Nikon D3300 Digital SLR Camera (24.2 MP, AF-P 18-55VR Lens Kit, 3 inch LCD Screen) - Black

Bought this camera a year ago, it was my first DSLR (I had a film SLR many years ago, but only ever had a compact digital since), and it totally rekindled my love of photography. Very capable little camera with great image quality, ideal as a first DSLR. The JPEG engine is excellent: although I shot RAW+JPEG most of the time, I very, very rarely felt the need to use the RAWs, as the JPEGs straight out of camera were so good once I had the picture settings tuned to my liking. Battery life is very good - I never bothered to switch it off while out and about with it, as it uses so little power in standby mode. The rear screen is good. If you're a complete n00b there's a Guide mode to give you tips for shooting in different situations though personally I never used that.Downsides: It's definitely a stills camera, I never got good video performance out of it (the contrast-based focusing in live view is slow and unreliable, effectively useless in low light, whereas the phase-based focusing in normal stills mode is excellent and very fast). And I came to wish that it had exposure bracketing. Those things pushed me to upgrade. But I've passed the D3300 on to my 12yo son, and he's getting excellent pics from it (with minimal instruction from me) having never used a proper camera before.

Owned mine for about a month and used seriously about 4 times so far. Have not yet got to full manual but I am still reading, researching and experimenting. Chose the model as compared to 3400 was cheaper and as I spend over an hour post shot editing the time for a manual download from card was minimal, and the saving was significant. Chose Nikon because I was already using NX2 software and liking it. Have already had a lot of success, with some pics I am proud of. Bought a budget telephoto lens which I have not yet used in anger. Looking for other options but they are not cheap. The lens supplied is a great start anyway. May invest in some filters next. Also bought Amazon basics bag and an aftermarket cleaning kit. Both good additions you should consider. It's a great camera that I think will serve me well for a long time. I don't regret getting something more advanced. If I find the limits of this model and want to upgrade then fine. It will have been worth it for practice and to help develop a good hobby. I suspect however that I won't get that good for a while. I added a sample pic.

My first move into full on digital photography after a couple of bridge cameras. I have given four stars so far as I am still working out how to do more than simply point and press. Some good photos so far but nothing better than my Fuji bridge so far, although that is almost certainly due to my limitations as a photographer in charge of most aspects of exposure. I hope to improve slowly but surely as I head into retirement but there is such a lot to remember, so dont expect to become an instant expert.The camera has an excellent range of auto and semi-auto settings and the Guide option is good for walking through some advanced skills. One minor issue is that the symbols on the buttons on the left hand side on the back all disappear in less than a month but Amazon replaced without a quibble and the new one is fine.I invested in a Tamron 70-300 lens which is needed to supplement the Nikkor 24-55 that comes in the kit. The camera is much heavier than my bridge withbthis attached, which is to be expected so a tripod or a steady surface is needed for lower shutter speeds.Overall an excellent camera with lots of potential for learning about digital photography. Patience is needed and I can highly recommend the 'D3300 for Dummies' book as a guide.

Camera bought with the intent to photograph close up objects and trains. sadly it didn't work out that way, wouldn't focus automatically and wouldn't let me manually focus. the quality of the camera wasn't very good at all either .

I bought this camera back in 2016 as an entry into the dslr level, my photography is mainly macro but I also do a fair bit of landscape as well, it's been used nearly every day since I bought it and i've taken hundreds of thousands of photos totalling over 1.5 terabytes on my hard drive and it's still running fine, the pop up flash went after six months but as I had 2 external flashes at home it wasn't an issue for me. the kit lens that comes with it actually produces some excellent shots and I have been really surprised at what it can do and how sharp it is so don't just stick it in a box and forget about it, macro photography quite often means cropping an image if it's a subject you can't get close to and i've no complaints about the camera there, at higher ISO ie 800 and above it doesn't do as well when you're cropping images but at ISO 800 you can get reasonable shot's providing you're not cropping a small area, if you're not using live view the battery lasts far better than most, I took over 1,000 shots at an airshow and my 64gb card was full before the battery needed changing, on average i'd say i'm out with the camera 300 day's of the year and so far apart from the built in flash there are no issues, I don't need a tilt screen or wifi connectivity so it has suited me well, value for money it's probably the best choice I could have made and i'd definately recomend it

Can't flaw this camera.I have 2 high enders for fashion/portrait photography and wanted a little companion for other bits and pieces.This does the job really well. Great DPI and you have the option of viewing your composition via the screen or the viewfinder with the press of a button.Great video quality (with options of VGA or HD720p/1080p) but would recommend external lighting or a lens light (horse shoe fitment) during darker periods to try and eliminate pixelation/noise. In good daylight, it's superb.Great entry level camera or even as a 'grab' cam for those quick shots you don't want to faff about removing your main from a tripod.