
Speaking of price point, if that's your main concern, you'd do well to wait a little while until Amazon Prime Day 2021.


For that reason, we've compared models from the two brands across all categories and price points. With these two brands, it's likely you'll be thinking first about the type of camera you need. However, if you've at least narrowed it down to these two classic heritage brands, at least your decision has been made a little easier. Once you add in picking between DSLR and mirrorless, the choice becomes even harder. If you're still keen on DSLR though, and you still have plenty of reasons to be, they both still offer more traditional options for photographers.Ĭhoosing your first camera can be a difficult task, with an at-times overwhelming amount of choice. However, it's now true to say that all brands are concentrating their efforts on mirrorless, with both Nikon and Canon offering some very strong mirrorless - indeed even class-leading - options in their respective line-ups. This is a classic example of the rubber meeting the road and the camera that appears to be better on paper isn’t.įor many people the D3300 is the better camera choice if you plan to simply use it as a point and shoot in the auto and scene modes, but if you want to learn how to use the camera and start taking control I prefer the Canon Rebel T5 instead.DSLRs were once the main stay of Canon and Nikon, with mirrorless options being pioneered by brands such as Olympus and Sony. Additionally, the Auto ISO setting is a different menu option than the ISO value which can be very frustrating when learning when you think you are changing your ISO value, but the camera’s auto ISO feature is overriding your decision.

For example, setting your ISO on the Nikon requires you to go to the menu or use the quick access screen and this can require several button pushes before you can change the setting. But when it comes to operation, one thing I really like about the Canon Rebel T5 is the direct access to many of the camera settings that in the Nikon D3300 require you to go in to the menu. It seems to be the same or better specified in almost every single category. Overall the Nikon D3300 wins the head to head competition on paper.
