Nikon D3100

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Nikon D3100[1]
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Nikon D3100 with the Nikon 18-55mm zoom lens.
Type Digital single-lens reflex
Sensor 23.1 mm × 15.4 mm Nikon DX format RGB CMOS sensor, 1.5 × FOV crop, 4.94µm pixel size
Maximum resolution 4,608 × 3,072 (14.2 effective megapixels)
Recording medium Secure Digital, SDHC and SDXC compatible
Lens Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Flash Built in Pop-up, Guide number 13m at ISO 100, Standard ISO hotshoe, Compatible with the Nikon Creative Lighting System
Shutter Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Shutter speed range 30 s to 1/4000 s in 1/2 or 1/3 stops and Bulb, 1/200 s X-sync
ASA/ISO range 100–3200 in 1/3 EV steps, up to 12800 as boost
Exposure metering TTL 3D Color Matrix Metering II metering with a 420 pixel RGB sensor
Exposure modes Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Guide Mode, Advanced Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait), programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M), (Q) quiet mode.
Metering modes 3D Color Matrix Metering II, Center-weighted and Spot
Focus areas 11-area AF system, Multi-CAM 1000 AF Sensor Module
Focus modes AF-A (Auto-servo AF); AF-S (Single-servo AF); AF-C (Continuous-servo AF); MF (Manual focus).[2]
Continuous shooting 3 frame/s
Viewfinder Optical 0.80x, 95% Pentamirror
Flash bracketing 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV
Custom WB Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset
Rear LCD monitor 3.0-inch 230,000 pixel TFT-LCD
Battery Nikon EN-EL14 rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery
Weight Approx. 455 g (1.003 lb) without battery, memory card or body cap
Made in  Thailand

The Nikon D3100 is a 14.2-megapixel DX format DSLR Nikon F-mount camera announced by Nikon on August 19, 2010. It replaced the D3000 as Nikon's entry level DSLR. It introduced Nikon's new EXPEED 2 image processor and was the first Nikon DSLR featuring full high-definition video recording with full-time autofocus and H.264 compression, instead of Motion JPEG compression. It was also the first Nikon DSLR to provide high-definition video recording at more than one frame rate.[3]

Use is assisted by two Guide Modes: Easy Operation and Advanced Operation tutorial. On April 19, 2012, the D3200 superseded the D3100 as Nikon's entry-level DSLR.[4]

Features

  • Nikon's 14.2-megapixel Nikon DX format CMOS sensor with 12 Bit Resolution.
  • Nikon EXPEED 2 image processor.
  • Active D-Lighting.
  • Automatic chromatic aberration correction.
  • Sensor cleaning and airflow control system.
  • 3.0-inch 230,000-dot resolution fixed TFT LCD
  • Continuous Drive up to 3 frames per second.
  • Live view mode. Live view AF modes: Face priority, Wide area, Normal area, Subject tracking
  • Full High Definition video recording (1080p for 10 minutes at 24 frames per second in H.264 codec), additionally 720p30/25/24 and 480p24
  • Full-time autofocus in movie mode.
  • 3D Color Matrix Metering II with Scene Recognition System.
  • 3D Tracking Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with 11 AF points.
  • ISO sensitivity 100 to 3200 (6400 and 12800 with boost).
  • Nikon F-mount lenses.
  • i-TTL flash exposure system without built-in, but support for external wireless flash commander.
  • Extended In-camera retouching: D-Lighting, Red-eye reduction, Trimming, Monochrome & filter effects, Color balance, Small picture, Image overlay, NEF (RAW) processing, Quick retouch, Straighten, Distortion control, Fisheye, Color outline, Perspective control, Miniature effect, Edit movie
  • File formats: JPEG, NEF (Nikon's RAW, 12-bit compressed)
  • Compatibility with SDXC memory cards

Like Nikon's other consumer-level DSLRs, the D3100 has no in-body autofocus motor, and fully automatic autofocus requires one of the currently 162 lenses with an integrated autofocus-motor.[5] With any other lens, the camera's electronic rangefinder can be used to manually adjust focus.[6][7]

