Customer Ratings & Reviews

Purchased for my daughter new to DSLR. Easy to pick up and use. She is learning the other features. Choose over the Canon, other sites picked this one over the canon

This is a great camera. I bought it for my wife for Christmas and I find myself using it more than her...lol.

great DSLR i;ve ever had. everything is excellent. i love my camera

I haven't had a lot of time to play with this camera but it looks like it has some great features. This is my first SLR camera so I'm still trying to figure out how to use it. But so far it's been a good camera.

I bought my D3100 after months of research May 7th 2011. I was so excited and used it for a few days and then put it away. A few months later I took it out to use it and apparently the shutter door was stuck (I have now learned this is common with Nikon's). I called Nikon and they told me to send it in. I packed it up took it to the shipping place and paid extra for them to pack it up again and ship it. And then I waited. I finally heard from Nikon telling me the camera had hard impact damage and therefore would not be covered under warranty. Of course I called them and said they must be mistaken, my camera did not have an impact. They then told me my camera case was cracked. I was livid! When I sent my camera to them it was NOT cracked. I argued with them for a month over it and finally filed a claim with the shipping company. And waited. The next month the shipping company told me Nikon refused to turn the camera over to them because I had not approved service. Not that it should matter if I approved service or not because obviously I called the shipping company BUT I had in fact approved for it to be fixed and luckily had email proof. However the shipping company backed out and refused my claim. So I went after Nikon again. I FINALLY got approval for a "complementary" service where they were going to fix it for me. And then I waited. So here I am now, almost three months later since the camera was delivered to Nikon, one month later since the "complementary" approval and I still have not received my camera. It has been showing "parts hold" for the past month. Sooo the first five months that I had my camera I used it maybe three or four times and Nikon has had it ever since. And I still wait. Since buying my camera I have learned that shutter's are an issue with Nikon's and Nikon's warranty service is known for refusing warranty work due to "hard impact damage". AND I STILL WAIT.

The D-3100 DSLR is typical Nikon quality, and is feature packed. One thing I find useful is to have a full help system built in so questions can be answered without digging out the manual.

Haven't gotten to use it much yet. I recommend the DVD that Best Buy sells for the 3100 to help a beginner learn to use the camera to get the most out of it. Was disappointed with the quality of photos due to the low level of megapixels for a DSLR, but the price difference made it more available than a higher level camera. I think when I have learned all there is to learn about the 3100, I will get a camera with more megapixels to improve the quality of the photos. Being a Reward Zone member definitely made this purchase possible with their 18 month no interest plan. Otherwise I couldn't have afforded it. Would have liked to know more about lens availability. Wasn't aware they were so expensive. Would like to have more.

Got this camera as a Christmas gift with a Zoom lense from 70-300mm. Love it. As a new owner of a digital SLR, I quickly found out that there is a lot I need to learn. Therefore, I specially LOVE: the build in guide, the built-in photo editing, and the "Vibration Reduction" features.

Everything I expected and more. Video sound recording better than expected. Picture are amazing.

I originally purchased this camera as an upgrade to my D60. I quickly found that, while being a newer model, it does not have all the features my D60 has. This would be a good model for someone who wants to get started in DSLR and can adapt the camera settings as they learn how to use it. The image resolution is great, and it does HD video, but this is not what people usually buy a DSLR camera for. It does not have the flexibility of settings that my D60 has, and will not work with the remote control that most other Nikon cameras are compatible with.

This camera was bought because I saw it on Oprah. She said it was excellent and it is!!!

Excellent price and excellent camera. I would recomended for video is very professional

I wanted to get a dslr camera since a long time ago. I finally got the money for it and I went to buy it. It is great!! It's perfect for my needs. I'm a beginner as a photographer and this camera is very easy to use.

this camera is easy to use. But i HIGHLY recommend watching the training video that comes with it. I got more out of that than the manual.

The best part is the lens that comes with it! The camera works great overall!

I wanted a camera for sports and other action photos of our family. It is so easy to use and for a beginner - it is GREAT!!

I really love this camera. All I have ever owned in the past were point and shoots and this DSLR is great. Although I still have lots to learn, I am enjoying playing with all the different manual settings. When it is not convenient for me to adjust the manual settings, I use the Auto feature.

This is my first Digital SLR Camera. It takes great pictures and videos!

The camera is great I am absolutely satisfied with it, HOWEVER, I am not satisfied with the Best Buy Protection Plan that I bought along with it. I came in on Nov 4th to get my camera fixed and they said it would take a maximum of 2 weeks to get it back... Well it is now Nov 27th and I still do not have it... I use this camera daily because my job is a professional photographer... Not having my camera is making me lose a lot of money. So my suggestion is if it takes this long to get a camera back even with their warranty then don't get it, just use the warranty that came with the product. This is ridiculous!

Its a great product which provides excelent pictures and very quick