D3000

Key Features

• 10.2-Megapixel DX-format Imaging Sensor
  Delivers extraordinary image quality for breathtaking prints up to 20 x 30 inches.
• Includes 3x 18-55mm Zoom-NIKKOR VR Image Stabilization Lens
  Legendary NIKKOR optical quality and fast, accurate autofocus means vivid color, striking contrast and crisp detail, while VR image stabilization assures your sharpest pictures ever.
• Compact Design
  Beautifully styled—Ready to go where life takes you.
• Easy-To-Use—Featuring Nikon Guide Mode
  Intuitive controls and the on-board Guide Mode assist you every step of the way.
• Split-second Shutter Response
  Eliminates the frustration of shutter delay, capturing moments that other cameras miss.
• Continuous Shooting up to 3 Frames-Per-Second
  Capture fast action, precious moments and fleeting expressions confidently.
• 6 Automatic Exposure Scene Modes
  Just set the Mode dial to Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-up or Night Portrait for stunning results in otherwise challenging conditions.
• 3-inch Color LCD Monitor
  Bright, high-resolution, 170-degree wide-angle viewing for easy picture review and sharing.
• In-camera Image Editing
  The Retouch Menu provides creative freedom, without the need for a computer, offering 13 easy editing functions, including Trim, Red-eye Correction and Soft Filter.
• Nikon EXPEED Image Processing
  Assures breathtakingly rich image quality, managing color, contrast, exposure, noise and speed.
• Automatic Image Sensor Cleaning
  Ultrasonic process and exclusive Airflow Control combats the accumulation of dust in front of the image sensor, safeguarding image quality shot after shot.
• 11-point Autofocus
  Fast and accurate autofocus delivers razor-sharp pictures.
• 6 Personal Picture Control Settings
  Choose from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, or Landscape to apply a personal look and feel to your pictures.
• Active D-Lighting
  Restores picture-enhancing detail in shadows and highlights.
• ISO sensitivity from 100 – 1600
  Exceptional results, even in challenging low-light situations.
• Price: ESP $599.95* D3000 Digital SLR Camera Kit includes AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens (Product Number 25462). Other outfits available.

Tech Specs

• 
  Image Sensor Format
  DX
   
• 
  Image Sensor Type
  CCD
   
• 
  Sensor Size
  23.6 x 15.8mm
   
• 
  Total Pixels
  10.75 million
   
• 
  Effective Pixels
  10.2 million
   
• 
  Image Area (pixels)
  
  
  DX-format
  (L) 3,872 x 2,592
  (M) 2,896 x 1,944
  (S) 1,936 x 1,296
   
• 
  Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
  3 frames per second
   
• 
  LCD Monitor Size
  3.0 in. diagonal
   
• 
  LCD Monitor Type
  TFT-LCD
   
• 
  LCD Monitor Resolution
  230,000 Dots
   
• 
  LCD Monitor Adjustments
  Brightness, 7 levels
   
• 
  Shutter type
  Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
   
• 
  Slowest Shutter Speed
  30 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV
   
• 
  Fastest Shutter Speed
  1/4000 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV
   
• 
  Bulb Shutter Setting
  Yes
   
• 
  Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
  100 in steps of 1 EV
   
• 
  Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
  1600 in steps of 1 EV
   
• 
  Highest Expanded ISO Sensitvity

  HI1 (3200 equivalent)

   
• 
  Storage Media
  SD
  SDHC
   
• 
  Card Slot
  1 Secure Digital (SD)
   
• 
  File Format
  AVI
  Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW) JPEG (Baseline Compliant)
   
• 
  File System
  Compliant with DCF 2.0
  EXIF 2.21
   
• 
  Exposure Modes
  Programmed Auto (P) with flexible Program
  Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
  Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
  Manual (M)
  Auto
  Scene Modes
   
• 
  Advanced Scene Modes
  Portrait
  Landscape
  Close-up
  Sports
  Night Portrait
  Child
  Auto
  Auto [Flash Off]
   
• 
  Exposure Metering System
  420 pixel RGB sensor 3D Color Matrix Metering II
  Center-weighted
  Spot
   
• 
  Metering Range
  0 to 20 EV (3D Color Matrix or Center-weighted metering)
   
• 
  Exposure Meter Coupling
  CPU
   
• 
  Exposure Compensation
  ±5 EV in increments of 1/3
   
• 
  Exposure Lock
  Yes
   
• 
  Exposure Bracketing
  No
   
• 
  Shutter Release Modes
  Single-frame [S] mode
  Single Frame Shooting, Continuous Frame Shooting (Approx 3 FPS), Self Timer, Delayed Remote Mode, Quick Response Remote Mode
   
• 
  White Balance
  Sun
  Shade
  Fluorescent
  Incandescent
  Flash
  Preset
  Fine Tune by Kelvin color temperature setting
  Auto, 8 Modes (when Auto is selected, TTL white balance with main image sensor and 420-segment RGB sensor is available) fine-tuning possible
   
• 
  Interface
  Hi-speed USB
  NTSC
  PAL
   
• 
  Lens Mount
  Nikon F bayonet mount
   
• 
  Compatible Lenses
  • AF-S and AF-I NIKKOR: All functions supported
  • Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except autofocus.
  • Non-Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II and autofocus.
  • IX-NIKKOR and AF-NIKKOR for F3AF: Not supported.
  • Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except some shooting modes.
  • AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II
  • Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in exposure mode d, but exposure meter does not function.
  • Lens with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster: Electronic rangefinder can be used.
   
