Nikon D3200 24.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Auto Focus-S DX VR NIKKOR Zoom Lens (Black) (OLD MODEL)

I have to say that I did some research and talked with a friend of mine that is very much into photography. As an entry level model and for what I needed the D3200 had all the features I was looking for. I received this camera and started taking pictures right off, and I was very, very pleased with the results. The Nikor 18-55mm lens is a very good all round lens and takes some very good pictures. I love the action feature on the D3200 and have shot a few nice action pictures. There was no blur, and the pictures were clear and crisp. For the price I paid i was very pleased as well. I looked at several stores and online wen I came across this deal it was too good to pass up. The camera is easy to use and can function as a pint and shoot or use it in the manual mode, either way is just as easy. I will say this, invest in a UV filter for you lens. These filters are only a few dollars and I would highly recommend using one. If you scratch the lens filter you are only out a few dollars, compared to a few hundred dollars for a new lens. Believe me you will nit regret buying one, but you will be crying if you scratch your new lens. The camera itself is light weigh enough as not be bulky and has a great feel. The other thing I have learned about Nikon cameras is that all Nikor lens will fit a Nikon body. While some lens functions may not work with the camera, however this is what the manual functions come into play. So it is possible to get older camera lens in great shape for a lot less money. This was another selling point that I liked about the Nikon over Canon. There are several filters that you can add to the lens like ND, and polarizing filters that will give you nice effects. I really can not say enough about this camera, if you are looking to break into digital photography then this is a really great camera. It has all the features I was looking for and then some. I would recommend shooting in RAW format. This was recommend by my friend who knows digital photography and sells some of his work. I do not remember all the details behind the reason for this but this is quality I shoot in. For someone who use to shoot only film, this was my entry into quality digital photography and I am very impressed with the Nikon D3200. I am a amateur photographer at best and I really wanted to get back into taking pictures. This setup was at a great price point and is a really good rig for the amateur photographer or someone looking to start off in photography and needs a good camera to start off with without spending a arm and a leg. I hope this review will help someone who is thinking about what camera they should buy or someone who may be on the fence about jumping into a digital SLR camera.

I had a similar model with lower mp years ago so i only need to comment on the condition i received this in. I can't remeber which exactly but i beleive it was a 3100, so i am very familiar with the operation and 18-55 lens. Focusing lens is a little wobbly but doesn't affect performance. Packaging was... well kind of excessive on the bubble wrap, but i found that entertaining and comforting since it arrived looking like almost a new nikon dslr. To that end, theres a little dirt on the manual zoom grip, some buttons are mostly rubbed off of their icons but still visible. (On mine). This was a total steal at this price, this series was one of the finest midrange dslr ever made even at full price. No visible damage to lenses or camera body, fully functional and a perfect intermediate - pro grade camera. Tldr: get one before they go! Ok i have to edit with some caveats so people really understand what they are getting: You are getting a refurbished (used) camera body with dust cover and a (used) 18-55mm AFS-DX VR (52mm filter mount) with dust cover and a lens cap. You MAY receieve the original strap, and an off brand battery. I pre purchased a 52mm tiffen uv filter and jjc tulip hood, 2 EN-EL14 battreries with charger and an ulanzi 49 rgb lamp. My camera came with one off brand and assumedly new replacement EN-EL14 battery, original nikon charger and original nikon strap only. You will likely not receive the original nikon packaging. Mine was very well packed in incredulous amounts of bubble wrap with tape to keep it secure, inside a corrugated box. You are NOT receiving any sd cards, it uses full size sd so i have opted for a micro to full size adapter that i already owned with amazon basics micro sd 128gb that i also already owned. You will not receive a manual... i hope that if you're buying a dslr you already know what you're doing, but nikon can provide documentation from their official website. Now consider that you are paying between 240 less than a new old stock d3200 for (the excellent condition version) or potentially half price or less for a fully functional camera with low mirror actuation count. I think the value speaks for itself. One last thing to add: If you think you're getting a camera bag with this kit... well, you should probably be looking at the $600 plus NEW (old stock) models with accesory kits. You're getting a d3200 body and 18-55mm nikkor lens garunteed (used and refurbished). You may or may not receive anything else (including a battery). Since i have actually bought a NEW nikon in the past (about 16+years ago), you don't even get a bag in the base kit. IF you require a bag or any accessories, they are a separate purchase. Please read the product descriptions people. <3 good luck! Hope this helps.

