Should I get a Nikon D60 or a Sony DSLR-A200? Anyone have an opinion?

I am trying to get a camera that will take some good picks of my kids doing sports without taking too much of a chunk out of my wallet.

I have had Nikons since the 70's and still love them. would recommend the D60 by Nikon. The D60 is a great entry level DSLR. It will let you have control over your shots to go with your skill level. Everything from a flexible program mode where the camera does many of the functions to a full manual mode where you set everything as you want it. It give good quality pictures. The D60 give you a number of things you want. It has newer firmware and image processors, designed for the 10 mp sensor. It has an "Active Dust Reduction System with Airflow Control ". Nikon not putting a system on the D40 to deal with dust is one of the biggest drawbacks I see to the D40 ( though I think its still a great camera for the money) If you change lenses dust will get in and the camera needs a system to deal with it. With the D60 you get a VR lens. That will help with low light situations ( they may offer that now with the D40 but originally it was not) . The D60 has Adaptive Dynamic Range. Nikon calls it "Active D-Lighting," it lets you save some highlights that my otherwise be lost. It has a newer better metering system than the D40.

Both the NIkon and the Sony are good brands, and those models are also good. You should do some research. http://www.dpreview.com is a good site for that - you will find all models and makes listed, with reviews, articles on how to take photos, and another one is http://www.imaging-resource.com. Then if you're not overloaded, you could go this other site - they ask you questions and then make recommendations on which camera is right for you. You can compare these answers to what you thought you wanted and you could find a good camera. That last site is http://www.myproductadvisor.com.

I bought the Sony A-100 over 2 years ago. Awsome camera.