Unless you are a professional photographer who needs a particular feature that is only available in another brand, stick with Canon. I have used Canon, Nikon and Olympus for professional use, with a heavy emphasis in microscopy, and Nikon had a slight edge when it came to the quality of the images. But for my personal use, which is quite heavy and multipurpose, I stuck with Canon. I recently bought an expensive, top of the line Nikon and regreted it after the first day.

It is slightly less user friendly, and the extra seconds it takes me to set it up just for a simple shot has costed me losing great shots.

With my Canons I can use complicated settings, but I can always just point and shoot if I set it in fully automatic mode and it makes all the difference when trying to capture live action. The images are high quality, and I often magnify them considerably, with excellent image resolution.

Get the best Canon you can afford, and remember to get good lenses.

Hi Alja, my advise would go to a mirrorless camera which'll give you great quality in a much more compact size. I own a Sony 6100, but depending on your need you may prefer a different model.

More important than the camera body would be the lens(es) you want to shoot with, depending on the type of photography you're into.