Nikon D3000
DSLR Camera
 vs Nikon D3100
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D3000

Best price $599
  • Smaller body size 48 in³ vs 54 in³
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What’s good about the Nikon D3100

Best price
$364
  • Significantly cheaper street price $364 vs $599
  • Higher sensor resolution 14.2 MP vs 10.2 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera September 2010 vs July 2009
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback D3000 does not have HDMI
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What the Nikon D3000 and Nikon D3100 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 16.1 oz vs 16 oz
  • Similar image sensor size 373 in² vs 356 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 3 shots per second
  • interchangeable lenses
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Nikon D3000 and the Nikon D3100

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen
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