I've had this camera for a little over a year and I can say hands down its one of the best cameras I have ever owned! I'm a self-employed videographer that recently entered the world of professional photography. Being on a small budget as an aspiring photographer, I find that this camera perfectly meets my needs, earning me some good quality photos and income without costing me a fortune. At first, I was an average camera user until my regular digital camera died on me. At that time, I was asked by clients if I do photography and so I said yes, and from there, I taught myself professional photography in just a few weeks on this wonderful Nikon series camera. What's amazing is that I've bought this Nikon D3200 and using this for the first time, I must say it made a great first impression on me. PERFORMANCE: 5/5 Nikon D3200 features great image quality with 24.2MP and a great ISO. It has a pretty fast shutter speed and it is great to be able to switch between manual and automatic controls. Image quality: 5/5 Overall, good image depending on the lighting environment. Photo quality is great under a well-lit atmosphere using the built-in flash but I recommend using an external flash. Images aren't quite Paparazzi-worthy but the photos this camera takes will blow you away, nonetheless. It's a great camera for a first-time photographer looking to get their start as a professional. I'd recommend you use more than just the stock included OEM camera lens. I recommend zoom lenses and fish-eye lenses for this camera to create more eye-catching stunning photos. This camera is great for the beginner and intermediate, alike. But if you want to go bigger, do so. If you're a full-blown professional, more than likely, you'll buy a more expensive camera. The average price of this camera currently at the time of writing this review is $300. Professionals usually invest $900+ in their camera. But cost isn't everything. Each photographer must carefully consider a camera not just because its high price but consider image quality and other functionality. BATTERY LIFE: 5/5 Battery life is impressive, to my standards. But as with anything, battery life always depends how much a device is used and what settings are used. Usually, I use this camera for weddings and receptions. I take an average of 300-500 photos per event day so using the camera from 1PM until about 11PM, I'm able to use this camera the entire event day without charging the factory OEM battery. (*Note: I usually do not use the flash for about 100 photos, as they are outdoor daylight photos. The rest of the photos are indoor photos.) WHAT'S NOT SO GREAT: Small minor issue but I wish that DSLRs like these featured internal memory storage, instead of just relying on only external SD cards.

I have been an avid amateur photographer since I was young. For many years I used various 35mm cameras and one medium format one that take film. I took thousands of slides and pictures. When digital started with Sony floppy disk cameras I bought one. I used the digital cameras with my work in heavy machines. I graduated to more Sony digitals. I always had high end phones, and those started having better and better digital cameras. I never got rid of my favorite film cameras. These include a 1953 Voightlander Prominent, Olympus OM2n, Olympus XA, Olympus Stylus. I learned to edit pictures early on using Photoshop. I have used Picasa since introduced. I really like Picasa as it is OK for the thousands of pictures of machines I need to quickly edit and add to web sites. Recently I have started using iPhoto. iPhoto IMHO is much more capable than Picasa. I stopped using film a few years back and have started back using film in the last two years. I started to try and get better pictures with my digital compact and phone cameras. Those work well with scenery pictures at a mid level of quality, but were hopeless taking pictures of pets or children or any action. When I saw the Olympus OMD in chrome I immediately wanted one of those. Looked my my 1980 Olympus OM2n which I have always thought was just about a perfect camera and beautiful. Mine works perfectly after 33 years BTW. So I did months of research on the OMD and then tried to see and hold one in person. There is only one Olympus dealer in San Diego and they kept selling out of them. Once I got to see a black OMD but no chrome. Then Oly started the on again off again sales. I was pressured by going on a long trip last summer so I wanted to get a new DSLR. This was complicated by the fact that Olympus is a smaller sensor format that not everyone likes. No actual live viewfinder. And it costs a lot more than Nikon 3200. The other camera I considered extensively was the Sony Nex 6. In the past I had only bought Sony digitals and consider them a superior product. The Nex 6 was less money than the Olympus OMD. What turned me towards the Nikon was recommendations. On line recommenders like Nikons. The Sony early last summer had a limited selection of lenses like the ones I wanted. Olympus had want I wanted, but I never could hold one in my hands and it was twice the price of the Nikon 3200. I drove several times to the local camera store to see the Olympus, but no luck. So I ordered the Nikon and two additional lens from Amazon. As usual Amazon delivered everything fast and in perfect condition. The Nikon has worked flawlessly from day 1. The 3200 is fairly easy to learn. The adjustments and controls take a little time to get used to but are relatively easy. It takes very good digital pictures without much effort. Those who just want to take pictures that are pretty good should just take the standard 18-55mm lens with image stabilization and leave it at that. It works fine for pictures blown up on my 27" computer monitor. The only annoying thing is that with a lens as slow as this one the built in flash is always popping up. Even in shots that don't need a flash. So I find myself setting the camera flash off frequently. I have not used the two additional lenses I bought much. The longer lens a few times for distant scenery. I thought I would use the much faster 35mm lens all the time. So far that is not the case. Before I bought it I did not notice that the 35mm lens did