Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100
Nikon D3100
Announced: 21 Dec 2010
Sensor Resolution: 14Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-3200
Weight: 505g
Physical Dimensions: 124 x 96 x 75 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
50
Overall Score
47
Image Quality
36
Speed Performance
51
Versatility
67
Comfort
Portrait

45

Portrait
Landscape

44

Landscape
Sport

45

Sport
Street

57

Street
Everyday

57

Everyday
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prospros

  • This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Nikon D3100 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Nikon D3100 is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Nikon D3100 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Nikon D3100 does not support wireless connection

Nikon D3100 and its rivals

Review compare Nikon D3100 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
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D3100
50 45 44 45 57 57

Nikon D3100: concluding remarks and technical specifications

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

Technically speaking, the Nikon D3100 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 50 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, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Nikon D3100 is below the category average:

  • Image Quality - Score 47, ranks among the worst 41% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 36, ranks among the worst 30% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 67, ranks among the worst 29% 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 45, ranks in the best 63% 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 44, 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 65% 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 57, ranks in the best 65% 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 57, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Nikon D3100 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Nikon D3100 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.1 x 15.4 mm

Sensor Area

355.74 mm2

Sensor Resolution

14 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4608 x 3072

Max Native ISO

3200

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.53

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

12.0

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Flash Modes

Auto
Red-Eye
Slow
Red-Eye Slow
Rear curtain

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

67

DxO Color Depth

22.5

DxO Dynamic Range

11.3

DxO Low Light ISO

919

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

yes

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

11

Number of Cross Focus Points

1

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (24 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 25 24 fps) 640 x 424 (24 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

MPEG-4

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Eye-Fi Connected

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

505g

Physical Dimensions

124 x 96 x 75 mm

Battery Life

550

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

EN-EL14

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

yes

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC

Storage Slots

1

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