"this makes the 70D much faster and smoother when shooting video with autofocus, and even improves focus speed when shooting stills in live view." doesn't jive with the conclusion at end of this piece which states that the Nikon has a "better autofocus system."

Very nice comparative review.
Cannon sure came up out of the back of the pack in seeing the future of the digital world first..

Hard choice for a first time buyer both are great cameras. For folks with lenses and accessories for Canon or Nikon it's an easier choice.

@ Tom Arr; he was referring to the 51 point AF for Nikon versus 19 point for Canon. That is a distinct advantage...

Excellent article as I'm mulling over the 7000, 7100 and now even the 600. Any way you would do a 600 versus what Canon has to offer also?

WHAT ABOUT AUDIO dude?? Anyone considering either camera for HD movie making (probably a big market segment for these cameras) is going to want to know about audio options and inputs.

From my understanding the Canon AF is better as it uses contrast detection as well as dual-pixel phase detection.
Making it quite speedy for AF. Vary handy for Sports photos where the Nikon is slow in this respect

You forgot to mention that Nikon had removed the optical low pass filter making the image look sharper.

so when is Nikon going to have something like magic Lantern.

These cameras are the latest in their respective brands and it is no surprise why a lot of buyers are looking for head-to-head comparisons about it.