> You know, if this were objectively true, everyone would buy the two
> Canons and no one the two Nikons.  Still, quite a few people buy the
> Nikons, even though the Canons provide much more flexibility.

There could be other reasons for this, like the 2100 and 3100 being much
smaller and
lighter than the A60 and A70, and some other considerations like battery
charger or
Scene Modes which is usefull for beginners and...
You know, not everyone is looking only for picture quality.      ;)


Consider these two pictures:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/a40/samples/IMG_0139.JPG
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon2100/samples/DSCN0014.JPG
Do you notice the grains on the boat bodies in 2100?

or these two:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/a40/samples/IMG_0161.JPG
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon2100/samples/DSCN0001.JPG
Can you see the clearness of the building bricks in A40?


(the 1st & 3rd ones are taken by A40, for which A60 is a replacement, and I
don't think its picture quality is better than A60).

or these ones:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/A70/FULLRES/A70INFP1.HTM
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/CP3100/FULLRES/CP31INFFP3.HTM
Look how noisy the wall behind her, and her face are.

You may say that lighting condition in different in these pics, but even in
same situations
it's like this.

I say again that maybe I'm wrong, and I'm more interested to hear your
opinins about this.

Thanks for your reply.

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"Tore Lund" <tl18@next.online.no> wrote in message
news:bcnp8t$l156a$1@ID-124507.news.dfncis.de...
> Smoothy wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > In the following text, I'm talking about:
> > Nikon 2100 vs. Canon A60 ---> 2 MP range
> > &
> > Nikon 3100 vs. Canon A70 ---> 3 MP range
> >
> > I have noted that pictures taken with Canon are "clearer/less noisy/less
> > grainy" than the ones taken with Nikon.
>
> You know, if this were objectively true, everyone would buy the two
> Canons and no one the two Nikons.  Still, quite a few people buy the
> Nikons, even though the Canons provide much more flexibility.
>
> > (I haven't compared myself, but this is my conclusion from all the
> > online reviews I've read, notes and replies from you in these
> > newsgroups, and sample pictures I've seen)
>
> I wonder which sample pictures you have in mind.  I draw very different
> conclusions from the ones that I have sen.
>
> For my own part I may buy a Nikon 3100 for my upcoming vacation, and I
> do that IN SPITE OF my irritation over things like automatic ISO and all
> the missing controls.  I just think the 3100 takes better pictures with
> more natural colors than the A70.  But I am quite willing to be
> convinced that I am wrong if you have clear evidence of the superiority
> of the A70.
> --
>     Tore
>