The Nikon D3000 is pretty much the perfect entry-level DSLR. It offers robust build quality, excellent handling, superior performance and good image quality, while leaving out superfluous gimmicks like video and live view. The Guide mode will help newcomers discover the basics of SLR photography, while a good range of manual options, as well as the excellent metering and AF systems, will provide plenty of scope for more experienced users.
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Plus: Prix, mode Guide, autofocus 11 points AVEC Suivi, complet PEU Encombrant,. Moins: Mode Guide Encore perfectible, pas de Liveview, 1600 Iso SEULEMENT.
Plus : Prix, mode Guide, autofocus 11 points avec suivi, complet, peu encombrant. Moins : Mode Guide encore perfectible, pas de Liveview, 1600 Iso seulement.
Though this DSLR offers a top resolution of "just" 10 megapixels, we found very little difference comparing results with that of a 12MP model. Indeed the D3000's combination of lens and sensor provides detailed and crisp results for those looking to achieve photographs that are more professional in appearance.
In terms of light sensitivity, noise begins to intrude into shadow detail from ISO 400, but up to and including ISO 800 it's kept sufficiently at bay to avoid overall softening and loss of detail. Stray above this however and you risk an image looking more painterly rather than photographic.
More positively, though Nikon, along with its rivals, has long suggested that its consumer DSLR offerings are cameras that can be "grown into", the D3000 is probably the nearest its manufacturer has got to that statement being unequivocally true.
The Nikon D3000 isn't designed to 'wow' people, but instead to teach people. It's a digital SLR camera with in-built guides that can help novices select the appropriate shooting mode and settings depending on the style of photo they want to take. It's image quality is good overall, but it's no match for a mid-range D-SLR.
The Nikon D3000 isn't designed to 'wow' people, but instead to teach people. It's a digital SLR camera with in-built guides that can help novices select the appropriate shooting mode and settings depending on the style of photo they want to take. It's image quality is good overall, but it's no match for a mid-range D-SLR.
(Les notes de la presse sont données à titre indicatif et représentent une interprétation du test par Numerama)
