and fancy features.

It doesn't matter. The only difference is how they feel in your hands.

Go to a camera store and feel a Nikon and canon, see which one you like the best. I personally wouldn't buy second hand without a good guarantee! I bought a camera that had only 5000 shots been taken on it, 2 weeks later the shutter button broke, Cost of repair was more than I paid for it! A low end dslr will stop motion without no problem, you can always learn to 'pan'. If you are new to photography don't be put off by starting with a low cost dslr! They are pretty good and will last you a long time!