I was in the same dilemma and I rather went for the Fuji Finepix 3800 with a
huge 6X optical zoom and a very modern XD card plus this was as close as I
could get to a real SLR for under $400- Cdn. The 3800 gives you the option
to see the object the same way your lens sees it. Just like the SLRs. Best
bang for your buck. I found the Nikon overpriced and the colors
oversaturated in it's images. Both of the cameras you mentioned have small
lenses and they are more of a family type, point & shoot device. Regardless
of the options.



"Graham" <nospam@myemail.com> wrote in message
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> 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
> news:vm2e5sionucn06@corp.supernews.com...
> > 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
> >
> >
>
>