Nikon D3100 kit (18-55vr)

Nikon introduces the D3100, the most easy-to-use D-SLR to date, with full High Definition (HD) video.

Jordi Brinkman, Product Manager for Nikon Europe, says: “The D3100 is the successor to Europe’s best selling D-SLR*1, the D3000, offering 14.2 megapixels, full HD movie, Live View with new AF modes and improved ergonomics. It also has the popular Guide Mode as seen on the D3000, which now shows you sample images of what you can achieve with certain settings, for example if you change the shutter speed or aperture. This is the ideal camera for families who want to capture all the important moments in perfect quality, without worrying about settings.”

Pure and simple D-SLR for the family

The D3100 is designed for newcomers to D-SLR photography, especially young families who want to take beautiful pictures without worrying about complicated functionality. A range of automatic settings means the camera is doing all the hard work much like on a compact camera: Live View with Scene Auto Selector selects the mode that matches your shooting situation; Scene Recognition delivers sharply defined images by analyzing the scene and optimizing the camera settings immediately before the shutter is released; and Guide Mode will take you step-by-step through the process of how to get the picture you want.

The 11-point autofocus system will make sure everything is in focus and ensures razor-sharp images to capture even the most fleeting of expressions or movements. Additionally, the bright viewfinder means you can see and focus precisely on the image you want to capture, quickly and easily. Live View with Scene Auto Selector is an intuitive and familiar way of taking pictures, useful for those who have only used a compact camera, and makes it easy to compose images using the LCD monitor. Scene Auto Selector will select the best mode for the scene and subject you want to capture, and Fulltime servo AF (AF-F) mode keeps subjects in focus without the need to press the shutter release button. Live View will also recognise as many as 35 faces at a time and even if people in the frame move, the camera will continue tracking and focusing on them.

Stunning pictures in every situation

The 14.2 megapixel CMOS image sensor, new powerful EXPEED 2 processing engine and a wide range of NIKKOR*2 lenses deliver excellent pictures with amazing detail wherever you are and whatever you are doing. It has ISO 100-3200 sensitivity, with the versatility of effectively boosting ISO up to 12800. This significantly reduces the risk of blurred images when taking pictures of the most energetic children or an evening barbeque with all the family.

Full HD movies for all the family

Using the easy-access movie record button you can instantly switch to video mode on the D3100, and the D-Movie function allows you to record stunning HD movie clips with sound. The camera’s large image sensor and high ISO sensitivity offers exceptional image quality, and the wide variety of NIKKOR lenses can be used to create cinematic effects. You can also make simple edits of your clips in-camera by deleting scenes or save specific frames as still images – nothing will be missed for the family photo album. The D3100 is also HDMI compatible so you can connect your camera to an HD television to view your movies in full HD from your sofa.

The Guide to great photos

For the newcomer to D-SLRs, the intelligent, improved Guide Mode, as seen on the D3000, gives you step-by-step instructions of how to change the camera settings. This means you not only get the picture you want but it helps you to understand how it was achieved so you can develop your photography skills. You can even view sample images of what you can expect from each setting, for example if you change the aperture or shutter speed settings.

Don’t miss a moment

The D3100 is the essential item for every family event or day out. The camera’s comprehensive technologies and tough exterior will keep up with any outing, whatever you’re doing. Its compact size and lightweight body make the D3100 easy to pack and carry around for all those unmissable moments.

Key features:

• DX-format, 14.2 megapixel CMOS image sensor: The high pixel sensor will give you outstanding colour and detail in pictures and movies you’ll want to see again and again

• New EXPEED 2 image processing engine: Provides enhanced movie recording, high-sensitivity performance and maximum image quality. EXPEED 2 maximises CMOS sensor performance for clear, lifelike images that exhibit vivid colours, reduced noise and smooth tonal gradations for outstanding photos and movies

• High ISO (100-3200) sensitivity: Extendable up to 12800: Indoor shots or fast-moving children need never be blurry or dull again, even without a flash

• Guide Mode: Simply the easiest way to learn how to get great pictures, without having to read the manual

