Thanks for the help guys.
Out of these two, which would be the best for a starter, more user friendly?
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40x/http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos400d/Both look good and although lost on most of the functions, the reviews pretty much have them neck and neck. I've listed the cons just incase theres something there which would be better for me.
Nikon * No lens motor in body means non-AF-S/AF-I lenses are manual focus only
* Disappointingly RAW+JPEG setting only records Basic quality JPEG's
* No status LCD panel on top of camera (we hate to see these go)
* No exposure or white balance bracketing
* No hard buttons (without customizing) for ISO or White Balance
* No depth-of-field preview
* Occasional visibility of moire artifacts (although seldom)
* Fixed exposure steps (1/3 EV)
* Disappointing automatic white balance performance in incandescent light
* No RAW adjustment with supplied PictureProject, only simple conversion
* Limited image parameter adjustment (especially for color saturation)
Canon * Kit lens disappointing, better to buy body only and spend more on a good lens
* Sporadic continuous shooting once buffer is full
* Occasional under-exposure issue with Evaluative metering
* Average automatic white balance performance, still very poor under incandescent light
* ISO, WB, Metering mode etc. not displayed on viewfinder status bar during change
* Flash must be raised for AF assist
* No Kelvin white balance selection in-camera
* No spot metering
* No mass storage device USB driver, poor WIA transfer rates (and awkward to use)
* Opening the CF compartment door shuts camera down, loses any buffered images
* Small viewfinder view
Thanks for the help and I feel confident coming on here once I got it to ask questions.
No need for the course hey