Nikon D3000 Digital Camera Review

Nikon D3000

Digital Camera Review

Sep 30, 2009 - By Steve Morgenstern
3.8 The $600 D3000 boasts a resolution to 10.2 megapixels, fast burst mode speed and an optically stabilized lens. But we found that the quality of the captured images was dissapointing, with poor sharpness and color.
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Product Tour Summary  
x • Solid Nikon-camera construction, doesn't feel like entry-level compromise choice
• 3-inch display larger than most cameras in this class, but still 230,000-dot resolution
• Uncluttered design
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Front


Autofocus assist/
Self-timer/
Red-eye reduction lamp
Wireless remote receiver Lens release button

Back


Viewfinder		 Autoexposure/Autofocus lock
Image protect button
Command dial
  Menu
  Playback
  Playback zoom in/
  information button		 3-inch 230,000 dot
LCD		 Memory card
access lamp
  Playback zoom out/
  Help button		     Delete     OK button
 

Sides

Built-in flash/
Flash mode/
Flash compensation button

Diopter adjustment
Self-timer/
Function button		 Connector cover SD/SDHC memory card slot
cover
 

Bottom


Battery compartment
Tripod socket

Top

Pop-up flash Shutter
Information button
Hot shoe Mode dial Exposure and flash
compensation/
Aperture adjust
Power switch

Size Comparisons

Front
x x x x x
Nikon D3000 Nikon D5000 Canon Rebel XS Olympus E-620 Pentax K2000
Price:
$599.95 (w/ 18-55mm lens)  		Price:
$849.95
(w/ 18-55mm VR lens) 		Price:
$599.99
(w/ 18-55mm lens) 		Price:
$799.99  (w/ 14-42mm lens) 		Price:
$599.95
(w/ 18-55mm lens, flash
Back
x x x x x
Nikon D3000 Nikon D5000 Canon Rebel XS Olympus E-620 Pentax K2000
Width:
5.0 in/126mm 		Width:
  5.0 in/127mm  		Width:
4.96 in/126.1mm 		Width:
5.11 in/129.8mm 		Width:
4.8 in/122mm
Top
x x x x x
Nikon D3000 Nikon D5000 Canon Rebel XS Olympus E-620 Pentax K2000
Depth:
2.5 in/64mm 		Depth:
  3.1 in/80mm 		Depth:
2.4 in/ 61.9mm 		Depth:
2.36 in/59.9mm 		Depth:
2.7 in/67 mm
Left
x x x x x
Nikon D3000 Nikon D5000 Canon Rebel XS Olympus E-620 Pentax K2000
Height:
3.8 in/94mm 		Height:
4.1 in/104mm 		Height:
  3.8 in/97.5mm 		Height:
3.7 in/94.0mm 		Height:
3.6 in/91mm
Right
x x x x x
Nikon D3000 Nikon D5000 Canon Rebel XS Olympus E-620 Pentax K2000
Weight:
16.1 oz/485g 		Weight:
19.8 oz/560g 		Weight:
15.9 oz./ 450g 		Weight:
16.64 oz./472 g 		Weight:
18.5 oz/ 524g
Bottom
x x x x x
Nikon D3000 Nikon D5000 Canon Rebel XS Olympus E-620 Pentax K2000

In the Box

 
x

• Nikon D5000 body with body cap
• 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens
• DK-20 rubber eyecup (on camera)
• EN-EL9a rechargeable Li-ion battery
• MH-23 Quick Charger
• Camera strap
• UC-E4 USB cable
• BS-1 hot shoe cover
• DK-5 eyepiece cap
• Software CD
• Quick Start Guide, in English and Spanish
• User's Manual, in English and Spanish
 

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