• D-Movie – full HD (1920 x 1080) at 24fps movie clips: Record beautiful HD movie clips with sound and achieve exceptional image quality with high ISO sensitivity. NIKKOR lenses can be used for cinematic effects and simple edits can be made in-camera. In addition, HDMI connectivity means you can watch your HD movies on an HD television

• Live View with new AF-F mode and Scene Auto Selector: The new Live View provides an intuitive and familiar way of taking pictures and it includes a Scene Auto Selector, which automatically selects the best mode to match the scene. The AF-F mode keeps subjects in focus without the need to press the shutter release button

• 7.5 cm (3-inch) monitor: A great platform on which to share your beautiful images and movies with friends and family

• 11-point autofocus system: The quick and accurate autofocus ensures everything is in focus so you get the sharpest image

• Active D-Lighting: Bright sunshine need never wash out detail again. The balance of light and shade can be preserved forever

• Picture control: Lets you set the look and mood of your images before you shoot. You can choose from six settings: Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Monochrome, Portrait and Landscape

• In-camera image and movie editing: Why wait for a PC? Retouching, filter effects and red-eye correction can be achieved in the palm of your hand

• Compact, light and durable: It’s the smallest and lightest Nikon D-SLR yet so you can sling it over your shoulder, ready for any picture or movie moment. Also, with improved ergonomics, you’ll now have direct access to shutter release, Live View and movie modes.

• Dual Integrated Dust Reduction System: Image Sensor Cleaning and Airflow Control systems keep dust away from the camera’s image sensor for clear, spot-free images

• New software, ViewNX2 will be bundled with the D3100: It inherits the basic operations of ViewNX whilst providing much enhanced operability, including a refined GUI, and a range of easy-to-use features allowing you to edit photos as well as movie.

Specification:

Type

Single-lens reflex digital camera

Lens Mount

Nikon F bayonet mount

Picture Angle

Effective picture angle 1.5x (Approx.) conversion factor (Nikon DX format)

Effective Pixels

14.2 million

Sensor Size

23.1 x 15.4mm

Image Sensor Format

DX

Image Sensor Type

CMOS

Total Pixels

14.8 million

Dust-reduction system

Image sensor cleaning

Airflow Control System

Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)

Image Area (pixels)

DX-format

(L) 4608 x 3072

(M) 3456 x 2304

(S) 2304 x 1536

File Format

NEF (RAW)

JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression

NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

Picture Control

Standard

Neutral

Vivid

Monochrome

Portrait

Landscape

Selected Picture Control can be modified

Storage Media

SD

SDHC

SDXC memory cards

File System

Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)

EXIF 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras

PictBridge

Viewfinder

Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder

Viewfinder Frame Coverage

95% horizontal

95% verticalApprox.

Viewfinder Magnification

0.80x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity; -1.0m¯¹) Approx.

Viewfinder Eyepoint

18mm (-1.0m¯¹)

Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment

-1.7 to +0.5m¯¹

Focusing Screen

Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen

Reflex Mirror

Quick-return type

Lens Aperture

Instant-return type

electronically controlled

Compatible Lenses

AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II

AF-S, AF-I: All functions supported

Non-CPU: 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

IX Nikkor lenses cannot be used

Electronic Rangefinder usable with lens with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster

Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except autofocus

AF-NIKKOR for F3AF not supported

Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II

Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes.

Shutter type

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane

Shutter Speed

1/4000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV

Bulb

Flash Sync Speed

Up to 1/200 sec.

Synchronizes with shutter at 1/200s or slower

Shutter Release Modes

Single-frame [S] mode

Continuous

Self-timer mode

Quiet Shutter Release

Frame Advance Rate

Up to 3 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values)

Self-timer

2 sec.

10 sec.Timer duration electronically controlled

Exposure Metering System

TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor

Metering Method

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 8-mm circle in center of frame

Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point

Metering Range

0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20°C/68°F)

2 to 20 EV (Spot metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens at 20°C/68°F)

Exposure Meter Coupling

CPU

Exposure Modes

Auto modes ( auto, auto [flash off])

Scene Modes

Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P)

Shutter-Priority Auto (S)

Aperture-Priority Auto (A)

Manual (M)

Scene Modes

Portrait

Landscape

Child

Sports

Close-up

Night Portrait

Exposure Compensation

±5 EV in increments of 1/3EV

Exposure Lock

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

ISO Sensitivity

ISO 100 to 3200 in steps of 1 EV

Can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent) or to approx. 2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent

Auto ISO sensitivity control available

Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options

1 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent)

2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent) Approx.

