Nikon D3000 Reference Manual
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Specifications
❚❚Nikon D3000 Digital Camera
Type
Type
Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens mount
Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)
Effective picture angle
Approx. 1.5 × lens focal length (Nikon DX format)
Effective pixels
Effective pixels
10.2 million
Image sensor
Image sensor
23.6 × 15.8 mm CCD sensor
Total pixels
10.75 million
Dust-reduction System
Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional
Capture NX 2 software required)
Capture NX 2 software required)
Storage
Image size (pixels)
• 3,872 × 2,592 (L)
• 2,896 × 1,944 (M)
• 1,936 × 1,296 (S)
File format
• NEF (RAW)
• JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx.
• 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
Can be selected from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait,
Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified
Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified
Media
SD (Secure Digital) memory cards, SDHC-compliant
File system
DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order
Format), Exif 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still
Cameras), PictBridge
Format), Exif 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still
Cameras), PictBridge
Viewfinder
Viewfinder
Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
Frame coverage
Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical
Magnification
Approx. 0.8 × (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m
–1
)
Eyepoint
18 mm (–1.0 m
–1
)
Diopter adjustment
–1.7–+0.5 m
–1
Focusing screen
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark V screen with focus frame (framing
grid can be displayed)
grid can be displayed)
Reflex mirror
Quick return
Lens aperture
Instant return, electronically controlled