Nikon have upgraded their D3000 camera to a brand new model – the D3100 SLR and for those who like the latest up to date gadgets, this brand new, compact, lightweight model to the Nikon range will be available in September with a price tag of $700.
The new D3100 will no doubt give sharp pictures using the unique “Fast 11-point Autofocus system”, and to change your photo setting to portrait, landscape, child or sports to name but a few can be adopted using the “picture control” button. It comes with a new 14.2 mega pixel DX-format CMOS image sensor, has the facility to shoot videos using full 1080p H.264 video in an impressive AVCHD wrapper, and a new image-processing engine that enable capture of high-definition images exhibiting superior image quality, and a Guide mode that allows users to capture images just as they intended.
It’s basically an entry level digital-SLR camera with other features like:
- Selection from 3 shooting techniques: “Use the viewfinder,” “Use live view,” “Shoot movies”
- Bring more into focus and Show water flowing options have been added to the “Advanced operation” menu for shooting
- Movie settings, HDMI, Flicker reduction and Eye-Fi upload options have been added to the “Set Up” menu for applying basic camera settings
- Live view mode that allows users to use the camera monitor to easily frame still image or movies
- D-Movie for recording and editing full-HD movies and AF-F (full-time servo AF) focus mode for movie recording
- Equipped with a face detection function capable of detecting up to 35 human faces (D3000: up to 5 faces)
- Operation has been improved with the addition of an independent movie-record button and release-mode selector. In addition, the rubber grip provides a better fit.
- Equipped with a Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) bus that enables remote control playback of images and movies recorded with the camera when the camera is connected to a high-definition TV
- Equipped with a new exposure compensation algorithm for greater flexibility and performance with NEF (RAW) processing
- The new ViewNX 2 software is bundled with the D3100
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