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Revainrating 5 out of 5

I didnt expect the quality to be so high.

An excellent camera for both beginners and pros - do not forget that there were no devices of this level 30-50 years ago, and what masterpieces they created. Therefore, all the negativity comes from the inability to use and unwillingness to learn. Learn to set up the "shutter speed-aperture-ISO-exposure compensation" connection, and for this you need, first of all, to read the manual, and then, it would be nice, a couple of books on the basics of photography - and you will be happy. The…

Pros
  • EVERYTHING except what is listed in the shortcomings.
Cons
  • 1. Video mode (there is a separate device for this - a video camera, but this function is not needed in the camera). 2. LiveView is for cheap cameras and camcorders. 3. Battery indicator.

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I like everything, the quality is good, the price is acceptable.

The camera is good for beginners, but if you plan to take photography seriously in the future - do not buy this camera, save up for the d7000! When buying, I made a huge mistake - I hurried, did not wait for some 3 months. Whale optics - on the shelf. I bought a 50mm af-s 1.4 lens, the picture is incomparable with a whale. Also available is Helios 81N - a very sharp portrait lens, Kaleinar 5N (put it on the shelf after buying 50mm), 2x and 3x teleconverters (useful when you need a telephoto).

Pros
  • 1. Among cameras in this price category, this is the best option: the d3100, as you know, is better than the d3000, while the d3200 loses because of the large number of megapixels on a small matrix, so I don’t recommend taking it. 2. In comparison with whale optics from other manufacturers, Nikon wins, so when buying a camera with a whale (I took 18-55) it can be safely used for shooting nature, traveling. 3. Easy to handle. 4. During the year of use, there was not a single breakdown, nothing fell off / peeled off. 5. Currently, the price of this camera is more than attractive. :D 6. The ability to shoot video (although there is no way to set it up properly, but still). 7. The battery holds a charge for a long time, lasts for a long time.
Cons
  • 1. Light weight can not be attributed to the merits. Even the same whale outweighs the camera. A DSLR is not a pocket camera, and taking it with the expectation of "easier" is more than stupid. 2. Noise at ISO800 and above. Loss of quality when shooting at night => you need a tripod and a fast lens. 3. Like it or not, but whale optics are soap. Shooting high-quality portraits is difficult, macro photography is also not encouraging. 4. The built-in flash only spoils the shots. External purchase required. 5. Of course, the lack of autofocus in the device itself. Overpaying 1.5-2 times for lenses is not possible for everyone. 6. Terrible stabilizer in whale lenses. When shooting, it's easier to turn it off. Appropriate to use only on televisions. 7. Video recording limit - 10 minutes. 8. Inability to connect an external microphone and wireless remote control. 9. Terrible display quality. When buying, I thought, reading the reviews, that I would not notice this, that it does not matter. So, believe me - this is a very important minus. It is impossible to discern the pros and cons of a photo right away, and often, when processing pictures, one wonders how this could not have been removed. 10. The absence of a second screen, as on the d7000 and d90.

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good product for me, I was satisfied with the price.

My first and last DSLR. Despite the lack of experience, experienced a huge amount of euphoria from its acquisition. For 6 years of operation with a kit lens 18-55 - not a single failure or breakdown. The yearly shaking in my motorcycle bag and varying weather conditions didn't degrade the camera's performance in the slightest. Gradually, the market for SLR cameras is being replaced by mirrorless counterparts. They provide much more advantages and conveniences, especially for an inexperienced…

Pros
  • Popularity Availability Price Battery Vitality
Cons
  • For the price - no.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent product, the best quality.

A very good camera, I didn’t even expect it, the pictures turn out good - the rest is corrected by the editor. Sometimes it can’t focus - bad shooting conditions - then you can focus manually, which is simply not possible on soap dishes. d3100. An excellent device I advise everyone - especially those who doubt the choice. Before that, there was ultra-reason, compared to this, it’s just heaven and earth.

Pros
  • lightweight, comfortable, great picture quality
Cons
  • no USB cable included

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The right product for me, there were no problems.

The native Sony W70 digital camera, bought 5-6 years ago, began to work worse and worse. The number of shots sent to the trash was approaching 85-90 percent. The matrix makes noise with terrible force. There is not enough light, and the whole photo is in "squares". Plus a lot of blurry pictures. As a result, the question arose about buying a new camera. Eyes fell on the DSLRs, because. there are friends and acquaintances with such devices that take great pictures. The budget is small (about…

Pros
  • 1. Weight - one of the lightest DSLRs. 2. Price - nowhere cheaper. 3. Whale lens - very good for its class. 4. Advanced settings - for an entry-level DSLR, there are a huge number of settings that can satisfy almost any requirement. 5. Matrix - modern number of megapixels (14) and low noise.
Cons
  • They are not here. Practically.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The perfect product for any user!

