Nikon D3000 - Black

Images are sharp and have good color; ight weight and solid build

Viewfinder doesn't protrude enough; LCD can be hard to read in bright light

The 10.2-megapixel D3000 adopts much of the design of its predecessor. The D3000 weighs only a smidgen more than the older model, at just over a pound. But that's still light enough that I could carry the D3000 for a week in my tote bag, and I easily ...

Images are sharp and have good color ; Light weight, solid build

Viewfinder doesn't protrude enough ; LCD can be hard to read in bright light ; Bottom Line ; The feature-packed D3000 offers a solid design, good image quality, and help for photography novices ; Nikon's D3000 Is a Great Entry-Level Digital SLR Camera ...

The feature-packed D3000 offers a solid design, good image quality, and help for photography novices.

: The images from the camera are consistently well exposed. Colour is generally good, except under incandescent light where auto white balance fails. Ergonomics are excellent and the noises - shutter and mirror slap - are amazingly refined. It does ...

: Nikon pinch the pennies on their low end models - no auto bracketing, a limited range of auto-focus lenses (there is no focus drive in the body), poor LCD resolution and no live view. You wouldn't buy this camera without looking at the Pentax K-x ...

: We used the D3000, together with the Nikon SB600 Speedlight (flash) on Christmas Day to record the Imaging family knees-up. After nearly 400 shots the battery was still going strong. The camera is responsive - a Nikon characteristic - so we never ...

Beginner-friendly features, but it fails to provide efficient controls and competitive image quality for when the beginners become more demanding.

Sharpest image results; Easy to use; Good noise performance; Live View; Nice punchy colours; Good build quality; Fun features; Dual slot; In camera stabiliser; Easy to use graphical interface

Feels plasticky; No spot metering; No Live View; Access to function menu isn't clear; No Live View; Slight tendency to underexposure

Budget DSLR group test: Verdict In certain pictures I like, even prefer, the slight under exposure from the Sony and I think the colours from the Nikon are the best of the three. However, these are all traits that can be manipulated in post processing ...