Nikon D3000

Price (Body + 18-55mm VR Lens)

Body color

Black

Sensor

• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor
• Nikon DX format (1.5x FOV crop)
• 10.2 million effective pixels
• 10.75 million total pixels
• RGB Color Filter Array
• 12-bit A/D converter

Anti-dust measures

• Image sensor cleaning system
• Airflow control system
• Image dust off from reference frame (using optional Capture NX software)

Image sizes

• 3872 x 2592 (L)
• 2896 x 1944 (M)
• 1936 x 1296 (S)

Image quality

• NEF (12-bit compressed RAW)
• JPEG fine (1:4)
• JPEG normal (1:8)
• JPEG basic (1:16)
• NEF (RAW) + JPEG

Color space

• sRGB
• Adobe RGB

Lens mount

Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)

Lens compatibility

• AF-S, AF-I
• Other Type G or D AF Nikkor
• Other AF Nikkor/AI-P Nikkor

• Type D PC Nikkor

• Non-CPU



• IX Nikkor/AF Nikkor for F3AF
• AI-P NIKKOR*

-All functions supported
- All functions supported except autofocus
- All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II
- All functions supported except some shooting modes
- Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function; electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster
- Cannot be used
-All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II

Autofocus

• 11 area TTL phase detection
• Nikon Multi-CAM1000 autofocus module
• Detection range: EV -1 to +19 (ISO 100 equivalent, at normal temperature)
• Manual focus [M], Electronic range finding supported

Lens servo

• Single-servo AF (AF-S)
• Continuous-servo AF (AF-C)
• Automatic AF-S/AF-C (AF-A)
• Manual focus (M)

AF Area mode

• Single Area AF
• Dynamic Area AF
• Auto Area AF*
• 3D Tracking (11 points)*
• Closest Subject Priority Dynamic Area AF

Focus tracking

Predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status in continuous-servo AF

Focus area

Can be selected from 11 focus points

Focus lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button

AF Assist

White light lamp

Exposure mode

• Auto
    - Auto
    - Flash off
• Scene Modes
    - Portrait
    - Landscape
    - Child
    - Sports
    - Close up
    - Night portrait
• Programmed auto (P) with flexible program
• Shutter-priority auto (S)
• Aperture priority auto (A)
• Manual (M)

Metering

TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
• Matrix :3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
• Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to a 8mm circle in center of frame
• Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on active focus area