D3300 24.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with Auto Focus-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II Zoom Lens (Red)

I have been doing a lot of work with 3D scanning and Photogrammetry and using an older Nikon L100 point and shoot wasn't cutting the mustard for me. For instance, on a Point and Shoot, you can't control the shutter speed easily or the ISO or the final output. After extensive research on DSLR cameras (this and the Canon T6i Rebel), I ended up getting this camera (not choosing the D3400 which was 100 dollars more, and not choosing the T6i because it was out of my pricing range at the time) on impulse, because it was on sale and I needed a better camera for reality capture (I use Agisoft Photoscan for Photogrammetry). After taking a few pictures using all of the modes, the visual quality of my images is a HUGE jump, especially from using cameras on the smartphone and the COOLPIX L100 that would never afford me this level of detail. It took me a few hours to get used to the camera, especially with all of the settings such as the Live View and viewfinder (which I have fallen in love with) and I can get fine grain control of my images. My favourite mode is manual, and I set the focus to Manual Focus for complete control of my images and shots. In Photogrammetry, you don't want autofocus blurring out your details. I also love that the camera came with all of the essentials I needed to get started, including a lens that allows me an 18-55mm focal length to get beautiful images. I can't wait to take it to Palm Springs on my next trip and get picturesque shots of the mountains. So the Pros and cons The Pros: -- Insane image quality 24.2MP is PLENTY for what I need for photography and 3D scanning. -- Lightweight -- Easy to set up. I had the camera together in minutes and ready to play -- Many modes to play with, including cartoony filters and outlines. -- The Viewfinder is my favourite feature which I can look at my subject and control the amount of depth of field and see it in real time. -- Camera RAW. For the kind of work I do, camera RAW (which saves in .NEF format if you use PS CC or newer, I'll discuss this in cons) has the insane quality you need to get your best photos. -- Plenty of accessories from lenses to remote triggers (which I will have to get soon for outdoor projects). I need to get my hands on a fixed 35mm lens and a long zoom lens to really play with imagery. I wonder if there is a lens that takes HDR probe images. -- The light intensity bar is very helpful in letting me know if my photos are going to be overexposed or underexposed. The Cons: -- The Live View takes a bit longer to process the photo after shooting. Even with a faster shutter speed, I find myself waiting to see the picture I just took. Not exactly a bad thing, but if I have a client or fighting daylight, I want to see my pics faster. I usually use Live View to frame my shots when the tripod is lower than my height. -- The Live View when on the entire time will kill your battery. I knew about this, so I will have to buy a spare battery to rectify it. -- The camera will collect grease and fingerprints so make sure you clean your camera. -- If you plan on editing your images in Photoshop or Adobe Lightroom, be forewarned if you are using an older version of Photoshop (I am using CS5) you will not be able to open the .NEF file which is the cameras RAW format. You will have to use a free app you can get from Adobe called Adobe DNG Converter to be able to open your photos in Camera RAW (you open it using Bridge) for editing -- Not a con, but a heads up, get a HUGE SD card if you plan on using Camera RAW a lot. I bought a 32GB SD card with the camera and I am glad I did. The NEF files are HUGE. About 27MB depending on the camera settings. -- I had some initial trouble trying to get Pre Measure lighting option to work. It might have been my camera settings so I'll figure this out. Other than a few cons, this is a great camera that I will make great use of, from portraits to my visual effects work. The picture of the flower was taken at home with the lens set to 55 and the detail was beautiful, especially the depth of field. I processed the image in the camera menu for retouching and it was easy to do. I can't wait to get more lenses and take BEAUTIFUL pictures.

What can I say? This little camera is amazing! Sure, it's not the flagship with all the bells and whistles, but this camera can hold its own, especially for a beginner. PROS: - Excellent entry-level DSLR - Allows complete manual control of settings, as well as Aperture and Shutter Priority modes - Decent number of focus points - Kit lens is quick to auto-focus, and works surprisingly well in low-light situations - Seems easy enough to quickly change settings when shooting in Manual/AP/SP modes (although, another dial would be great) - Battery seems to last quite a long time, especially if you don't use the Live View, or flash. I can easily shoot several hundred photos without worry - Lightweight - can easily shoot one-handed - The photos look simply amazing - The HD video quality looks pretty darn good, especially if you're using a wide-aperture lens CONS: - Feels a little small in the hand. My pinky tends to hang off the bottom of the grip - an aftermarket battery grip would be a nice addition to help that, as well as adding extra battery life - Crop sensor body (DX) means that any non-DX Nikon lens (or crop sensor format Sigma/Tamron/etc. lens) will be equal to approx. 1.5x the lens focal length (e.g., a non-DX 85mm acts as if it were a 127mm lens) - not necessarily a "con", as long as you're aware of this fact - No high-speed flash sync. Only goes to 1/200 sec. Not a huge deal but does limit some of the creativity for using flash - F3.5 max. aperture won't blur the background/create bokeh quite as much as you may wish, for portraits. You'll either need to invest in a faster lens (f1.8-2.8) or you can get creative in Photoshop/Lightroom - Does not have wifi (but you can purchase an adapter for it) - Not supported by either Lightroom or CamRanger for tethering. While this is a bummer, there are work-arounds, as well as other programs that work very well. All in all, this really is a great camera kit for a beginner, or even if you've shot with a DSLR, previously. It has all the options you need to learn photography and create some gorgeous photos. I have absolutely no regrets about purchasing it. I've included some photos I've taken with this camera. Some were shot with the included kit lens, some with an 85mm f1.8 lens.

love it. new to the game. bought this on reviews

This is my first DSLR. I wanted something small that would be comfortable for me to use since I'm petite with small hands. The pictures are excellent and the controls are easy to understand. I love that I have the option to go from full manual mode to full automatic or anywhere in between. The panoramic feature is easy to use and the low-light capabilities of this camera are far superior to my point and shoot camera. I wanted a DSLR because I was frustrated with my inability to capture some photos with my point and shoot camera due to slow speeds or poor low-light reception. Now I feel like I have the control I need to make the camera work just the way I want. I am sure there are better, fancier cameras on the market but for someone who just wants to get started without a huge price commitment this is a great camera. I will say, I do regret getting the red color. Normally I like color but it feels a bit showy to me. Nothing wrong with it, just personal preference.

