I had the same choice. Found the picture quality of the canon a70 and Nikon
3100 similar. In the end I went for the Canon because it has more manual
options which may come in handy down the track. At the moment though I'm
happy leaving most options set to auto. The canon also has an auto focus
assist lamp which the Nikon doesn't. This is supposed to help focus the
lense by using an orange light to help focus on the subject.


"Andrey&Debra Murphy" <amurphy@995.ca> wrote in message
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> hello all,
>
> after doing some research on digitals i bought canon a70, kodak 6340 and
> nikon coolpix 3100. i used each one for a week just to see which one i
like
> the best before i bought any. i did not like kodak at all. it felt cheap
and
> pics quality did not stand against canon. i liked canon but few posts
> regarding brake downs scare me from buying it. it has good indoor and
> outdoor pics quality and lots of manual options which i did not have time
to
> investigate. now about nikon. i like it as well and may be a bit more than
> canon. pics are very comparable to canon althou indoor pics seem little
less
> quality than canon. looks like nikon has very few brakedowns as well as
> kodak.
> now i am against a dialema which one to get?  what would you sudgest
between
> canon a70 and nikon coolpix 3100?
>
> thanks for your opinion.
>
> andrey
>
>