Nikon officially announced Nikon D3100 replacement for Nikon D3000

What is expected tomorrow, is a new Nikon D3100 (replacement for the D3000) model digital SLR with HD video (and other enhancements) and four new Nikkor lenses :D

Here's the picture of the new launching NIKON D3100 DSLR CAM 

Nikon’s affordable, compact and lightweight D3100 digital SLR features 

i)  High-resolution 14-megapixel CMOS DX sensor 

ii) High-quality 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR

iii) 55-200 f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR Nikkor-Zoom lenses  

iv) Intuitive onboard assistance including the learn-as-you grow Guide Mode. 

The Nikon D3100 DSLR camera is the latest entry-level offering and its first DSLR that can record full 1080p HD videos. Successor to the popular D3000, it is built around a 14.2 CMOS sensor and a 3 inch LCD. As well as movies it gains Live View shooting, a wider ISO range ( 100-3200 expandable to 12800) and a host of small revisions. The Nikon D3100 DSLR camera is now available at a retail price of RM 2,xxx with the 18-55mm VR lens :D

Most Importantly, the D3100 is designed for newcomers to D-SLR photography, especially young families who want to take beautiful pictures without worrying about complicated functionality.A range of automatic settings means the camera is doing all the hard work much like on a compact camera: Live View with Scene Auto Selector selects the mode that matches your shooting situation; Scene Recognition delivers sharply defined images by analyzing the scene and optimizing the camera settings immediately before the shutter is released; and Guide Mode will take you step-by-step through the process of how to get the picture you want.

The Nikon D3100 DSLR camera is with 14.2 CMOS sensor and can record 1080p HD videos at 24p with H.264/MPEG-4 codec. The maximum length of each video is 10 min. The D3100 is the first DSLR to implement full time AF for D-Movie video shooting and while in Live View mode.Another key features are: 11 AF points (with 3D tracking), ISO 100-3200 range (12800 expanded), EXPEED 2 image processing engine, 3.0″ LCD monitor (230,000 dots), Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake).

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Overall, Nikon D3100 is a good dslr for beginners :D 

The 1080p video is slow a bit (specially when you pan you see that) but 780p video is more than fine and very smooth.There are additional controls on the body (in comparison to D3000 and D60) which is a good bonus. Let's not forget the additional 40% pixels which help to capture more details.Just that I find AFS 18-55 VR a bit less sharp than EFS 18-55 on canon but the VR is at least 2 times more effective in my experience.