• 
  Picture Angle
  Equivalent in 35mm (135) format is approx. 1.5X lens focal length
   
• 
  Viewfinder
  Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
   
• 
  Viewfinder Frame Coverage
  Approx. 95%
   
• 
  Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
  -1.7 to +0.5 m^-1
   
• 
  Viewfinder Eyepoint
  18mm  (-1.0m-1)
   
• 
  Reflex Mirror
  Quick-return type
   
• 
  Focusing Screen
  Type B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark V with superimposed focus brackets
   
• 
  Viewfinder Magnification
  Approx. 0.8x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity; -1.0m^-1)
   
• 
  Autofocus System
  TTL phase detection by Nikon Multi-CAM1000 autofocus module
   
• 
  Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
  11
   
• 
  Autofocus Sensitivity
  -1 to +19 EV (ISO100)
   
• 
  Focus Modes
  Single-servo AF (S)
  Continuous-servo (C)
  Manual
  Auto
   
• 
  Single-point AF Mode
  Yes
   
• 
  Dynamic AF Mode
  Yes
   
• 
  Auto-area AF Mode
  Yes
   
• 
  Focus Lock
  Half press of shutter-release button (single-point AF in AF-S)
   
• 
  Automatic Exposure Scene Modes
  Yes
   
• 
  Picture Control
  Standard
  Neutral
  Vivid
  Monochrome
  Portrait
  Landscape
   
• 
  In-Camera Image Editing
  Trim
  D-Lighting
  Color Balance
  Filter Effects
  Monochrome
  Stop Motion
  Color Balance
  NEF (RAW) Processing
  Quick retouch
  Small picture
  Red-eye Correction
  Color Outline
  Miniature Effect
  Before and After
   
• 
  Built-in Flash
  Yes
   
• 
  Built-in Flash Distance
  Guide Number Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
   
• 
  Dust-Off Reference Photo
  Yes
   
• 
  Nikon Creative Lighting System Compatibility
  Yes
   
• 
  Flash Sync Speed
  Up to 1/200
   
• 
  X-Sync Speed
  1/200
   
• 
  Flash Sync Modes
  Front-curtain sync (normal)
  Slow sync
  Rear-curtain sync
  Red-eye reduction
  Red-eye reduction with slow sync
  Flash cancel/ flash off
   
• 
  Flash Control
  i-TTL flash control by 420-segment RGB sensor. i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR and standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR available when CPU lens is used with built-in flash, SB-400, SB-900, SB-800, and SB-600. Non-TTL Auto with SB-900, or SB-800.
  
   
• 
  Accessory Shoe
  Yes
   
• 
  Self-timer
  Electronically controlled timer with duration of 2, 5, 10 or 20 seconds
   
• 
  World Time Setting
  Yes
   
• 
  Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
  Yes
   
• 
  Battery Type
  Rechargeable
   
• 
  Battery / Batteries
  EN-EL9a Lithium-ion Battery
   
• 
  AC Adaptor
  EH-5a AC Adapter
  (Used with Power Connector EP-5, available separately.)
   
• 
  Battery Charger
  MH-23 Quick Charger
   
• 
  Image Comment
  Yes
   
• 
  Battery Life (shots per charge)
  500 shots (CIPA)
  
   
• 
  Tripod Socket
  ¼ inch 20
   
• 
  Approx. Dimensions
  Width 5.0 in. (126mm)
  Height 3.8 in. (94mm)
  Depth 2.5 in. (64mm)
  
   
• 
  Approx. Weight
  16.1 oz. (485g)
   
• 
  Supported Languages
  Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
   
• 
  Supplied Software
  Software Suite CD-ROM
   
• 
  Optional Accessories
  ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control, Capture NX 2, EP-5AC Adapter Connector, EH-5a AC Adapter, EG-D100 Video Cable, CF-DC1 Semi-Soft Case, Speedlight SB-900, SB-600, SB-400, R1C1
   
• 
  Other
  Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.
   
• 
  Supplied Accessories
  • EN-EL9a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • MH-23 Quick Charger
  • UC-E4 USB Cable
  • DK-20 Rubber Eyecup
  • AN-DC3 Camera Strap
  • BF-1A Body Cap
  • DK-5 Eyepiece Cap
  • BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover
  • Software Suite CD-ROM

  *Supplied accessories may differ depending on country or area.
   

Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.