Great camera - very pleased. For anyone looking for their first DSLR, I highly recommend it. Easy to operate, functional, inexpensive, takes great pictures - in a word, you will not be disappointed. I chose my first DSLR between D3100, D5000, Pentax K-R, Canon 500D. I read a lot of reviews, reviews . As a result, I decided to touch it once than read it 1000 times. I reviewed and turned all the cameras in my hands, tormented the sellers. :))) But still I came to the conclusion that nothing is…

Pros
  • 1. Ease of use - you can figure out the camera in a matter of minutes, everything is very simple without any problems, nothing superfluous and not confusing, very nice. 2. Price. For such money - such opportunities and assembly is good. I chose between the D5000 and D3100, the D3100 won in my eyes. With the same parameters, it will be faster, and the model is newer. 3. Great shots even with a kit lens. 4. For those who choose their first DSLR (like me), the best model (easy to operate, functional, inexpensive, takes great pictures - in a word, pleases.) 5. Size - small size and lightweight, fits comfortably in the hand. 6. The battery charges quickly in about 1.5 hours.
Cons
  • Although the battery charges quickly, there is enough charge for a walk, but for a long excursion you need to take a spare battery, although, as stated, the camera takes 550 photos, even more, but I would like it to be more capacious (maybe a nitpick).

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Reliable purchase, guaranteed to be a good one.

amazing device) the pictures are detailed, take a plus lens 70-300mm or 55-200mm and together with the whale lens you have optics for all occasions) read the instructions, it will tell you a lot) very convenient, light, one of the most compact in the class) almost all buttons at hand, in a month you can manage completely blindly. colors! turn off all camera color adjustments and get a very realistic image.

Pros
  • matrix resolution, its size, no noise at low iso, ease of use, variety of interchangeable lenses in stores, life view mode, high quality video, large display
Cons
  • the 18-55 whale lens (however, like all similar models) does not meet all the requirements. on the machine, it can miss the focus, and more often with metering exposure, shoot manually =) there is no bracketing, although even on much simpler models like the coolpix p90 it was =(

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Feel free to buy, for such a price, the quality is simply amazing.

Ideal like: 1. The first SLR. 2. Family camera. Ease of use + Guide mode allows a person who is not familiar with DSLRs to shoot with high quality literally from the first frames, the device itself will tell you what to do and how to do it. Probably the best SLR camera in the lower segment of amateur SLRs today, head and shoulders above the Canon 1000D, can easily compete with the Canon 500D.

Pros
  • Pros: 1. Small, compact machine. 2. Comfortably lies in the hand. 3. New matrix. 4. Quite a decent kit lens. 5. Live view mode. 7. Help Mode Guide. 8. Full HD as a bonus. 9. High quality pictures. 10. And so on, so on, so on.
Cons
  • Minuses: 1. Screen resolution could be more. 2. HD video is not very dynamic scenes. 3. The screen could be swivel. But these three "flaws" are not critical for a SLR camera, since we buy a DSLR mainly to shoot using the optical viewfinder, not the screen as a viewfinder, and HD video is nothing more than a bonus.

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good product, I recommend that you try it.

The camera has its drawbacks, but it's worth the money. Not a big cost makes it possible, if desired, to recapture its price for 1 month of work) Over time, I want to switch to nikon for better, but rather, until I earn money on Full Frame, I won’t even rock the boat to change it. It is quite enough for photos for yourself, as well as for studio and reportage shooting, both in daylight and in the dark. And remember that the main thing is not the cost of the camera, but the hands of a person who

Pros
  • 1) Energy intensity 2) Photo quality 3) Convenient control (everything is at hand) 4) Pretty light and compact 5) Turns on quickly 6) Focus is rarely wrong
Cons
  • 1) Sometimes it lathers photos 2) There is a problem in working with an external flash (sometimes when viewing photos, I accidentally catch the button for opening the internal flash and to close it, I have to pull out the external flash and close it, because until the internal one opens completely, you won’t close it) 3) Photos are quite noisy (when shooting at night (in clubs) and I noticed that strange stripes appear on my camera in some photos (vertical and horizontal (according to the mood of the camera))) 4) Unfortunately, there is no screwdriver on this model, otherwise I have old lenses from nikon film, but I can’t use it ( 5) Continuous shooting leaves much to be desired. 6) When shooting through the screen and not through the peephole (I don’t remember what it’s called correctly))) The focus is wrong and walks around the entire image, and because of this, the most severe SOAP appears.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Exactly as promised by the manufacturer, high quality.