not have image stabilization. When I have used it that has not been an issue. I come from many cameras that did not have IS and always instinctively hold my breath and stay still when shooting. The Nikon is much larger than my Olympus OM2. I would prefer the OM2 size. But I find the 3200 very comfortable in my hands. Yes it is big, but the size and weight works well. It is a plastic camera. It is well made but very plastic. Much more so than my last Sony compact camera. The Sony has a much more pleasing quality look to it. The comparison between the Voightlander or OM2 in quality appearance and feel is vast. In the distant past I owned a Nikon FM SLR and can attest that Nikon knows how to make a very high quality look and feel camera. The Nikon is not cheap plastic feeling, but rubberized sorta cheap plastic feeling. If you really like Apple products like Mac Books, iPhones, iPads you may not like this product. It is in no way a jewell like thing of beauty like Apple products. But it takes very good pictures easily. It focuses fairly quickly and comes up with very good color balanced shots on automatic. It has a small view finder. Much much much smaller and less useful than my 33 year old Olympus. For me the viewfinder size and lack of light is the worst feature. I have most of my film cameras on display in a glass cabinet in my office. The Voightlander is a thing of beauty. It still works well after 60 years. The last time it was cleaned and worked on was 1979. It is hard to use. Mostly because of it's small and dull view finder. Maybe some day I will buy a Leica M3 for the finder. The metal working and gorgeous glass lenses on the Voightlander put a smile on my face just holding it in my eye or hand. The Olympus OM2n is only slightly less so. The metal on the Oly is not as nice but the Olympus easy operation makes up for it. Both the Voightlander and the Olympus are about the same size. The Nikon 3200 as a tool to take pictures is a good camera. The shots I have taken with it at the highest settings on the sharpest (35mm) lens are very good. They are not as good as shots taken with my OM2 and it's 50mm lens with good film in color or detail. However, the Nikon is much easier to use and get good shots with. But I feel absolutely no passion for the 3200 and good photography demands passion.

I am amazed at this little bundle. If you are new and want a nice, inexpensive DSLR but are drowning/hesitating among all the options and prices, don't. Just buy this, you will not regret it. I picked up this refurb kit a month ago for $365, and I did a double take because I couldn't believe everything I was getting. I personally shoot with my trusty old D90 still, but this was for a specific project that needed a dedicated camera. I have to admit that this shoots way more reliably than my D90. It's focus is incredibly fast and the metering is Nikon perfect. It's amazing what half a decade in technology leads to both in quality and in price. This D3200 bundle is the ideal camera for someone who is looking to step up from point-and-shoot cameras and phone snapshots and get started with digital photography. It is pretty full-featured and has amazing picture quality for a fraction of the cost of the more expensive models. Basically, this is a way to get into the hobby or dramatically improve the quality of your pictures without breaking the bank. I couldn't even tell that it was refurbished. It looked brand new to me. Not a scratch or a nick anywhere, and the LCD was bright and crystal clear. With this, you can produce stunning photos (and videos) without being reduced to tears if you drop it on accident or be too afraid to hand it to a friend/relative to take a picture for you. As is often said, having the best (read: most expensive) camera in the world is useless if you're too afraid to take it outside and take pictures. The lens on this is a perfect first lens. It's 18-55mm, which means it's a zoom lens (you spin a ring on the lens to select the region you are capturing, zooming in one way and zooming out the other). It's sharp, fast, and handles low light decently. I'd of course recommend the spectacular fixed 35mm for its tack sharpness and to shine in low-light as well as the 55-200mm to give you some telephoto (serious distance zoom) coverage, but these lenses each cost half the price of this camera kit! You can see how photography can become a very expensive hobby very quickly. I'd hold off on those as a first purchase and wait to see how things go. But this is why this kit in particular is a great starter package. You get an entry level, but still very solid camera body and a decent zoom lens. Don't let the term "entry level" make you feel cheap, this is still a Nikon camera with a legitimate Nikkor lens. It is categorically different and more capable than any point and shoot or pinhole phone camera. Period. End of discussion. If you find that you want/need more, Nikon will be more than happy to sell you more lenses or step up to a more expensive camera body later. For the first step though, this is ideal. I should note that in addition to taking ridiculously high quality photos, this also does quite well with video. It can do 1080p video at up to 30 fps or 720p at 60 fps. I'd have loved to have seen 1080p at 60fps, but you don't get that unless you go to the D3300 or D5300 which cost tons more than this D3200 kit. That's just not worth the extra cost. In practice, I've been amazed. Even under terrible lighting conditions (e.g. indoor low light under coiled fluorescent lights with completely mismatched color temperatures and an LCD as an intended capture target) I can get remarkable photo and video quality with perfect color reproduction. Nikon's white balance settings do sheer magic where even a prosumer camcorder just fails miserably (I'm looking at you Sony). Sure, some of the knobs and dials are tucked away in menus and not as easily accessible as on the more pro-level cameras, but for the price, I'll deal with fiddling with the menus on the few times that I need them (honestly, my D90 was overwhelming for months when I first got it). For the vast majority of the time, I just set it to program or manual mode and fire away. It's beautiful.

