if u want bomb quality pics,..it would be canon or nikon cuz theyve always been known for cameras and photography and wut not since i could remmeber so i would go with them just for the fact they specialize in all that and have the tightest cameras on the market,...the sonys i dont trust,.. sony cameras are ok i guess but theyre more known for electronics and prolly just made a camera to run with the big boys,. but if u want sum good quality shit,...go canon!...thinking of getting a canon but the kind the press use that hang around the neck with the lens sticking out that u can adjust by hand!!...pics come out dope with them cams! those are the ones u wanna use for cd covers,fliers and taking model pics and wut not!...but yea!....go canon peeeiimmmpppp!