The appearance of the Nikon D3100 kit vr has caused controversy regarding the classification of this camera. On the one hand, being a continuation of the D3000 series, the camera received certain changes in characteristics and functions, which is quite logical, but on the other hand, in terms of its capabilities, the Nikon D3100 “invaded” the territory of mid-level SLR cameras and even surpassed them in certain parameters. Like any DSLR, the Nikon D3100 has a quick-change lens mount like all…

Pros
  • Price, quality, pictures
Cons
  • Haven't found it yet.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I do not cease to rejoice at the purchase, a very good deal!

I have been using it for a year, I am happy as an elephant after an enema. The quality of the photographs depends on the flight of the author's imagination and more glass . The carcass itself is simply magnificent. Take it, you won't regret it. But no matter what kind of carcass you take, still calculate the budget for flash, telephoto and fixed (built-in and whale become small in half a year . although depending on what and how to sow :) )

Pros
  • ONE CONTINUOUS ADVANTAGE . assembly, convenience, filling (five more years it will be in the top), weight, design .
Cons
  • -no bracketing (but with a photo in RAW it is not significant) - the inability to take pictures with a flash at shutter speeds <1/200 (but you can get out)

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Everything in the purchase suits, a very necessary product.

A very decent camera in its price segment. If it is a pity to spend money on expensive photographic equipment, then feel free to take this particular device, for the first time it will be enough for your eyes (and maybe for a long time). I especially recommend it to my own kind, i. E. for beginners, although I saw a fairly large number of professional photographers shooting with that camera on a whale 18-55 (!) lens (photo shoots and weddings too). Shoots, as they say, not a camera . Once you…

Pros
  • 1. Very decent quality of photos even on a whale lens. 2. As many have already noted here, the price is one of the main advantages of this camera. 3. Sturdy construction, nothing cracks or falls anywhere. 4. A great choice for beginners in photography.
Cons
  • Despite the fact that I have already written down the 18-55 whale lens as an advantage of the camera, this is still its main drawback. A week later, I realized that the focal length was not enough for any occasion. And the appearance of the lens leaves much to be desired.))

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I didn³'t expect the quality to be this good.

They took the first "reflex camera", so you yourself understand after an ordinary soap dish everything is super! It may not be suitable for a professional, but at the amateur level we liked everything. I took it with a stabilizer a little more expensive, but it’s more convenient to shoot. The photos are clear, there are plenty of different modes, in general, there is room for creativity to roam. Satisfied with the choice.

Pros
  • good tip for a newbie
Cons
  • not yet

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I am very happy with this purchase, I will advise everyone!

From myself I will say - this is my first DSLR, on the whole I am very satisfied, given the price of the device and its segment, there is nothing to complain about, everything is done well. I compared the noise with the D90 - the D90 loses! The matrix is ​​in the D3100 Expeed 2, it is the same in 5100 and 7000. So there will be no difference in image quality in the D3100-D7000 range, the difference is only in the extra. functions, control, and maybe 7000 have less noise. If you realize that you

Pros
  • The D3100 fully works out its price, everything you need to get a good result (provided that your hands grow properly and you know how to use editors)
Cons
  • Auto white balance lies, especially with indoor lamps and low light, but everything is corrected by hand both on the camera and on the PC in RAW. It is better not to use live view mode if you want to take a picture, it is preferable for video. Autofocus when shooting a video works sadly, slowly, it is better to set it to manual, and there will be no noise from the lens motor The cover of the memory card dangles, at first it killed me, but then it completely scored. After a year of careful use, dust began to get under the focusing screen, I removed the screen myself, blew it with a pear, after a while dust again. It does not affect the quality of the photo in any way, only noticeable in the viewfinder. As it turned out, almost all DSLRs have this problem.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Do not hesitate to buy, the quality is amazing for the price.

I bought it at the beginning of sales and recently drowned it, all this time the camera only pleased. wore it often, the case is plastic and the weight is not very large (relative to other cameras). I figured it out without instructions, which pleased me. as a DSLR for beginners, it's not bad at all. The function of internal image processing is a cool thing, but useless (IMHO). after a couple of months, dots began to appear in the viewfinders, it turned out to be dust (I confess I didn’t keep…

Pros
  • Justified price, build quality, ergonomics, user-friendly interface, shooting quality, weight.
Cons
  • the lack of an official battery pack (batteries are enough for 500-600 shots for someone a lot, but I didn’t have enough.) The mirror shaft quickly becomes dusty. No "screwdriver".

