Some of you may be deciding between the D3100 and D3000. Here are the main differences:
D3100:
D3000:
They both share:
So if you want video, live view, and some extra megapixels, get the D3100. If you don't care about video and just want a simple, inexpensive DSLR, get the D3000.
D3100:
- Sensor: 14.2mp 23.1 x 15.4mm
- Max image size: 4608 x 3072
- Movie Mode: Yes 1080p
- Live View: Yes
- Expeed 2 processing engine
- ISO: 100 - 3200
- Auto chromatic aberration correction: Yes
- More in camera editing
- 124 x 96 x 74.5 mm (4.9 x 3.7 x 3.0 in)
- Weight with battery: 505 g (1.1 lb)
- Price: $700
D3000:
- Sensor: 10.2mp 23.6 x 15.8mm
- Max image size: 3872 x 2592
- Movie Mode: No
- Live View: No
- Expeed processing engine
- ISO: 100 - 1600
- Auto chromatic aberration correction: No
- Less in camera editing
- 126 x 94 x 64 mm (5.0 x 3.7 x 2.5 in)
- Weight with battery: 534 g (1.2 lb)
- Price: $550
They both share:
- 11 point autofocus
- no in-body focus motor
- image sensor cleaning
- 3 fps continuous shooting
- 3" TFT LCD (230k pixels)
- no bracketing
So if you want video, live view, and some extra megapixels, get the D3100. If you don't care about video and just want a simple, inexpensive DSLR, get the D3000.