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Overall, though, the Nikon D3000 did well enough that it would serve a consumer who would usually confine his printed output to 8x10, as they'll likely like the brightly saturated color and seldom encounter the more pronounced noise at higher ISOs. Watch your focus, though, and make sure that you...
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KillaCam7478
Before the D3000, the only digital camera I owed was a Sony Cybershot T7 (slim point and shoot). I decided to give a go at photography and did some research on the different entry level DSLR's. In the end, I was between this and the Canon Rebel XS. I know that companies like Pentax and...
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rogerswanson
The D3000 is a really great entry level camera that I have grown to like a lot. I have only had the camera a few weeks but the picture quality and the features are still Nikon quality. I like the case feel, lightweight, built in menu's and helps easy setup, quick pictures from being...
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kuxi87
This was my first DSLR camera and even for that I was quite disappointed. Especially for indoor photography without flash it was horrible. If you just want to play around with the different settings the user friendly mode can help you with some understanding if you do not want to read the theory...
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