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Beyond praise! The product definitely deserves your attention.

I've been using this camera for 6 months now and it never let me down. Convenient interface. It is possible to edit the photo directly on the camera, for example, a littered horizon =) The standard lens is quite acceptable for a beginner, but you should not expect miracles from it) I recently purchased a nikon 50mm f / 1.8g high-aperture fix, the picture began to please the eye. I plan to change this camera model only when I can afford a carcass from 30 thousand. Undoubtedly the camera…

Pros
  • 1. The price is very pleased 2. Ergonomic 3. Nice to hold in your hands =) 4. The build quality is good, without any claims or complaints, nothing backlash. 5. GUIDE mode (a very useful mode for a novice user, it will show and tell everything) 6. Good battery capacity.
Cons
  • At this price, you can say that they are absent. I didn't even notice them, to be honest.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good product for me, no problems at all.

I bought a couple of years ago to replace the Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS soap dish. The quality of the photos is simply shocking in comparison with Canon. There is practically no noise, a huge number of settings and modes (it’s even very interesting to click not on the AUTO mode). There is a RAW mode for those who like to edit photos. The battery lasts for a very long time. To discharge it in a day, then you have to try very hard. For those who "try", you can buy an additional one - not very…

Pros
  • Photo quality, RAW format, long-lasting battery, sensor, camera weight, build quality and price.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Wonderful quality, one hundred percent satisfied!

When buying, there was a choice of China or Thailand, I chose the second, although it is more expensive. I am very pleased with the purchase, although this is my first DSLR. The alternative was Canon eos 500d, but Nikon has definitely better color reproduction, and besides, Nikon is cheaper. Beginners like me will certainly be pleased with this device. I recommend

Pros
  • The picture quality is excellent even in low light. The flash works great and is also customizable. Made qualitatively, nothing staggers anywhere. The girth is very comfortable, all the settings are at hand, the “twist” on the right is especially pleasing (I don’t know what it’s called correctly). It works smartly, both the device itself and the autofocus motor. Management is easy and convenient, and most importantly - understandable, because I'm new to this business :)
Cons
  • lens cap without tether, already lost several times; when shooting video in 1080p, only 24 frames per second, although it is not necessary at all; there are no cords in the kit, although there are 2 filters

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It was a reasonable purchase, I will order more.

In general, I have been using the camera for more than 2 years. There are lenses 18-55, replaced by 18-105, 55-300, in terms of buying 35 mm. The biggest drawback, it seems to me, is poor photos on auto settings in conditions other than sunny weather. I still turn off the video on my own for 1 minute, 2 in different ways. After one fall from the chair, the battery cover shattered, glued it with glue, everything is OK. But the biggest drawback is laziness to carry, too heavy for girls. And very

Pros
  • Price, quality, pictures
Cons
  • No stabilizer, weight

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Beyond praise! The product definitely deserves your attention.

The purchase of this camera opened my way to the wonderful world of photography and influenced my career. I am delighted with the camera, the price-quality ratio is just excellent. I advise you to buy, you will not regret it. The NIKON AF-S 18-55 mm f / 3,5-F5,6G DX VR lens, with which the Nikon D3100 is sold in the kit, although it is a good entry-level lens, I recommend taking the NIKON AF-S 18-105 mm f / 3.5-5.6 DX VR, NIKON AF-S 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6 G VR and NIKON 50mm f/1.4G AF-S Nikkor,

Pros
  • 23.1 x 15.4 mm CMOS sensor, 14.8 megapixels (working 14.2 million pixels). Resolution 4608 x 3072. Excellent focus. A huge number of modes for shooting, especially pleasing automatic modes P, A, S and manual mode M. Shutter with electronic control and vertical travel of the curtains. Shutter speed from 1/4000 to 30 seconds in steps of 1/3 EV; excerpt by hand. NEF(RAW). 3-inch (7.5cm) TFT LCD monitor with approximately 230K dots and brightness control. Exposure compensation from -5 to +5 EV in steps of 1/3 EV. ISO 100 to 3200 in 1 EV increments; can be set to about 2 EV above ISO 3200 (equivalent to ISO 6400), auto ISO sensitivity control available. The self-timer still has a huge number of advantages, even the exposure processing modes are probably superfluous. It should also be noted Full HD (1920x1080) video recording with a cinematic frequency of 24 frames / sec.
Cons
  • Built-in flash, which by the way still quickly "plants" the battery. I recommend using an external flash.