Nikon D3300 Digital Field Guide

Introduction

The D3300 is the culmination of many generations of Nikon cameras. One of the nicest things about the entry-level cameras these days is that they contain all of the technology that made Nikon’s best cameras so successful. When the D3000 was announced it was a nice, if unremarkable, little camera that worked well for snap-shooters. Of course as technology marches on the upgrades eventually find their way from the professional cameras down to the junior models. By the time the D3200 was released it was a pretty good camera, but with the D3300, in a small package you get a camera that performs nearly as well, and in some respects even better, than the top of the line Nikon DX camera, the D7100.

If you take a look at the spec sheet of the D3200 as compared to the D3300, at first glance it doesn’t look like much of an upgrade. But, the devil is in the details as they say. First, the D3300 has a lighter, more compact, yet sturdier body with a monocoque design borrowed from the D5300. Another thing that separates the D3300 from any other Nikon camera kit is the new collapsible lens that when closed down reduces the lenses size about 1/3, making it a great travel camera. The optical viewfinder magnification of the D3300 is also upped from 0.78x to 0.85x, which makes it easier on your eyes for composing. These are some the external changes, but the guts of the camera have a few upgrades that make much more of a difference.

One of the key differences of the D3300 from the ...