Had this camera probably 6 years and I still use it. Love it. It's good for semi pro photography and film work but you will outgrow it eventually if you take your work very seriously. I still love the high iso grain and the details in it's video capability. On bare bones, it can still get the job done if you know how to work wound it's small shortcomings like not having a headphone jack for audio monitoring or having flat or log profiles for pro video recording. I love the video quality Nikon cameras produce. Some of it's natural grain looks a little like the old hi-8 cameras. This could be a good starter camera for someone on a budget or if you have a kid who's an aspiring Filmmaker or photographer. This has served me well over the years but these days, there are most likely cooler options out there at the same price point.

I've taken amazing Sports/Action shots of my young son with this in daylight. It's a hair slower than I'd like when using Auto-Mode taking pictures of friends together in a darkened place. I do like the interface though. Overall sufficiently intuitive for me. I'm technically inclined though so your mileage may very. P.S. It's soo easy to forget to bring your SD card with this cam though. On my other Canon pocket cams... the second you turn'em on you get a warning about the card not being in there. And I dunno.. maybe this one does that too? But since you look thru the viewfinder most of the time I guess I end up not catching that fact when I'm checking it out just before packing up to hit the road? Anyway... I love the rapid-fire picture-taking you can do with this camera. I've gotten lots of great action shots when we had my young sons pool party and there were tons of 2nd-graders filling the pool! :) Also this cams interface for review pics is well thought out. You can skip though grid fulls at a time as well in the preview screen. Also the scrollable/moveable zoom-selection square for reviewing a part of the image... it remains where it was when you advance to the next image in memory. This works great for when you are reviewing multiple frames of an action-sequence!

This is my seccond Nikon camera. This one I bought for family use. They are both great cameras and make wonderful pictures. Will continue buying Nikon products.

I remember back in 1997 when we had a digital camera in the lab where my then company was generating karyotyping images. Batteries lasted about 10 minutes, and the images couldn't compete with film. Now, nearly 20 years later, we have advanced to the point where this affordable DSLR allows hacks like me to quickly learn how to take amazing photos with accurate colors, proper focusing, and basically tell me what I should do to get a pleasing photo. I should say, that I immediately replaced the kit lens (which I'm sure is fine) with the awesome NIKKOR 35mm 1.8 lens, so a lot of the reason I've been getting such good photos is that I've been using good glass. And I should say that I was amazed at how much I learned about using this camera, and photography in general just by watching tutorials on YouTube about this particular camera. Combined with useful on-screen graphics and clear display of settings, it was quick to learn how to set settings like the ISO while using a fixed aperture or what the various auto-focus settings do. This is a great teaching camera. I don't understand why there isn't a standard peg hole next to the tripod threaded hole on the bottom. It'd make it easier to fix this firmly to my tripod. That and the chintzy polycarbonate material this things shell is made of are my only complaints. I am just in awe of the value of this camera. Competition with cell-phone cameras has made Nikon put out a great product for the money.

We only took a couple of pictures on it. We were trying it out, as it is a Christmas present for our Granddaughter. It's the one she wanted, so it should be just fine.

Es mi primer cámara reflex. Ya tenía tiempo queriendo comprar una cámara "buena", pero después de ir a un evento y tomar unas fotos com mi celular, quede muy decepcionado del resultado y me decidí a dar al paso de comprar una mejor cámara, me puse a investigar y encontré el mundo de las reflex las cuales me llamaron bastante la atención ya que descubrí que muchas de las fotos que me gustan, y que hasta ahora había pensado que estaban editadas con algún programa de edición de fotografía, son tomadas con cámaras reflex y sin ningún cambio significativo con dichos programas. Hasta ahora todo excelente. La entrega fue alrededor de 4 días (envio gratis). Y el paquete llego en excelentes condiciones.

Me acaba de llegar y estoy sorprendido con ella, es verdaderamente intuitiva y con funciones que se ven bastante profesionales, de las que espero aprender poco a poco. Es bastante ligera y el color muy vistoso. El precio fue bastante aceptable a traves de Amazon, ya que en tiendas especializadas supera los 10 mil pesos, y la entrega fue de verdad muy rapida. Es una gran opción para entrar al mundo de la fotografia para los recién iniciados como yo, y como plus la grabación de video es muy buena...

Ya habia trabajado tanto con Canon como con Nikon, vengo de una Nx hibrida de Samsung y estoy tan enamorado de la compra que hice, no me arrepiento nada con Nikon y sin duda alguna mas que perfecto el empaquetamiento y la distribución por parte de Amazon, pedí esto el 23 de diciembre y me llegó hoy 24 de diciembre, incluso en dia festivo, nisiquiera 24 horas tardó el envio asi que muy muy agradecido pronto iré por el nikkor 50mm F1.8G

Equipo Nikon, con excelentes prestaciones en relación precio-calidad, es facil de manipular, padece de la conexión inalambrica y la pantalla LCD es fija, pero el sensor de la camara es realmente muy bueno en su gama, tiene entrada para mejorar el microfono de audio, una lente 35mm 1.8 haría el juego óptimo para bajas condiciones de luz, aunque el pisapapeles del kit esta muy bien. El autoenfoque en video, aun no es tan bueno como Canon