Nikon D5100 SLR

Nikon D5100 is a superior DSLR Camera, priced at entry level.
Its is mainly compared with Canon 550D.

Nikon D5100 scores for :
Superior Image quality due to Nikon's Advanced Exceed processor.
Sturdy Build.
Higher ISO Rating , by that Higher low light efficiency.
3.0' Vari-Angle swivel LCD.

Canon 550D:
Higher Image Capacity : 18MP
Include inbuilt AF Motor, and availability of variety of lenses.
Smaller Build.
Sharper LCD screen.
Various speed video recording efficiency.

Bottom Line:
Both Cameras are equally good , leap frogging others marginally in different zones which makes someone who have to chose his first camera totally confused. You cant go wrong with each one of them.

If your area of interest is "Real Photography" , I would suggest Nikon D5100. But if you are a "Photography Video Enthusiast" , canon 550D might suit you better.

For me I picked Nikon D5100, because would like to horn my Photography skills.

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I've used both products, and also own D5100, so I guess the review will be useful for many!

Why you should go for Canon 550D?
1. Well well, street price is lower, you can actually buy some low end camera with that difference..
2. Built-in focus motor.. This is most important reason why you should go for 550D than D5100. It will save your hell lot of money on your further lens purchases.. You will not need to go for lenses with built-in auto-focus motor, which are much more costly.
3. More megapixels.. About 2 megapixels more.. (Does not bother me much, but bothers few people for sure!)
4. Smaller, thinner and lighter, though not very much! 2.4 inches compared to 3.1 inches.. and 530gm against 560gm! lol...
5. Now on some sites I read that it has lesser start up delay and less shutter lag, but the lag is in few milliseconds, you won't even recognize unless you use both cams for couple of years, separately..
6. Allegedly, better video quality!
7. Better resolution of live-view-screen, c'mon, nothing related to camera quality though!

Now, did you notice that except built-in motor and more megapixels, everything else are physical attributes, nothing really connected to photo quality,

now lets see why you should go for Nikon D5100?
1. Canon delivers better video quality, but does not auto-focus once the shooting starts.. Will annoy you if the subject moves towards you!
2. The screen has lesser resolution, but flips out and rotates, amazing feature, trust me!
3. Larger sensor, well, APS C of Nikon (DX) is same as standard APS C, but Canon APS C is a little smaller than that! (23.6mmX15.6mm vs 22.3mmX14.9mm, believe me, each nanometer counts!)
4. Better colour depth as each manual shouts, 23.5 bits vs 22.1 bits, well, that means better image quality.
5. More focus points, 11 vs 9, yup that counts!
6. shoots at 4 fps vs 3.7 fps of canon
7. longer battery life, well, something that I have experienced. The capacity says the other way round though, 1120 mAH vs 1030mAH. I guess Nikon engine is more efficient! Also, I find Canon batteries a little costlier than Nikon.
8. Larger ISO
9. Has in camera HDR, awesome, captures two photos at different exposure and combines them to give exact picture as seen by naked eye! That's really cool, something which you cannot do with Photoshop that effectively once the image has been captured!
10. In-camera effects, that's awesome, especially to show-off in front of photography-illiterate people, or photo-editing-illiterate I would say.. :')
11. Allegedly, better image quality at higher ISO owing to more dynamic EV range.

So, I guess the winner is Nikon D5100!

Hi,
this is an ongoing war between two market leaders in DSLR segment. but if you are looking for serious (as mentioned by Harikrshna) then I would strongly recommend go with Nikon while considering following points.

Nikon D5100 Highlights:
> Low noise at high ISO
> Great color depth
> Great image quality
> Wide dynamic range

Canon 550D
> Built-in focus motor
> Thin(2.4")

This will give you an idea that Nikon D5100 has best entry level fully loaded camera for serious aspiring photographers.

People this is never ending debate between Nikon users and Canon users but I personally find Nikon as a better camera over its counterpart.

Nikon's D5100 exceeds expectations, performance by the brilliant CMOS sensor found on the larger and more expensive D7000, the Nikon D5100 is the ideal DSLR for those who are serious about quality pictures and plan on using the camera long term at an affordable budget.
The Nikon D5100 takes low light photography to a level that competing DSLR'S desperately try to reach. Full HD 1080p recording and full time auto focus, with the option of an external mic input, the D5100 might very well replace your stand alone handycam! And really this simply sweetens the deal.
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Hi , I upgraded my camera from Fuji Fine Pix 2000 HD to DSLR after doing lot of research I was about to take the Nikon D3100 as I can not afford the D7000 but this camera is you can say having most quality that D7000 is offering. I am happy to buy this & Having no complained till date. But for new user I would say take this machine only when you have the passion of the camera as it requires lot of care