Probably the best starter DSLR on the market, of any brand, as of December 2015. Yes, there is a newer model (the d3300) available, but if you can save $100 I'd still get this one. The new model is unnoticeablely lighter, allows you to shoot 1 fps faster if needed, and gives you the ability to create panoramics in-camera (plenty of free software is out there for that already), and the ISO goes up even higher (although the image quality is terrible at those high ISO's on both models). Is that all really worth the price increase for an entry level crop-sensor dslr... most likely not. Features: You get all the basic features you need. They don't overload this model with tons of features most people will never use. The omission of all the fancy, little used features unless you're into a specific style of photography creates a learning curve for this camera that is fairly easy, especially if you have any background using camera controls. Side note: This camera requires AF-S lenses to autofocus since it does not have a built in-camera focus motor. Not a huge issue (both lenses that come with it are AF-S), just something to be aware of. The biggest complaint I read on lens reviews is certain lenses being only manual focus with this camera. That's because they bought an AF lens when they needed an AF-S lens, and really no fault of either product. Build: Very quality build, both in materials and design. It's not weather sealed, but I wouldn't take my weather sealed full frame cameras out in the rain either if I didn't have to, so this doesn't affect me much. Image/Video quality: Plainly put, both are wonderful. Full HD video with the push of a button is great, and still something a few pro Nikon's still don't do (I'm looking at you D7--). The picture quality is wonderful in shooting conditions with adequate light. To be fair, any lighting issues with this camera tend to fall more on the lenses than the camera itself. 24.2MP is way more than you need to produce quality images. Megapixel count is more of a marketing gimmick nowadays unless you're blowing up photos to cover an entire wall in a house. Lenses included: These are Nikon's plasticy kit lenses. Months/years from now if you move into full-frame phtography both these lenses will work on your new camera, just not well... but that's a big "if" you decide to buy that level of camera. With that being said, they are extremely sharp lenses that will cover an adequate range for most of your shooting. Don't forget, crop sensors (like this camera, and most other budget dslr's have) actually magnify the lens coverage (and not degrade the picture quality), so the 200mm lens you get will work more like a 300mm lens. that's plenty of zooms for what most people need. Both lenses included should treat you well. A big bonus, this camera accepts all the pre-AI prime lenses Nikon made, some being 50 years old now! These are some phenomenal lenses you can buy on most auction sites for very cheap. Overall: It easily earns five stars. Ease of use and image quality are all top notch. Owning Nikon's nicest DSLR's for my photography business (I currently own D4's, D810's, and a D610) I purchased one to test out and ended up using it for personal use for about half a year, loving every second of it. Would I recommend this to a professional? No. Would I recommend this to any of my friends looking for a great dslr without spending thousands of dollars? Yes... and it would be my first choice. Just shooting the family? Are you a student looking to take a photography class? This might be your best choice. WARNING: VERIFY THE MODEL YOU ARE BUYING IS A USA VERSION. Easiest way to confirm: 99% of these have a serial number (on the bottom of the camera) starting with a 3. Import (aka Grey Market) Nikon's are often bought MUCH cheaper buy non-legit sellers and then sold again to you. If they are the import model, you should be paying a LOT less. And keep in mind, Nikon's warranties do not apply to ANY import model. In fact, their service centers WILL NOT TOUCH OR FIX an import model no matter where or when you bought it... they will just mail it back to you, at your expense. If it breaks or has any issue, you have no other option than to buy a new camera.

