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Nikon D3100 Digital Camera
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Nikon D800E Digital Camera
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Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDXFX
Sensor size0.91 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors15.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
Max resolution4608 x 3072 px4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 3456x2304
  • 2304x1536
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 6000x3368
  • 4800x3200
  • 4800x2696
  • 4494x3000
  • 4496x2528
  • 3600x2400
  • 3600x2024
  • 2992x2000
  • 2992x1680
  • 2400x1600
  • 2400x1344
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorExpeed 2Expeed 2Expeed 4
N/A
Expeed 3

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 6400
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
ISO minimum10010010010050
ISO maximum1280025600256002560025600
Boosted ISO maximum1280025600256002560025600
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3072 px4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance presets1212121212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effectsBlack&White
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonononono
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios16:916:93:2
N/A
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnoyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
yesyesyesno
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
5050

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon-AFNikon F
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Nikon FNikon F
Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x3.1 x5.8 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
N/A
3.53.5
N/A
Maximum aperture3.52.82.83.5
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAutoAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x
N/A
1x
AutofocusSingle Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points1111395151
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)1111395151
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter2.05 in2.83 in2.17 in3.03 in
N/A
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
39
N/A
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnoyesyesnono
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots23000092100010370001228800921000
Touch screennonononono
Field of view95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.8 x0.78 x0.82 x0.94 x0.7 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.7-1.7 - 1-2 - 13 - 1
Eye relief0.71 in0.7 in0.71 in0.77 in0.67 in
Separate info displaynononoyesyes
Flip-out screenno
N/A
nono
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px640 x 480 px
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
3:2
N/A
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
ElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus55555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay10.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
WB BracketingNo
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyesno
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/200s1/320s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212121212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering systemi-TTL
N/A
i-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive3.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Speed (JPEG)3.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)3.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps4.0 fps
Number of exposures
N/A
3522
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
AE frames
N/A
33
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
custom
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
3D support
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions1280.0 px
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSC
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphonenoyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoMonoStereoStereoMono
Voice recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Audio systemMonoStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Supported audio file formatsPCMLPCMPCMPCMPCM
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Speaker type
N/A
N/A
MonoMonoMono

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednononoyesyes

Dimensions

Weight16.05 oz17.99 oz16.93 oz23.81 oz31.75 oz
Width4.88 in5.0 in4.92 in5.33 in5.7 in
Height2.93 in3.8 in3.86 in4.19 in4.8 in
Depth3.78 in3.1 in2.99 in2.99 in3.21 in

Storage

Internal storage4098.0 mB4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size64.0 GB
N/A
64.0 GB8.0 GB
N/A
Dual memory card slotsyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Memory slots11121
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)550660600950900
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11111
AC adapter includedyesyesYyesyes
Battery level indicator
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
1.0 h
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesnoyes
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
11
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMiniMini
USB portyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.03.1
Microphone portyesyesyesyesyes
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InOptional
N/A
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesyes
NFCnonononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothnononono
N/A
Firewirenonononono
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB BMini-USB BMicro-USB B
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A

Other features

GPSyesnoyesyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Calendaryesyesyesyesyes
Energy Star certifiednonononono
Languages support
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Multi
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
Multi
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyesyes
Tripod thread1.0 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Timelapse recording
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Frame
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A

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