Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Nikon Canada Announces the D3000
Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 10:10 PM
"Mississauga, ON, July 30, 2009 - Nikon Canada today announced the D3000 as the newest addition to its family of quality DX-format digital SLRs. The 10.2 megapixel D3000 makes it easier than ever to step-up to digital SLR photography and achieve great pictures with the new Guide Mode, which aids new users with step-by-step assistance when needed.
Through its intuitive user-friendly interface, the Guide mode assists users in choosing shooting modes for a variety of situations and, if they choose, exploring advanced photographic techniques. The Guide mode is easily accessed by the program dial on the top of the camera and displays a variety of shooting situations via the LCD screen, indicating the most appropriate setting for a particular scenario. There are also sample photos, which illustrate the effects of different photo-taking techniques."
At a quick glance, the D3000 looks like a slightly less powerful D5000, but in looking deeper at the specs I see it lacks both the 720p video capture of the D5000 and the rotating LCD screen - so the D3000 is more like a slightly upstream D60. There's no pricing information about the D3000, but considering it has 10.2 megapixel image capture, the same as the D60 (which has an MSRP of $449 CAD), I expect the D3000 to slot in between the D60 and the D5000, likely coming in at $649 CAD. The full press release is after the break, along with a bunch of images.