Auto ISO sensitivity control available

Active D-Lighting

On

Off

Auto-area AF Mode

Single Area AF

Dynamic-area

Auto-area AF

3D-tracking (11 points)

Autofocus System

Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection

Detection Range

-1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)

Lens Servo

Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus trackinga ctivated automatically according to subject status

Focus Point

Can be selected from 11 focus points

Focus Lock

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

Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button

Built-in Flash

Yes

Auto

Portrait

Child

Close-Up

Night portrait

Auto flash with auto pop-up [P], [S], [A], [M]

Manual pop-up with button release

Guide Number

39/12, 43/13 with manual flash (ft/m, ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)Approx.

Flash Control

TTL: i-TTL ballanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR using 420-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash adn SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 (i-TTL balanced fill-flash available when matrix or center-weighted metering)

Auto aperture: Available with SB-900/SB-800 and CPU lens

Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include BS-900, SB-800, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22S

Distance-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and SB-800

Flash Mode

Auto

Auto with red-eye reduction

Fill-flash

Auto slow sync

Auto slow sync with red-eye correction

Rear curtain with slow sync

Flash Compensation

-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV

Flash-ready indicator

Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged

Blinks for 3 sec. after flash is fired at full output

Accessory Shoe

ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and ata contacts and safety lock

Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)

Yes

Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with SB-900, BS-800, SU-800 as commander; Flash Color Information Communications supported with built-in flash and all CLS-compatible flash units

Flash Sync Terminal

Sync Terminal ADapter AS-15 (available separately)

White Balance

Auto

Incandescent

Fluorescent (7 types)

Direct Sunlight

Flash

Cloudy

Shade

Preset Manual

All except preset manual with fine tuning

Live View Shooting

Yes

Live View Lens servo

Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F)

Manual focus (MF)

Live View AF-area mode

Face-priority AF

Wide-area AF

Normal-area AF

Subject-tracking AF

Live View Autofocus

Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subejct-tracking AF is selected

Live View Scene Auto Selector

Aut mode

Auto (flash off) mode

Movie Metering

TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Movie Metering method

Matrix

Movie Frame size (pixels) and frame rate

1920 x 1080 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)

1280 x 720 (30p): 30 fps (29.97 fps)

1280 x 720 (25p): 25 fps

1280 x 720 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)

640 x 424 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)

Movie Maximum recording time

10 min.

Movie File Format

MOV

Movie Audio recording format

Linear PCM

Movie Audio recording device

Built-in monaural microphone

Monitor Size

3 in. diagonal

Monitor Resolution

230,000 Dots

Monitor Type

TFT-LCD with bridghtenss adjustment

Playback Functions

Full frame

Calendar

Thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images)

Zoom

Movie Playback

Slideshow

Histogram display

Highlights

Auto image rotation

Image Comment (up to 36 characters)

Highlight point display

Interface

Hi-speed USB

Video output: NTSC, PAL

HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector

Accessory terminal: Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately)

GPS

GP-1 GPS unit

Supported Languages

Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)

Dutch

English

Spanish

Finnish

French

Italian

German

Japanese

Korean

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Swedish

Czech

Norweigon

Turkish

Battery / Batteries

EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

AC Adapter

EH-5a AC Adapter

Power Connector EP-5a available separately

Tripod Socket

¼ in. (ISO1222)

Approx. Dimensions

Width 4.9 in. (124.46mm)

Height 3.8 in. (96.52mm)

Depth 2.9 in. (73.66mm)

Approx. Weight

16 oz. (455g)

camera body only

Operating Environment

32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)

Less than 85% (no condensation)

Supplied Accessories

• EN-EL14 Battery

• MH-24 Battery Charger

• DK-5 Eyepiece Cap

• DK-20 Rubber Eyecap

• AN-DC3 Camera Strap

• BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover

• BF-1B Body Cap

• ViewNX 2 CD-ROM