Originally Posted by kazman

Here are some of the stats that I would look at to help you decide, since your first starting out.

Canon 60D
- $1,200 with lens kit
- 18 MP
- 5.3 fps shooting
- 1080 HD video
- * 3" movable LCD NON-touchscreen
- 9 autofocus points
- full frame ... Easiest way to describe this is... if you use a 100mm lens on this camera, you will be able to see more of an area then you would if you used a 100mm lens on a NON full frame camera. If this camera and a NON full frame took the same pic with the same lens, the NON full frame pic would look cropped in comparison to this full frame.


Canon Rebel T5i
- $850 with lens kit
- 18 MP
- 5.0 fps shooting
- 1080 HD video
- * 3" movable LCD TOUCHSCREEN
- 9 autofocus points


Nikon D5300
- $895 with lens kit
- 24.2 MP
- 5.0 fps shooting
- 1080 HD video
- * 3.2" movable LCD NON-touchscreen
- *wifi capability
- switch between 9 / 21/ 39 autofocus points