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Category: Point-and-Shoot

Nikon has taken the hugely popular Coolpix 4300 and fashioned two new entry-level point-and-shoot digital cameras: the Nikon Coolpix 2100 has 2 megapixels resolution while the Coolpix 3100 has 3.2 megapixels resolution. In addition, Nikon has reduced the size and weight. Everything you liked in the Coolpix 4300 is in those two digital cameras, and the controls have been further simplified for beginners.

Besides 14 scene modes to cover most picture-taking situations, there are now in addition 4 Scene Assist functions: Portrait Assist, Night Portrait Assist, Landscape Assist, and Sports Assist. For example, if you are taknig a portrait, you can further specify the additional portrait setting to have the camera help you position subject in a framing guide on the LCD: Portrait, Portrait Left, Portrait Right, Portrait Close-up, Portrait Couple, Portrait Figure.

We like the Nikon Coolpix 3100 as an entry-level point-and-shoot digital camera because it makes it easy for beginners to use a digital camera without having to learn too much about it.

If you strictly want an affordable point-and-shoot digital camera and don't want to pay for features you'll never use, the Nikon Coolpix 3100 may be a good choice for its excellent image quality, superb macro capability and its many easy-to-use scene modes.

Read our Nikon Coolpix 3100 review (Oct 1, 2003)

Get another opinion from: Steve's Digicams, DCRP, DPReview

	Nikon Coolpix 3100	QuickFact™ Sheet
	Coolpix 3100
	Image Sensor	3.2 effective megapixels 1/2.7 in. CCD
	Lens	Zoom Nikkor
	Focal Length	5.8-17.4mm (38-115mm, 35 mm equivalent)
	Maximum Aperture	F2.8 (Electronically controlled preset aperture)
	Optical Zoom	3x
	Macro	4 cm / 1.6 in.
	Auto Focus	Contrast-detect TTL
	Shutter Speed	4 - 1/3,000 sec.
	Exposure Control	Program AE
	Shooting Modes	• AUTO • Scene (Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night Portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Museum, Night Landscape, Close Up, Fireworks Show, Back Light, Copy, Sports, Twilight) • Portrait Assist (Portrait, Portrait Left, Portrait Right, Portrait Close-up, Portrait Couple, Portrait Figure) • Night Portrait Assist (Night Portrait, Night Portrait Left, Night Portrait Right, Night Portrait Close-up, Night Portrait Couple, Night Portrait Figure) • Landscape Assist (Landscape, Scenic view, Architecture, Group right, Group left) • Sports Assist (Sports, Sports Spectator, Sports Composite) • Manual • Movie (40 sec. of QuickTime AVI 320x240, no sound; 20 sec. of 640x480 QuickTime AVI, no sound)
	Exposure Compensation	Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
	Light Metering	256-segment Matrix linked to AF area
	White Balance	TTL Auto White Balance, Pre-set (Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Speedlight), or Manual
	Viewfinder	Real-image optical zoom
	LCD	• 1.5 in. LCD (110K pixels) • LED backlight brightness (5 levels) adjustment • 97% frame coverage
	ISO Sensitivity	50, 800
	Storage Media	CompactFlash (CF) Card Type I
	Battery	2 AA NiMH rechargeable batteries
	Included Accessories	• 16MB CF Card • 2 AA Ni-MH Battery with battery charger • A/V Cable, USB Cable (One-Touch Upload) • Strap (Hand) • Software CD-ROMs (ArcSoft)
	Dimensions (W x H x D)	87.5 x 65.0 x 38.0 mm / 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 in.
	Weight (Camera body only)	150g / 5.3 oz.
	MSRP	US$299.95

Buy the Nikon Coolpix 3100

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5.8 mm, Macro, Programmed Auto, 1/60.1 sec., F5.6 and ISO Auto with fill-in flash

Recommended Accessories:

• Soft Case
• Second set of 2 rechargeable NiMH batteries
• Non-rechargeable CRV3 Lithium batteries as spare
• 256MB CF Card
• AC Adapter

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