I would not advise anybody which camera to buy but you may wish to consider a few points.
What is your budget
What do you want to photograph
Is the weight of the camera an issue.
DSLR
Point and press
Or a bridging camera
For myself I do not worry about the camera body too much as long as it has aperture priority, shutter priority and manual settings. If I had the money I would plump for Nikon but I don't so its Canon for me, I would always spend as much money as possible on a good quality lens( the one that your going to use the most) and the wider the aperture the better.
My len