Nikon D3000

The Nikon D3000 is a DSLR camera launched on 12/11/2009.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D3000 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 44 overall. The Nikon D3000 weights 536 gr and spans 126 x 97 x 64 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 D3000 is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 40% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 35, ranks among the worst 29% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 57, ranks among the worst 49% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 35, ranks among the worst 32% 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 43, ranks in the best 65% of its category. Nikon D3000 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 42, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Nikon D3000 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 42, ranks in the best 74% of its category. Nikon D3000 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 69% of its category. Nikon D3000 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 68% of its category. Nikon D3000 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 D3000 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 699.99 USD and 768.98 USD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Nikon D3000 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.