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Nikon D3000 Digital Camera
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Nikon D90 Digital Camera
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Nikon Z6 Digital Camera
Nikon Z6
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCCDCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXFX
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
N/A
Sensor photo detectors11.0 Mpx6.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx6.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:2
N/A
Max resolution3872 x 2592 px3008 x 2000 px4288 x 2848 px
N/A
Other resolutions
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 2256x1496
  • 1504x1000
  • 3216x2136
  • 2144x1424
N/A
ProcessorExpeed
N/A
N/A
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 200
  • 1600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyesyes
N/A
ISO minimum100200200100
ISO maximum32001600640051200
Boosted ISO maximum320032006400
N/A
Maximum image resolution3872 x 2592 px3008 x 2000 px4288 x 2848 px6048 x 4024 px
White balance presets12612
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
Auto
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Natural
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernononoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNo
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
N/A
AEB/HDR supportnonoyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon Z
Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x5.8 x
N/A
Digital zoom1.0 x3.0 x
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
N/A
Maximum aperture22223.522
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesnoyes
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of focus points11311273
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)11311
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
N/A
Filter diameter2.64 in2.05 in2.64 in
N/A
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
22
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in2.5 in3.0 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnonono
N/A
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots230000230000920000
N/A
Touch screennononoyes
Live viewyesnoyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %96.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder magnification0.8 x0.8 x0.94 x0.8 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.52 - 1-4 - 2
Eye relief0.71 in0.71 in0.77 in0.83 in
Separate info displaynonoyes
N/A
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
369000000.0 px
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronic
N/A
Electronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
N/A
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus555
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyes
WB BracketingNo
N/A
Yes
N/A
Subject / scene modesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Flash sync speed1/200s1/500s1/200s
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyes
N/A
Flash range121717
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Flash metering systemi-TTL
N/A
i-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyesyes
N/A
Continuous drive3.0 fps2.5 fps4.5 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
Self-timeryesyesyes
N/A
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
Speed (JPEG)3.0 fps2.5 fps4.5 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)3.0 fps2.6 fps4.5 fps
N/A
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
2
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
AE frames
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
N/A
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto

Videography features

Video recordingyesyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedNot supportedHD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsRAW
N/A
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSC
N/A
Camera playbackThumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Motion JPEG frame rate3.0 fps
N/A
24.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum resolution
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
N/A
  • 320 x 216
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
N/A
24.0 fps
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 min.

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminium
  • Plastic
N/A
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesnoyesyes
Environmentally sealednonono
N/A

Dimensions

Weight17.11 oz16.76 oz21.87 oz20.64 oz
Width4.92 in4.96 in5.2 in5.28 in
Height3.7 in3.7 in4.06 in3.96 in
Depth2.56 in2.52 in3.03 in2.66 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
XQD
Memory slots1
N/A
11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
N/A
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.31
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
32.0 GB
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)500470850310
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
yesY
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1410.0 mAh
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
7.4 V
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInonoyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
1
N/A
USB version2.02.02.0
3.2 Gen 1
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
N/A
Eye-Fi Connected
N/A
DC-in jackyesyesyes
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyes
N/A
PictBridgeyes
N/A
yesyes
NFCnononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesnonoyes
AV outputyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Firewirenonono
N/A
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
Mini
N/A
HDMI version
N/A
N/A
1.3a
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.2

Other features

Timelapse recordingnoyesyes
N/A
GPSnononoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Calendaryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
no
N/A
Frameyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Languages support
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • ARA
  • BEN
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HIN
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Tripod mounting supportedyes
N/A
yesyes
Image editing modesTrimming
N/A
Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
Date imprinting
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Album organization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.0 in

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Often compared with Nikon D90

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