Nikon D3000 vs Samsung MV800

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D3000 and the Samsung MV800, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D3000 was introduced in December 2009 and Samsung MV800 was introduced in September 2011. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D3000 over Samsung MV800.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung MV800 over Nikon D3000.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D3000 and Samsung MV800 have 3.0" screens with 230k dot and 460k dot resolutions respectively. Nikon D3000 has a Fixed screen Samsung MV800 has a Tilting screen which makes it very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Samsung MV800 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality (available only on Samsung MV800) allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder on Nikon D3000

Nikon D3000 has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder. It has a 95% coverage and 0.80x (0.53x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Samsung MV800.

Nikon D3000 features a 10.2 megapixel APS-C CCD sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.8 mm and a total area of 372.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 1,600 and expands to 100 - 3,200 in boosted mode. Samsung MV800 features a 16.15 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200.

Nikon D3000 is equipped with EXPEED processor and can take pictures up to 3872 x 2592 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 2896 x 1944, 1936 x 1296 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Samsung MV800 can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3648 x 2736, 2592 x 1944, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Samsung MV800 has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D3000 comes with EN-EL9a battery pack with battery life of 500 shots and Samsung MV800 comes with BP70 battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D3000 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Samsung MV800 has a single Micro SD card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D3000 has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Nikon D3000, and up to 1/2000 sec on Samsung MV800. Nikon D3000 can shoot continuously up to 3.0 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D3000 and 3.20 m on Samsung MV800. Nikon D3000 also accepts external flash. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Nikon D3000.

Nikon D3000 body has dimensions of 126 x 97 x 64 mm (4.96 x 3.82 x 2.52") and Samsung MV800 body has dimensions of 92 x 56 x 10 mm (3.62 x 2.2 x 0.39"). Nikon D3000 weighs 536 g (1.18 lb / 18.91 oz) and Samsung MV800 weighs 121 g (0.27 lb / 4.27 oz).

Nikon D3000

Samsung MV800

126 mm

97 mm

92 mm

56 mm

97 mm

56 mm

64 mm

10 mm