Canon G3 or Nikon 5400?

[Daos]

I would like to buy a digital camera but I cannot decide which one. I read the reviews at dpreview and steve's sites but... it's hard to choose.

I like Nikon 5400 because of the many features and the wide lenses.

But on the most photo samples I saw on the net the quality of the photos was much higher for the Canon G3. (Also I don't consider G5 because I don't really need a camera with a lot of MP, I don't print large photos).

Also I'm new to digital photography (this shall be my first digital camera), but I cannot afford to buy a camera every 2 years, so I'm looking for a camera that I'm going to use for a long period of time.

Thank you!

PS: Which CF producer is more reliable? I'm thinking about Sandisk and Lexar. What speed should I look for? Should I also buy a memory card reader (if yes which one would you recommend me?)?

[dtrayers]

Here's a site in Japanese that compares the G2/G3 with some Nikons.

http://kazutoku.maxs.jp/Zoom_Club/index2.htm

You can use http://babel.altavista.com to translate if you can't read Japanese. :)

Bottom line is that both have their strengths, but the G3 has better functionality and image quality.

[dtsang831]

Well, you are talking about cameras in different price range. You you trying to pick the best point and shoot camera around or the best camera for your $. For the price of a 5400, you can get G3 and many other attachments!

For camera info and side by side tests, you should look at this link:

They have Nikon 5400 and G5 (they also have G3 review).

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/

[Daos]

I would like to get the Nikon 5400 but I have doubts because of the quality of image compared to G3 and I don't know if the wider lenses of the Nikon + some more fetures worth the money difference between these 2 cameras.

I would really like to hear the opinion of people that tried (or even owned) both these cameras if it's possible.