I had no plans to buy this camera, but eventually had to find a solution while waiting for my D800 to be delivered. I kind of felt, I could get some training by shooting high megapixel images on this entry level camera. My first outing after the camera arrived was to some birdpark with absolutely no prior preparation. The manual is still in the box, only charged the battery overnight and brought a selection of lenses in addition to the kit lens. First surprise, even the kit "plastic" lens performs really nicely on this camera. Due to the nature of the objects of interest, the remaining shoots were done on a 28-300mm. I was accompanied by an experienced bird photographer and we took turns with the camera. Both made the following observations: From the angle of experienced Nikon users, this camera offers everything in terms of menus and dials to set the camera up the way one is used to from D90, D7000, D300s level cameras. This came as a surprise, as the D3200 does not have the front dial that we both were used to and familiar with. Nikon has done an surprisingly good job in making the menus very easy to access and after a short while, we where entirely concentrated on the shoot and only occasionally reminding ourself that this was "only" an entry-level DSLR. At the same time, we were impressed how nice the software is tailored to the needs of a potential beginner, gently guiding him towards to goal of making better photos along the way. The LCD screen on the back is a huge step forward from previous models, as it allowed to effortless pre-screen the shots taken. I was even carrying a laptop computer to better inspect the initial images, but after a short while we only resorted the the built-in screen. The biggest surprise was however the image quality after we analyzed our initial >350 photos on a large monitor. The yield of usable photos was right out of the box very high, which reiterates the ease of use of this camera and the great auto-focus system (despite only 11 sensors). Also the smallish size of the body turned out to be less problematic, even with a bigger lens attached to it. We found the image quality obtained to be absolutely stunning, the sharpness of the images was "picture perfect". Colors just the way one would expect them, as is the hall mark of any Nikon camera. Even small birds could be cropped from the 24 MP resulting in usable 7 MP images. Post-processing was a thrill and resulted in a substantial number of images clearly qualifying as publication quality. Having seen both, the best and the worst in Nikon cameras, I can verify that this entry level DSLR is a keeper. Even though never planned, it will stay in the collection as a second body and now serves as the main camera until the D800 arrives. If an entry level camera already is this good, what may be expected of the upcoming updates of the other DX models, the likes of D5100, D7000 and the D300s?

Although I know my review will fall between the other high-rated ones eventually, I thought i'd share my positive experiences with this camera. PROS: -Price. $500 is cheap in comparison to other similar (albeit lower quality) cameras, like the Canon Rebel T3i, 60D, or even the newer T5i. -Build Quality. This camera is built in Thailand to the extent of my knowledge but the quality control on mine is absolutely incredible. Doesn't feel cheap or flimsy. Has nice grips and a comfortable weight to it. Not an overly bulky camera either. -Image quality/sensor. At $500, you get a true 24.2 megapixel DSLR camera. SnapSort in their comparison of the D3200 vs its direct competitor, the Canon Rebel T3i 18 megapixel DSLR, stated that the image quality on the D3200 is over 20% better as attributed to the D3200's 10% larger image sensor and higher true megapixel count, which accounts for 30% more detail in photos. The image sensor is very high quality and this camera consistently takes incredible pictures. I'm not a professional photography by any means, this is simply a great hobby of mine, but I am a perfectionist about pictures. The ability to easily take awesome pictures with this camera is second to none. -Ease of use. I am an amateur photographer who was looking for a nice upgrade and I made sure to do my homework when it came to selecting a camera. I ended up on this camera because of what everybody else said, it's ease of use was a major selling factor in the purchase. I've had this camera for a few weeks and I still haven't even figured out everything it's capable of-- there's quite a bit! But the guide mode helps you with some basic and advanced photography. -Nice lens kit. Out of the box I'll admit the 18-55mm is quite limited in what it can do, especially as somebody who enjoys macrophotography, but it'll be able to do most of the shots you'd like to take. The VR feature is nice as well. -Nikon brand quality. As always, Nikon has delivered a high quality product. I've owned a few Nikon products before and they've never failed me. I prefer Nikons to Canons in the world of DSLRs anyway. -Ability to save as JPG/Raw. -Out of the box: comes with body, lens, strap, battery and charger, etc. CONS: -I can't really seem to think of any that aren't dumb little nitpicks. Final thoughts: This camera is perfect for the beginner and good enough for the master. It does it all!