Is it Nikon or Canon you would prefer for a digital camera? (not professional, but...above entry level one)?

I hate stereotypes, and of course two brands cannot be compated, but if you were to choose a brand, which brand would you buy, and what type of camera specifically?

This isn't a matter of stereotypes. It's one of technical testing. Canon rules the digital SLR market from entry level all the way to the cameras you spend $8 grand for.

Don't get me wrong, Nikon is a respectable brand. However, Canon is better.

So, why would people buy Nikon (or any other brand for that matter)? Two reasons, brand loyalty and backward compatibility.

Many people are simply used to one brand of equipment use for years and years. However, the real issue is that many people moved from film to digital recently. They have thousands of dollars of lenses from their professional film SLR cameras. Usually, these lenses can be used on the same brand of digital SLR (this is done on purpose...lenses are expensive).

But, if you are just starting out, the best digital SLR cameras are made by Canon. That's the bottom line.

I've had great luck with Canon for nearly 20 years; several folks I know are very happy with their consumer variety Canon's and Sony's.

nikon

generally people would prefer canon or panasonic lumix. nikon might hafta strive fr better stuff. i own several nikons though.

To be honest both brands produce very good camera. I myself will choose Nikon. Simply because I have a 14/2.8($1200) 28-70/2.8 2 lenses I use most. Professional choose this 2 brands because they have very broad lenses options. And a professional stick to one brand not because one better then another. But they spent so much on the lenses that they need to sell and rebuy the equivalent lens if they change brand. You should check on Sony alpha100 at the moment they're not expensive and have even better feature(/price) compared to Nikon/Canon.