THE EVOLUTION OF MY BEST PHOTO CAMERA, THE «NIKON D3300»

I have a group of favorite SLR cameras, which I usually recommend, but if you ask me for a single almost "absolute" recommendation for a photographer who is starting in the SLR world, I will answer " Nikon D3300 ", a camera whose functions and features have only evolved over time, and whose price, paradoxically and fortunately, has only reduced

THAT FIRST LOVE

I opened my eyes in photography with a Nikon D60. A camera that was very basic, without ornaments or frills. I did not have LiveView, with it you could not look at the screen what you were framing, to look live and shoot you had to place your eye on the viewfinder. It had no more than 10 megapixels, 3 scarce focus points, and extra features like Wi-Fi and let's not even talk. Even so, I speak to you a long time ago, with what it offered it was already a great camera, deserving of the 750 Euros that it cost at that time. I started my career in the SLR world with her, and although my needs were evolving and I ended up moving to more professional cameras, today I not only keep my D60 with great affection, but I use it regularly. Its small dimensions and its reduced weight make it very easy to handle and transport.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE NIKON D3300

With the passage of time the Nikon D60 was replaced by the Nikon D3000, the same camera but with a changed name and evolved functionalities. After a few years, it changes its name in turn and is renamed D3100, and again, the change brings important additions in terms of functionality. After a while he returns to take another leap, going on to be called D3200, until he lands today in what we know as D3300 .

Nikon D3300

As I said, every time this camera changed its name, Nikon expanded its features, making it more contemporary, more useful and adding extras. When I look at the characteristics of the current Nikon D3300 compared to my D60, the evolution was tremendous:

24 megapixel resolution. When I tried the 10 megapixels of the D60 years ago I remember being fascinated.
High definition video recording (1080 at 60fps). The Nikon D60 had no video directly. If in addition to photos you wanted video, you had to carry a video camera in your backpack.
Live View, functionality that allows you to frame while looking through the camera's own screen and shoot watching live what you photograph from the screen. The D60 obviously did not have this. The screen only served to look at the photos once they were shot.
The D3300 is equipped with a long-lasting battery, lasts around 700 shots. The battery of the D60 lasts considerably less.

And so I could continue with each of the camera's features, ISO sensitivity (better photographs at night), focus points (better autofocus), weight, sensor, Wi-Fi connectivity, mobile phone docking, etc. In short, if the Nikon D60 was a great camera, the D3300 is a great camera multiplied by 10.

D3300: GREAT CAMERA, SMALL PRICE

When it comes to buying a camera or recommending someone one, I have a habit of avoiding the "last shout" of the market. Normally when manufacturers launch a new model to the market they usually place it at a relatively high price, leaving the immediately previous model at a much more affordable price. Since there is little difference in functionality between one model and the next, my recommendation is always to buy the immediately previous model. Applying this rule, the Nikon D3200, which is the model immediately before the D3300, should be my great recommendation. This was the case for a long time, until the price of the Nikon D3300 began to fall. As I write these lines, on Amazon, my favorite store, the Nikon D3200 costs (price not available at this time) while the D3300 (top model) is at some (price not available at this time) right now (both with objective included). The narrow price deference between the two models makes the D3300 my most recommended camera at the moment. The difference in benefits more than compensates for that slight price difference. Also, when I compare again the difference in benefits between my old D60 and the current D3300 along with the price that the first one cost me (750 Euros) compared to the current price of the D3300 ( (price not available at this time) ) I get Laughter

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN WITH THE D3300

The photos are never the product of a camera, but of the photographer behind it. Even so, it is comforting to know that the camera you have chosen, used properly, is capable of taking impressive photographic results. It is the case of the Nikon D3300, I leave below a small selection of photographs taken with this camera, mostly amateur people.

Example photo taken with the Nikon D3300

If you like this camera, remember that you have the Nikon D3200 for (price not available at this time) approximately or, for a minimal difference, the top model the D3300 . If you ask me my recommendation right now I would recommend the D3300 , for me it is the absolute best SLR camera for the amateur and beginner photographer at the moment.