Review on Nikon D3100 DSLR Camera with Auto Focus-S Nikkor Zoom Lens (Discontinued by Manufacturer) by Bima ᠌

Name: Nikon D3100 DSLR Camera with Auto Focus-S Nikkor Zoom Lens (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
Item: Nikon D3100 DSLR Camera with Auto Focus-S Nikkor Zoom Lens (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
Rating: 5

September 20, 2022

A valuable purchase, some advantages!

I bought it in September, literally two weeks before a trip to Europe. This is my first SLR. When I chose and saw that for 25,000. you can buy a camera with an 18-105 lens, I didn’t think about it, but immediately ordered it through an online store. I bought the fotik for 24,900. Good and high-quality pictures under any lighting conditions. I took about 2,500 images. Of course, then I looked at my mistakes (especially with focusing at a large aperture value). At night, I basically tried not to raise the ISO, forcing myself to take a tripod and shoot with it. I also rarely use flash, I shoot few people, mostly landscapes.

Pros

Quality pictures. I have a lens with 18-105 vr stabilizer. The advantages also include the fact that now you can view the object before shooting directly on the display, and not through the peephole, although the whole point of the DSLR is gone. Personally, I got used to the viewfinder, and used the display only when shooting directly above the ground. The device from Canon of the same price category is inferior to this in the physical size of the matrix, functionality and number of pixels. Didn't really compare. I was pleased with the switch that appeared from normal shooting to shooting with a timer, the delay in which you set in advance in the menu. I often shoot at night and constantly switch between these two modes. There is a noise reduction program, at night at ISO 800 you can take excellent pictures, while the drawing of objects is not blurred like in even the most advanced soap dishes that I had before, but only grain-like ripples appear (this is why I love SLR cameras). ISO sensitivity with indicators above is already, as they say, an amateur. Pleased with as many as 14 focus points. Pictures naturally turn out to be clear and color-saturated, although on a bright day do not forget about the exposure metering mode, sometimes it helps a lot. There is nothing to even say about the quality - it is good by default! Pleased with the battery and charger. The battery is the fact that it is enough for about 500-550 shots, provided that you do not use a flash and use only the viewfinder. Charger - quick charge in an hour. After soap dishes just a fairy tale! It is possible to shoot HD-video with a resolution of 1920x1080. I am personally a supporter of the fact that the camera should shoot PHOTOS, and the video should be shot by a VIDEO CAMERA, so I did not use this opportunity, although switching to video shooting mode is very convenient! There are a lot of advantages in general - it's impossible to list everything!

Cons

Of the shortcomings, one can single out, perhaps, only flimsy buttons and a “cross” on the rear panel. The quality is not the same as, for example, my friend's Nikon D60, they play a little. Battery covers and memory cards also suffer from this. Apparently, in pursuit of cheaper prices, quality had to be sacrificed a little. Although the aperture / shutter speed dial, the program switch dial, the shutter mode switch, the shutter button itself and the body as a whole do not cause concern, and that's good! I didn't find any other flaws.