What Camera Is Best To Purchase?

I really would like to purchase a Nikon Or Canon or something of the same sort. I just want to know which brand is better? Pros & Cons too maybe? Lol, well thanks in advance (:

Added (1). Can these cameras do videos too or no?

Canon is way cheaper than Nikon. Value for money, I suggest Canon. You get comparable image as long as you know HOW TO USE the camera. Goto www.dpreview.com and compare image quality for the models you want to compare.

The only range where Canon tends to be seriously better is in the dirt cheap compact cameras. After that it varies from season to season and the biggest difference is personal preference. On DSLR cameras they are so incredibly close it's not going to be easy to choose.

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I don't recommend one brand over the other. I DO recommend that you visit an actual camera shop (not bestbuy/walmart) and try the different brands/models within your budget to see which feels best in your hands with controls that you can easily find/use. I chose Canon for its ergonomics/menu & control layout and a fellow photog chose Nikon for the same reasons.

Don't forget to budget an extra $100-$250 (depending if it is a P&S or DSLR) to cover an extra battery, several 4Gb memory cards, a USB memory card reader, a camera case, AND taxes.

Photography is roughly 70% photographer skill/experience, 20% lens quality, and 10% camera body

Canon is definitely the cheapest and probably the best user friendly DSLR and depending on your budget most have HD recording now.

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I assume you're in market for a point and shoot. Learn what features mean on cameras. Whether you spend $150 or $250- your image quality would be about the same. What you're paying for or not paying for are features. Anymore standard is an image stabilizer. For people with shaky hands. Usually more zoom equals more money. Standard zoom cameras are 3X optical zoom, 4X. 10X optical zoom or 30X or more called super zooms. Most people that buy point and shoots want simplicity and want everything automatic. There are point and shoots out there called bridge cameras which come fairly close to being a DSLR in that they have plenty of zoom plus aperture/shutter priority. Taking a subject in action you would change shutter speed say 1/1000 sec so subject doesn't come out blurry.
The main con almost all point and shoots have is they don't do well in dim light without flash. And even though ISO settings can go to 1600 or more; I wouldn't go over 400. Hope I helped a little.
PS- There's no best. Stay with name brands such as Fuji, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Nikon, and Panasonic. Stay away from GE, Sanyo, Vivitar and Kodak.