I'm looking to buy a really great camera-Is Nikon or Canon Better?

I want to spend around 700 or less-which will give me professional results. I want to capture digital images and video.

This kind of of question is bound to cause a few arguments but if your looking for a good mix of the two i recently bought the Canon 600D and it is fantastic especially for video but still takes cracking photos. Its fairly cheap (around £500) but this gives you extra money for a good starter lens.

Nikon has a great Camera called the Nikon D5100 for around your price range
has some great reviews from pro users.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...amera.html

Also Canon has a great camera called
Canon T2i with close to 500 5 star reviews
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...gital.html

"Professional " results are a result of the photographer, not the camera. I can get nice photos with my friends $130 point & shoot.
In your price range, I'd look at a Nikon D5100.
BTW, Nikon & Canon are equal.

Define really great. Professional results aren't just something that pops out of a camera, otherwise everyone with $700 would be a professional. If you don't know what to do with the controls and the camera, it won't look professional. If your subject is boring, a camera can't make it look good. If you're taking pictures of a boring location, it won't look professional. I'm sure you're the one who decides what to shoot, not the camera.

Canon EOS T3, T2i, Nikon D3100 and Pentax K-r would be the best.

I say Canon is the best, someone says Nikon. Where's the point? They're all good.

Here's a DSLR Buying Guide - http://www.the-dslr-photographer.com/2009/11/which-dslr-to-buy/

Neither is better, and neither will give you professional results (that will be up to you, the photographer).