NIKON D3100 Digital SLR Camera
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- 14.2 megapixels
- Sensor size and type: 23.1 x 15.4mm CMOS
- HD video: Full HD 1080p
- ISO Speed Range: 100-3200
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A worthy successor to the already popular Nikon D3000, this body-only offering of the Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera delivers an amazing performance with feature-rich specification.
Take a leap into professional quality photography
This 14.2 mp camera combines Nikon's latest EXPEED 2 image processing with a newly developed DX-format CMOS sensor for astounding picture quality and a responsive camera performance.
An ideal choice of DSLR for beginners, the Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera sports a number of user-friendly functions for the less experienced shooter. Amongst these is a Guide Mode that teaches you all about camera functions and technique in-camera, so you don't have to refer back to the manual.
Explore your skills with complete creative control
The D3100 also boasts a Scene Recognition System that automatically assesses your subject matter and optimises camera settings accordingly. Other shooting options include a range of six selectable scene modes, and more traditional dial modes such as aperture priority, shutter priority, program, and fully manual. Regardless of your level of experience, you can express yourself with the Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera!
The groundbreaking Nikon D3100 is also the first of Nikon's DSLR cameras to offer Full HD video capture! You'll be able to produce wonderful detail-packed movies, and then output them directly to a High Definition TV through the camera's integrated HDMI interface.
Whether you're a beginner looking for a starter-friendly camera, or a more experienced photographer simply looking for an attractively priced DSLR, you're sure to be delighted with the incredibly versatile Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera!
| Type | Entry-level Digital SLR |
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| Resolution | Total megapixels: 14.8 Effective megapixels: 14.2 |
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| Type | CMOS |
| Size | 23.1 x 15.4 mm (3.55 cm²) |
| Format | 3:2 |
| Crop factor | 1.5x |
| ISO positions | ISO 100 to 3200 in steps of 1 EV Can also be set to approx. 2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent) Auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| Cleaning | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required) |
| Image stabiliser | No, lens-dependent image stabilisation system |
| Type | Optical and Live View |
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| Screen | 3" TFT display 230,000 pixels with brightness control |
| Viewfinder features | Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder Coverage: approx. 95% (vertical and horizontal) Magnification: approx. 0.8x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity; -1.0m⁻¹) Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII focusing screen Quick-return type reflex mirror |
| Speed | Shutter speed: 1/4000th to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV, Bulb mode Flash sync speed: Up to 1/200 sec. |
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| Burst mode | Frame advance rate: Up to 3 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values) |
| Self-timer | 2 or 10 seconds |
| Exposure modes | Auto modes (auto, auto (flash off); scene modes (portrait, landscape, child, sports, close up, night portrait); programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M) |
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| Effects | Picture Control System: Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Landscape, Portrait; selected Picture Control can be modified Retouch functions: D-Lighting, red-eye correction, trim, monochrome, filter effects, colour balance, small picture, image overlay, NEF (RAW) processing, quick retouch, straighten, distortion control, fisheye, colour outline, perspective control, miniature effect, edit movie |
| White balance | Auto (TTL white balance with main image sensor and 420-pixel RGB sensor); incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual, all except preset manual with fine tuning |
| Video mode | Yes, with sound |
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| TV output | NTSC or PAL video output |
| Photo file formats | NEF (RAW) JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
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| Maximum photo resolution | 4608 x 3072 |
| Video file formats | Movie file format: MOV Video file format: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding) |
| Maximum video resolution | 1920 x 1080 at 24 fps |
| Audio file formats | Linear PCM |
| Memory card | SD (Secure Digital), SDHC, SDXC, and Eye-Fi memory cards |
| Internal memory | No |
| Built-in | Auto, portrait, children, close up, night portrait with auto slow sync and red-eye reduction |
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| Guide number / Flash range | Up to 12 or 13 m, manual mode, ISO 100 |
| Hot-shoe adapter for external flash | ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock |
| Interface | USB 2.0 Type C HDMI connector Accessory terminal (remote cord and GPS unit available separately) |
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| Pictbridge / direct printing | Yes |
| Power options | Lithium-Ion EN-EL14 rechargeable battery and charger |
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| Internal menus | Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Other functions | EXPEED 2 image processing engine GUIDE mode 11-point Autofocus system Active D-Lighting Metering: - Matrix: 3D colour matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); colour matrix metering II (other CPU lenses) - Centre-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in centre of frame - Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centred on selected focus point |
| Accessories supplied | AN-DC1 strap, BF-1B body cap, BS-1 accessory shoe cover, DK-20 rubber eyepiece, DK-5 eyepiece cap, EN-EL14 lithium battery, MH-24 battery charger and CD |
| Software supplied | ViewNX2 |
| Dimensions | 124 x 96 x 74.5 mm (WxHxD) |
| Weight | 455 g |