Rating 4.1 96 reviews
Manufacturer: Nikon
ePHOTOzine
16 years ago

Canon EOS 1000D, Nikon D3000 & Sony Alpha A230

Bag yourself a DSLR bargain. We test three top-performing DSLRs that offer brilliant value for money at under £400 each. Our test reveals the best buy.
Pros:
  • Sharpest image results
  • Easy to use
  • Good noise performance
  • Live View
  • Nice punchy colours
  • Good build quality
  • Fun features
  • Dual slot
  • In camera stabiliser
  • Easy to use graphical interface
Cons:
  • Feels plasticky
  • No spot metering
  • No Live View
  • Access to function menu isn't clear
  • No Live View
  • Slight tendency to underexposure
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Macworld
16 years ago

Nikon D3000

(1 items) Think of Nikon's D3000 as the smaller cousin of the long-standing models it replaces. With the D3000, Nikon improves on its previous entry-level model (the Nikon D40 [ ]), refining the design and adding a slew of features that make the D3000 a great choice for point-and-shoot owners...
Pros:
  • Lightweight but solid build
  • Images are sharp and have good color
Cons:
  • Viewfinder doesn't protrude enough
  • LCD can be hard to read in bright light
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Register Hardware
16 years ago

Nikon D3000 digital SLR

The D3000 is the new entry-level DSLR from Nikon and it's aimed at the complete beginner with high-performance ambitions. It replaces the best selling D60 and marks a much needed and anticipated upgrade.
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LAPTOP Magazine
16 years ago

Nikon D3000

Time and again over the past few years has the Nikon D40 won our Editors' Choice in the budget DSLR category. Now the D3000, which packs a larger 10.2-megapixel resolution, faster speeds, and much better autofocus takes its place as the best entry level DSLR.
Pros:
  • Strong image quality for the price
  • 11-point autofocus
  • Beginner-friendly user interface
  • Fast,
Cons:
  • No video recording
  • Flash sometimes overwhelms Macro and low-light shots,
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Electronics Made Easy
16 years ago

Reviews: Nikon D3000: Review

Beautiful photos have never been so easy with the Nikon D3000 Digital SLR. Imagine all the high-tech wizardry of the more expensive cameras without all the confusing menus and manuals. Imagine the D3000, a camera that combines Nikon technology with simplicity never before found in digital SLR.
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PC Advisor
15 years ago

Nikon D3000 review

If you're an enthusiast photographer and want to learn more about how to take photos in different situations, there is probably no better camera to get your hands on than the Nikon D3000.
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Pocket Lint
15 years ago

Nikon D3000 DSLR camera

With digital SLRs well within the realm of mass-market affordability, what's to stop every family from owning one? Financial penury aside, a perceived uphill learning curve perhaps, and that's where Nikon's latest 10-megapixel entry-level model, the D3000, updating the D60, comes in.
Pros:
  • Small
  • lightweight yet sturdy construction
  • reliable results and responsive in operation
  • intuitive to use with or without Intelligent Guide deployed
Cons:
  • No Live View option
  • no movies of any description
  • no built-in anti-shake
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Digital Arts
15 years ago

Nikon D3000 review

If you're an enthusiast photographer and want to learn more about how to take photos in different situations, there is probably no better camera to get your hands on than Nikon's D3000.
Pros:
  • In-built guides
  • easy to use
  • useful 3D tracking focus
Cons:
  • Has minimal buttons and only one control dial
  • noisy images from ISO 400 and above
  • can only autofocus with AF-S lenses
Read more on Digital Arts
reviews.cnet.co.uk
15 years ago

Moved up to a D3000 from a Panasonic FZ-28 Lumix bridge camera, and I was not disappointed. The lack of live view is hard to compensate for if, like me, you're used to snapping photos from the LCD rather than the viewfinder, but the crystal clear image offered through the finder on this SLR is more...
Pros:
  • Excellent image quality
  • good sturdy build
  • guide mode is useful
Cons:
  • No live view
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J&R
15 years ago

Great buy!

I originally brought this camara for photo's of my son and his teammate's on game day. I really like the quality of the photo's and all the ability's this camara has so I'm pleased and feel that this was money well spent.
Pros:
  • Easy To Use
  • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
  • Good Image Quality
  • Good Image Stabilization
  • Large Clear LCD
Cons:
  • Poor In Low Light
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