Can mount unmodified A-lenses (also called Non-AI, Pre-AI or F-type) with support of the electronic rangefinder and without metering.[8]

Optional accessories

The Nikon D3100 has available accessories such as:[9]

  • Nikon GP-1 GPS Unit for direct GPS geotagging. Third party solutions partly with 3-axis compass, data-logger, bluetooth and support for indoor use are available from Solmeta,[10] Dawn,[11] Easytag,[12] Foolography,[13] Gisteq[14] and Phottix.[15] See comparisons/reviews.[16][17][18]
  • Battery grip third party solutions are available.[19][20]
  • Nikon CF-DC1 Soft Case.
  • Third party solutions for WLAN transmitter are available.[21]
  • Various Nikon Speedlight or third party flash units[22] including devices with Nikon Creative Lighting System wireless flash commander or support for SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander.
Third party radio (wireless) flash control triggers[23] are partly supporting i-TTL,[24][25] but do not support the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS).[26][27] See reviews.[28][29]
  • Common Optional Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR, AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D. Note: A lenses without an internal autofocus motor can only use manual focus on the Nikon D3100.
  • Other accessories from Nikon and third parties, including protective cases and bags, eyepiece adapters and correction lenses, and underwater housings.

Reception

The D3100 has received many independent reviews[30][31] and image comparisons at all ISO speeds.[32]

The D3100 is the only known Nikon DSLR with an image sensor interface[33] integrating analog-to-digital converters not made by Nikon: The result is a dynamic range only at the level of competitors like the (higher priced) Canon EOS 600D;[34] lower than other current Nikon DSLRs.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Winans, Moose. "Nikon D3100 Focus Modes and Focus Points", CameraTips.com. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Nikon D60 electronic rangefinder. Digital Photography Review. Retrieved on 7 September 2012.
  8. ↑ John White's AI conversions for Nikon lenses Aiconversions
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Solmeta Geotaggers Solmeta
  11. ↑ Dawn di-GPS Products Dawn
  12. ↑ EasyTag GPS and Wireless Bluetooth Modules Easytag
  13. ↑ Foolography Unleashed Bluetooth Geotagging Foolography
  14. ↑ Gisteq PhotoTrackr Plus for Nikon DSLR (Bluetooth) Gisteq
  15. ↑ Phottix Geo One GPS Phottix
  16. ↑ Nikon DSLR GPS Smack Down Results Terrywhite
  17. ↑ Review: Geotagging with Easytag GPS module (Nikon GP-1 compatible) Trick77
  18. ↑ Review: blueSLR Wireless Camera Control & GPS Geotagging Terrywhite
  19. ↑ Battery Packs Phottix
  20. ↑ Product search: Nikon D3100 Battery grip Google
  21. ↑ Eye-Fi Wi-Fi network: how it works Eye-fi
  22. ↑ Flash Units Compatible with Nikon's CLS including Wireless Master Dpanswers
  23. ↑ Radio Triggers for Flash and Camera Dpanswers
  24. ↑ Knight For Nikon Flashgun I-TTL Trigger Pixel
  25. ↑ Radio Transmitters, Receivers and Accessories Pocketwizard
  26. ↑ The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Wireless, Remote, Through-the-Lens Metered (iTTL) Flash! Imaging Resource
  27. ↑ Guide to Nikon TTL Flashes photo.net
  28. ↑ Pixel Knight TR-331 and TR-332 TTL Radio Triggers Dpanswers
  29. ↑ Pixel Knight TR-331 Review Part III Inside the Viewfinder
  30. ↑ Digitalcameratracker: Nikon D3100 reviews, ratings, sample photos Digitalcameratracker
  31. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  32. ↑ Imaging Resource Comparometer (needs Javascript enabled)
  33. ↑ Nikon Hacker: Camera Matrix
  34. ↑ Dxomark: Nikon D3200 and others: Compare cameras side by side

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