Nikon D3100
DSLR Camera
vs Nikon D200
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D3100

Best price $364
  • Weighs a lot less than the D200 16 oz vs 29.3 oz
  • Smaller body size 54 in³ vs 74 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $364 vs $999
  • 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 December 2005
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.5″
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback D200 does not have HDMI

What’s good about the Nikon D200

Best price
$999
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 5 shots per sec vs 3 shots per sec
  • Has GPS location tagging D3100 does not have GPS
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D3100 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Nikon D3100 and Nikon D200 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 356 in² vs 373 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • interchangeable lenses
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Nikon D3100 and the Nikon D200

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No flip out viewscreen

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