Nikon D3000
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15 years ago
Nikon D3000 Review
For a great price like $600, the Nikon D3000 is an excellent value, especially if you are ready to move into more advanced photographic waters. Once you start acquiring the lenses, a few years down the road you can replace the body and still have the glass.
Pros:
- Excellent image quality
- Auto modes for beginner
- Good in low light
Cons:
- Sluggish image buffer
- No live view
- No video recording
16 years ago
Nikon D3000
It is always nice to be stretched by a DSLR unit. This one from Nikon would make an ideal stepping stone for a competent DigitalCamera user before going on to a professional unit if indeed they intend to progress further.
16 years ago
The D3000 may not have all the latest bells and whistles feature-wise, but what it does it does extremely well. If you can live without live view and movie modes it's the perfect beginner's camera.
Pros:
- Excellent detail and resolution at low ISO settings (especially in raw mode
- Very capable AF system
- including 3D AF tracking
- on a par with much more expensive DSLRs
- Versatile and fun retouch options including in-camera raw processing
- Effectively unlimited shooting in JPEG mode (with ADL turned...
Cons:
- Unreliable white balance under artificial lighting
- Slight tendency to overexpose in contrasty conditions
- No Live View
- Screen resolution slightly too low for checking accurate focus
- Very little control over high ISO noise reduction
- No front control dial
- No depth-of-field preview button
- No...
16 years ago
Nikon D3000 review Review
The 10.2-megapixel D3000 digital SLR is very much suited to beginners seeking to dip their toes further into the photographic ocean. Not only does it offer guidance on how to use it but there are full manual controls for when your know-how increases.
Pros:
- Very good kit lens
- 10.2-megapixel resolution is perfectly adequate
- Beginner-friendly
Cons:
- No live view or movie mode
- Manual adjustments are time-consuming
16 years ago
Nikon D3000
It is always nice to be stretched by a DSLR unit. This one from Nikon would make an ideal stepping stone for a competent DigitalCamera user before going on to a professional unit if indeed they intend to progress further.
13 years ago
Easy to use, with great pictures.
Takes great pictures, with a 8 GB SD card I can take over a thousand pctures. Gives you the option of of all settings or you can do point and shoot. With both setting, for the first time shooter is very easy and for an experienced shooter all settings are easy to find and set.
Pros:
- Has a good feeling while your holding it to take pictures
- all controls are easy to see and get to
Cons:
- Haven't found any yet
16 years ago
Nikon D3000
Nikon's D3000 is a good choice for first-timers, but potential buyers should wait for the price to come down
16 years ago
Nikon D3000
After almost three years, Nikon has finally decided to retire its popular entry-level Nikon D40 D-SLR. Enter the Nikon D3000, which boasts big upgrades like 10.2-megapixel captures, a 3-inch LCD, and an 11-point autofocus system, all at the budget price of $599.95 (list, with an 18-55mm lens kit).
Pros:
- Affordable
- 3-inch LCD
- Guide mode and Info button provide automatic operation along with helpful shooting tips
- 11 autofocus points
Cons:
- Soft images
- Poor low-light performance
- Noticeable noise at ISO 800 and above
- LCD doesn't support Live View
- No video capture
16 years ago
Nikon D3000
After the D5000, the D3000 is Nikon's second four-figure SLR, and it's easing the D60 into a well-earned retirement. That 10 Megapixel CCD sensor doesn't get any rest, as it's also found in this new model. We're
Pros:
- Good quality photos up to 1600 ISO
- Fast
- powerful autofocus
- Lightweight
- compact frame
- Composition grid and rangefinder for manual focus
- New guide mode
Cons:
- No live view
- no video
- Autofocus only available with AF-S lenses
- No stabilisation in the camera body
- Limited quality JPEGs with RAW + JPEG option
- Limited handling of remote flash
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