Nikon D3100

The Nikon D3100 is a DSLR camera launched on 21/12/2010.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D3100 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 48 overall. The Nikon D3100 weights 505 gr and spans 124 x 96 x 75 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon D3100 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 58, ranks in the category best 46%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D3100 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 41% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 36, ranks among the worst 30% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 51, ranks among the worst 40% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 62% of its category. Nikon D3100 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 43, ranks in the best 64% of its category. Nikon D3100 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 64% of its category. Nikon D3100 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Nikon D3100 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Nikon D3100 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon D3100 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 319.99 GBP and 418.71 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Nikon D3100 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.