Nikon D3000
DSLR Camera
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Nikon D800
Full Frame DSLR Camera
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What’s good about the Nikon D3000
Best price
$599
- Weighs a lot less than the D800 16.1 oz vs 31.7 oz
- Significantly smaller body size 48 in³ vs 88 in³
- Significantly cheaper street price $599 vs $3,000
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Nikon D3000
What’s good about the Nikon D800
Best price
$3,000
$3,000
- 80% more battery life 900 shots vs 500 shots
- Higher sensor resolution 36.3 MP vs 10.2 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 862 mm² vs 373 mm²
- Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
- Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
- Newer camera March 2012 vs July 2009
- Faster continuous shooting speed 4 shots per sec vs 3 shots per sec
- Has GPS location tagging D3000 does not have GPS
- Has HDR on-board D3000 does not have HDR
- Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D3000 does not have Wi-Fi
- Has an HDMI port for photo playback D3000 does not have HDMI
- Has an External Mic jack D3000 does not
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Nikon D800
What the Nikon D3000 and Nikon D800 have in common
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 3.2″
- interchangeable lenses
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Nikon D3000 and the Nikon D800
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No 3D capture -
No panorama mode -
No waterproof housing -
No flip out viewscreen
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