Compared to...

Studio scene comparison (JPEG)

This is our standard studio scene comparison shot taken from exactly the same tripod position. Lighting: daylight simulation, >98% CRI. Crops are 100%. Ambient temperature was approximately 22°C (~72°F).

Nikon D60 vs. Canon EOS 400D (Digital Rebel XTi)

Camera settings:

• Nikon D60: Nikkor 50 mm F1.8 lens, Aperture Priority, ISO 100
  JPEG Large/Fine, Manual WB, Default Parameters, Self-Timer
   
  
• Canon EOS 400D: Canon EF 50 mm F1.4 lens, Aperture Priority, ISO 100
  JPEG Large/Fine, Manual WB, Default Parameters (Standard PS), Self-Timer
  

Nikon D60	Canon EOS 400D
3,633 KB JPEG (3872 x 2592)	3,351 KB JPEG (3888 x 2592)

What we said about the D40X is still true (in fact with the D60's softer output even more so); the Canon EOS 400D's more aggressive sharpening and perhaps slightly better demosaicing deliver just a little more detail across the image, edges are better defined and some of the finer details of the Bailey's label crop missing from the D60 shot are visible (just) in the EOS shot. That said it would be extremely difficult to differentiate these differences in anything but the very largest print, and all but impossible once the Nikon image had been sharpened to match the Canon.