This is an excellent buy for someone starting in the the world of photography. I really have no previous knowledge of photography so I can really review this camera as a beginner. I must say I was quit daunted by SLR cameras as I'm only accustomed to the point and shoot ones so I wasn't sure if I could have taken great pictures with a DSLR camera. But to my surprise I got really stunning results!
To begin with this camera is quite lightweight and is great for smaller hands like my wife's ones (who I actually brought the camera for) She used it with the greatest of ease.The quality of the camera lenses and bag is very sturdy and yes even though I knew Nikon made great cameras the finish and use of all the buttons switches etc. were very smooth and solid.
As beginners we relied heavily (and solely for now :-) ) on the automatic settings that came with this camera. I must say I was actually blown away by the quality of pictures we got with these setting even in low light. We went on vacation days after we brought this camera and got amazing pictures despite our lack of photography knowledge.The child setting was really impressive as I got some wonderful shots with my kids in action which looked really professional. If in doubt the auto setting was always great and I can say no picture was really bad. Its nice NIkon has 2 lenses with this kit which came in handy for the distant shots and the "professional" close ups. It really had our interest at a peak. It comes with VR but the pictures I always got were so clear I really didn't have a need to use it thus far.
My only "con" for this is not with the camera itself but it would have been nice if lens filters were included to protect your lenses. We are now getting into understanding some of the basics of photography and in time we will really use this camera to its full potential. But if you really want to learn photography this camera is a real motivator. I also recommend buying this camera through amazon and not through a 3 rd party seller as the delivery was fast and a lot of 3rd party sellers do have a mix and match set with non original nikon fittings where I heard other reviewers complain about parts don't fit etc. This set came directly from nikon itself in one box and it works perfectly!
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| display type | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD |
| display size | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.2 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches |
| lens type | Wide Angle | Zoom, Wide Angle | Zoom | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Telephoto |
| zoom type | Optical Zoom | — | — | Optical Zoom | Optical Zoom | — |
| shooting modes | Auto, auto (flash off), A (aperture priority), M (manual), P (programmed auto with flexible program) and S (shutter priority) | Scene, Aperture Priority, Automatic | Automatic | Landscape; portrait mode; close-up; night portrait; food; sports mode | Scene intelligent auto, flash off, creative auto, landscape, close-up, sports, food, night portrait, portrait, P, Tv, Av, M, with flash, with bulb exposures | Movie |
| connectivity tech | USB | USB, HDMI | Wi-Fi | NFC, HDMI, USB | NFC, HDMI, USB | Bluetooth |
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I decided to upgrade from my point and shoot to a camera with interchangable lenses and full manual control capability. In the film era I used a Nikon Ftn and Nikkormat but I couldn't afford the top tier digital Nikon, and this kit seemed a good compromise with the two zoom lenses. So far it has out performed by best expectations. I don't really use the special effects but I do like the aperture and shutter controls and the high quality of the image. I'm going to attach a photo of the moon I took from my front yard with the 200mm zoom lens and it speaks for itself. I think I adjusted the film speed to 800, the shutter was 1/125 and the aperture was 5.6 I croped it and adjusted lighting and sharpness in photoshop - but the camera captured all the data in raw format that I need to make the image. I've also used the camera to photograph a roof problem in an old post and beam church - in the attic, very low light, using the both the time exposure and auto setting and the flash - also great detail. I also photographed a Tiffany stained glass window in the church which had a great variation of light values coming through various parts of the glass - and, again, the camera out performed my expectations.Edited to add - new discovery today - all my old Nikon F lenses fit this camera - that allows me to take macro photos in manual mode - it takes some experimentation with the settings but since you can see the photo instantly, that's not a problem - it expands the capabilities of this camera for me at no extra cost.
