Nikon D3100 14.2 MP Digital SLR Incl. 18-55mm VR Lens Kit

Nikon D3100 Digital SLR + 18-55mm VR Lens

The stunningly simple-to-use D3100 is every family's answer to beautiful images. Whether the moment calls for a family portrait or a sharp shot of toddlers on the run, Guide Mode shows you how to capture stunning photos in no time at all. D-Movie lets you record full HD movie clips and capture the action in superb quality day or night. Nikon’s advanced EXPEED 2 image processing engine maximizes the performance of the 14.2 megapixel CMOS sensor for amazingly clear images with vivid colors. Incredibly lightweight for an SLR, the D3100 makes it easy to capture your family looking wonderful wherever you go.

Features :

      14.2 megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor
      EXPEED 2: Nikon's advanced image processing engine
      High ISO (100-3200) light sensitivity - extendable up to 12800
      GUIDE mode: intuitive in-camera assistance
      D-Movie: full HD (1920 x 1080) movie clips

Specifications :

Type
Single-lens reflex digital camera

Lens mount
Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)

Effective angle of view
Approximately 1.5x lens focal length (Nikon DX format)

Image sensor
23.1 x 15.4 mm CMOS sensor

Effective pixels
14.2 million pixels

Total pixels
14.8 million pixels

Dust-reduction system
Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)

Image size
(pixels)    4,608 x 3,072 (L); 3,456 × 2,304 (M); 2,304 × 1,536 (S)

File format
NEF (compressed RAW); JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; Simultaneous recording of compressed RAW and JPEG fine image possible

Media   
SD (Secure Digital), SDHC, SDXC, and Eye-Fi memory cards

Picture Control System
Can be selected from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Landscape, Portrait; selected Picture Control can be modified

Viewfinder
Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder

Frame coverage
Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical

Magnification
Approximately 0.8× (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)

Eyepoint   
18 mm (-1.0 m-1)

Diopter adjustment   
-1.7 to +0.5 m-1

Focusing screen
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen

Reflex mirror
Quick return type

Lens aperture
Instant return, electronically controlled

Compatible lenses
AF-S or AF-I NIKKOR: All functions supported. Type G or D AF NIKKOR without built-in autofocus motor: All functions except autofocus supported. Other AF NIKKOR without built-in autofocus motor: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II. IX NIKKOR and F3AF: Not supported. Type D PC lenses: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes. AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II. Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in exposure mode M, but exposure meter does not function. Electronic rangefinder can be used if lens has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster.

Shutter Type
Electronically controlled, vertical-travel focal-plane shutter

Shutter Speed
1/4000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV, bulb

Flash sync speed
X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower

Release mode
Single frame, continuous, self-timer, quiet shutter release

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

Self-timer
2 s, 10 s

Metering
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

Range
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)    Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV; Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV

Exposure meter coupling
CPU

Mode
Auto modes (auto, auto (flash off); scene modes (portrait, landscape, child, sports, close up, night portrait); programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M)

Exposure compensation
-5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV

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

ISO sensitivity
(Recommended Exposure Index)    ISO 100 to 3200 in steps of 1 EV; can also be set to approx. 2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent); auto ISO sensitivity control available

Active D-Lighting
Can be selected from on or off

Autofocus
Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including one cross-type sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5–3 m/1 ft. 8 in.–9 ft. 10 in.)

Detection range
-1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 at 20°C/68°F)

Lens servo    Autofocus
(AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status. Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used

AF-area mode
Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points)

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

Built-in flash
Guide number of approximately 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F); Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait: Auto flash with auto pop-up; P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release

Flash control   
TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR using 420-pixel RGB sensor. i-TTL balanced fill-flash is available with built-in flash and SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 when matrix or center-weighted metering is selected. Standard i-TTL is available with built-in flash and SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 when spot metering is selected (Flash mode can be set using Speedlight controls with SB-900, SB-800, and SB-600). Auto aperture: Available with SB-900/SB-800 and CPU lens. Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22S. Distance-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and SB-800

Angle of coverage
Sufficient to illuminate the angle of view of an 18 mm lens. Picture edges may be slightly dark depending upon conditions, such as the lens used and the aperture setting.

Flash mode
Auto, portrait, child, close up: Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, off available with built-in flash; Fill-flash and red-eye reduction available with optional flash units. Night portrait: Auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, off available with built-in flash; Slow sync and slow sync with red-eye reduction available with optional flash units. Landscape, sports: Fill-flash and red-eye reduction available with optional flash units. P, A: Fill-flash, rear-curtain with slow sync, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction. S, M: Fill-flash, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction

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 s after flash is fired at full output

Accessory shoe
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock

Sync terminal
AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately)

Nikon Creative Lighting System
(CLS)    Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with SB-900, SB-800, or SU-800 as commander. Flash color information communication supported with built-in flash and all CLS-compatible flash units

White balance
Auto (TTL white balance with main image sensor and 420-pixel RGB sensor); incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual, all except preset manual with fine tuning.

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

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

Scene auto selection
Available in auto and auto flash off modes

Movie recording    File format:
MOV

Movie recording    Frame size/rate:
1920 × 1080, 24 fps; 1280 × 720, 30 fps

Movie Recording    Video compression:
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Movie Recording    Audio recording format:
Linear PCM

Movie Recording    Audio (Sound):
Monaural microphone built in. Can be set to on or off.

Movie Recording     Metering:
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Monitor
3-in. (7.5cm)., approx. 230k-dot TFT LCD with brightness adjustment

Playback
Full-frame playback; Movie playback; Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback; Slide show; Histogram display; Highlights display; Auto image rotation; Image comment (up to 36 characters)

Retouch functions
D-Lighting, red-eye correction, trim, monochrome, filter effects, color balance, small picture, image overlay, NEF (RAW) processing, quick retouch, straighten, distortion control, fisheye, color outline, perspective control, miniature effect, edit movie

USB
Hi-Speed USB

HDMI output
Type C HDMI connector

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

Supported languages
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Battery
One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL14 battery (supplied)

AC adapter
EH-5a AC adapter; requires EP-5A power connector (available separately)

Dimensions
(W × H × D)    Approx.124 × 96 × 74.5 mm (4.9 × 3.8 × 2.9 in.)

Weight
Approx. 500 g (1 lb. 1.6 oz.) with battery and memory card but without body cap

Durability
Body and shutter unit both durable up to approximately 100,000 cycles.