Best DSLR Cameras 2016 under $500 - NIKON D3300

If you're a beginner or less experienced photographer who's keen to develop your skills, it's a great time to be buying an SLR - there's a wide choice of keenly priced cameras competing for your custom. Makers are eager to attract beginners. So if you are beginner photographer and your budget is below $500 then go for NIKON D3300. Lets get into it.


The Nikon D3300 will surprise you with stunning images that inspire creativity at the next level. Featuring the latest EXPEED 4 image-processing engine, 24.2 effective megapixels, Picture Control and 13 special effects modes in a lightweight, compact body that goes everywhere you do – the D3300 gives you the freedom to explore like never before.


A 24.2-effective megapixel sensor without an optical low-pass filter combined with the new EXPEED 4 processing engine produces stunning images, with exceptional sharpness and detail effortlessly. Picture Control allows you to manage every aspect of your images for total control in every shooting situation.


Weighing a mere 460g, the lightweight, compact body of the Nikon D3300 is designed to travel. To match the camera’s extreme portability, the ISO range has been extended (100 – 12800), so whether shooting at home or trekking through a mountain, you will always capture exceptional images with superb noise-suppression.


New to a D-SLR? Guide Mode helps you get great shots in a variety of scenarios, without having to change numerous camera settings. The full-colour RGB metering sensor and Nikon’s Scene Recognition System work to give you the best images possible and the 5 frames per second (fps) shooting speed with the bright 0.85x viewfinder, all assist you in capturing great photos, every time.

Verdict:

THE GOOD
  • Small for a DSLR
  • Retracting lens makes camera compact
  • Sharp, clear images with accurate color
  • Video has smooth movement
  • Great price


THE BAD
  • No tilting LCD screen
  • Limited shooting controls, such as noise reduction options
  • More noise (graininess) than many rivals capture in low-light stills and video

Features:

