Nikon D3000 (Body) is a feat fared by Nikon, that is a fusion of many more attributes, which give it an exclusive niche, in the open houses of camera, that is offered on a price of USD 429.95.
It is primarily a novice-oriented series, yet delicately structured and finely provided interactive control panel, compact photo quality up through ISO 1,600, are some of its very appealing knacks. The counter elements are; mostly rudimentary features and a displeasing selector switch.
Nikon’s body series is basic even by entry-level standards, but the Nikon D3000 delivers the photo quality and performance you expect when stepping up to a dSLR, with an optional interface that's very beginner friendly.
Few other shooters are making the leap from a point-and-shoot to a dSLR manufacturers are still in the experimental stage when it comes to determining the appropriate design and operational characteristics that define a camera for that audience.
With its producing pace, Nikon appears to have gone the furthest with its attempts; the D3000 targets newcomers by implementing an entire show-me-how-it's-done shooting mode without sacrificing the traditional manual controls one expects on a dSLR.
Primarily it is an attempt of Nikon to simplify or straightforward cost cutting, the D3000 also bears the most stripped-down feature set I've seen so far in this class, but at least it doesn't sacrifice performance and photo quality as well.
This D3000 body seems, feels, and operates like a typical low-end dSLR. It's a little heavier than its classmates, but not significantly so, and feels well made and solid, with a nice grip. A programmable Fn button--you can set it to control the self-timer, release mode, image quality, ISO sensitivity, white balance, or Active D-Lighting menus, as well as to toggle a grid display in the viewfinder--lies under your left thumb, though it's a little hard to differentiate from the flash pop-up/compensation button that sits above it by feel alone.
Beneath the shutter button circumscribed by the power switch are the exposure compensation and info buttons; the latter toggles the back display.
Typically, the top mode dial is segregated into the scene, PASM (Program, Aperture- and Shutter-priority, and Manual), and full auto modes. Nikon adds a twist here, a Guide mode that provides various levels of step-by-step help for a limited number of common shooting scenarios.