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Nikon keeps “upping” the game for their entry-level models. Gone are the days of the 6MP D40 or the D60 with only 3 AF points. Replacing these entry-level cameras in Nikon’s lineup is the new D3000 with 11 AF points and more robust features. As you must have noticed by now, the D3000 shares a lot of its main components with the D200 , which was a highly popular $1699 prosumer DSLR at the end of 2005. While the D3000 does not have the metal chassis, built-in AF motor, metering capability with no-CPU AI/AI-S lenses, and 5 fps as the D200 does, the D3000 uses a 3” LCD and has auto sensor cleaning that were not available as recently as three years ago. In a few short years, a lot of higher-end features are now available at the entry level; that is how far DSL Rs have improved. – Shun Cheung Read the full Nikon D3000 Preview .

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The Nikon D3000, a D200 Junior?