    • Type
    • Single-lens reflex digital camera
    • Lens mount
    • Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)
    • Effective angle of view
    • Approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view
    • Effective pixels
    • 24.2 million
    • Image sensor
    • 23.5 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor
    • Total pixels
    • 24.78 million
    • Dust-reduction System
    • Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
    • Image size (pixels)
    • Easy panorama mode: 4800 x 1080 (normal, horizontal pan) 1632 x 4800 (normal, vertical pan) 9600 x 1080 (wide, horizontal pan) 1632 x 9600 (wide, vertical pan) Other modes: 6000 x 4000 (Large) 4496 x 3000 (Medium) 2992 x 2000 (Small)
    • File format
    • NEF (RAW): 12 bit, compressed JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
    • Picture Control System
    • Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified
    • Media
    • SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards
    • File system
    • DCF 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2.3, PictBridge
    • Viewfinder
    • Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
    • Frame coverage
    • Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical
    • Eyepoint
    • 18 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
    • Diopter adjustment
    • -1.7 - +0.5 m-1
    • Focusing screen
    • Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
    • Reflex mirror
    • Quick return
    • Lens aperture
    • Instant return, electronically controlled
    • Compatible lenses
    • Autofocus is available with AF-S and AF-I lenses. Autofocus is not available with other type G and D lenses, AF lenses (IX NIKKOR and lenses for the F3AF are not supported), and AI-P lenses. Non-CPU lenses can be used in mode M, but the camera exposure meter will not function. The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster.
    • Shutter type
    • Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
    • Shutter speed
    • 1/4000 - 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV; Bulb; Time
    • Shutter flash sync speed
    • X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower
    • Release mode
    • Single frame, continuous, quiet shutter release, self-timer, delayed remote; ML-L3, quick-response remote; ML-L3
    • Frame advance rate
    • Up to 5 fps Note: Frame rates assume manual focus, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, and other settings at default values.
    • Self-timer
    • 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1-9 exposures
    • Metering mode
    • TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
    • Metering method
    • Matrix metering: 3D color matrix metering II (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses) Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame Spot metering: 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: 0-20 EV Spot metering: 2-20 EV
    • Exposure meter coupling
    • CPU
    • Mode
    • Auto modes (auto; auto, flash off); programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); scene modes (portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait); special effects modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; color sketch; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key; HDR painting; easy panorama)
    • Exposure compensation
    • Can be adjusted by -5 - +5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, and M modes
    • Exposure lock
    • Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
    • ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
    • ISO 100-12800 in steps of 1 EV. Can also be set to approx. 1 EV (ISO 25600 equivalent) above ISO 12800; auto ISO sensitivity control available
    • Active D-Lighting
    • On, 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 - +19 EV (ISO 100, 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 statusManual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
    • Focus point
    • Can be selected from 11 focus points
    • 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
    • Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, color sketch, toy camera effect: Auto flash with auto pop-up P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release
    • Guide Number
    • Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
    • Flash control
    • TTL: i-TTL flash control using 420-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400, or SB-300; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering
    • Flash mode
    • Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off
    • Flash compensation
    • -3 - +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
    • Flash-ready indicator
    • Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output
    • Accessory shoe
    • ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
    • Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
    • Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with built-in flash, SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 as a master flash and SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes, or SU-800 as commander; Flash Color Information Communication supported with built-in flash and all CLS-compatible flash units
    • Sync terminal
    • AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately)
    • White balance
    • Auto, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual, all except preset manual with fine-tuning.
    • Lens servo
    • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F)Manual focus (MF)
    • 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)
    • Automatic scene selection
    • Available in auto and auto (flash off) modes
    • Metering
    • TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
    • Metering method
    • Matrix
    • Frame size (pixels) and frame rate
    • 1920 x 1080, 60p (progressive)/50p/30p/25p/24p, high/normal 1280 x 720, 60p/50p, high/normal 640 x 424, 30p/25p, high/normal Frame rates of 30p (actual frame rate 29.97 fps) and 60p (actual frame rate 59.94 fps) are available when NTSC is selected for video mode. 25p and 50p are available when PAL is selected for video mode. Actual frame rate when 24p is selected is 23.976 fps.
    • File format
    • MOV
    • Video compression
    • H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
    • Audio recording format
    • Linear PCM
    • Audio recording device
    • Built-in monaural or external stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable
    • ISO sensitivity
    • ISO 200 - 6400; can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 6400 (ISO 12800 equivalent)
    • Monitor
    • 7.5-cm (3-in.), approx. 921k-dot (VGA) TFT LCD with 170 ° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjustment
    • Playback
    • Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, auto image rotation, and image comment (up to 36 characters)
    • USB
    • Hi-Speed USB
    • Video output
    • NTSC, PAL
    • HDMI output
    • Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
    • Accessory terminal
    • Wireless remote controllers: WR-1, WR-R10 (available separately) Remote cords: MC-DC2 (available separately) GPS units: GP-1/GP-1A (available separately)
    • Audio input
    • Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter); supports optional ME-1 stereo microphones
    • Supported languages
    • Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
    • Battery
    • One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL14a battery
    • AC adapter
    • EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5A power connector (available separately)
    • Tripod socket
    • 1/4 in. (ISO 1222)
    • Dimensions (W x H x D)
    • Approx. 124 x 98 x 75.5 mm (4.9 x 3.9 x 3 in.)
    • Weight
    • Approx. 460 g (1 lb 0.2 oz) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 410 g/14.5 oz (camera body only)
    • Temperature
    • 0 - 40°C (+32 - 104°F)
    • Humidity
    • Less than 85% (no condensation)
    • Supplied accessories
    • EN-EL14a rechargeable Li-ion battery (with terminal cover), MH-24 battery charger, DK-25 rubber eyecup, BF-1B body cap, AN-DC3 strap, UC-E17 USB cable, EG-CP14 audio/video cable, ViewNX 2 CD-ROM


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