Flick mode

The 1080p/60p video spec adopted past the D5300 trickles down to the D3300. Maximum clip record time is 20 minutes, and H.264/MPEG-4 compression is used.

Filetype
  • 1920 x 1080 (60/50p): 37 Mbps
  • 1920 ten 1080 (30p): 24 Mbps
  • 1920 ten 1080 (25/24p): 23 Mbps
  • 1280 ten 720 (60/50p): 22 Mbps bitrate
  • 640 x 424 (30/25p): seven Mbps bitrate
Audio Linear PCM (Mono with internal mic, stereo via three.5mm input)

Features

The well-nigh obvious affair missing here for video shooters is an articulated LCD, a feature reserved for the stride-up model higher up this ane. For those who want them, the camera offers access to exposure controls for video, but getting there is a little tricky. By enabling 'Transmission Picture show Mode' and entering total manual mode in alive view, you'll proceeds access to some exposure controls. Without this mode enabled, all exposure modes in live view are essentially auto modes once y'all start recording video.

Full-time servo AF is bachelor while recording video, as are face detection and subject tracking. The D3300 provides an input for external microphone past style of a 3.5mm stereo jack. In that location'south a built-in monaural microphone with twenty levels of manually adjustable sensitivity settings.

Handling

Recording video on the D3300 first requires you to engage live view via the 'Lv' button on the rear panel. You can then initiate a recording by pressing the red pic tape button sitting just backside the shutter release. To foreclose accidental performance, the record button is disabled when live view is turned off.

Like other Nikon APS-C cameras, aperture can't be adjusted in live view shooting. You can change the aperture value displayed on the screen, only the aperture itself won't move until y'all've fired the shutter. This gets disruptive when you offset recording video in manual mode, since although you can alter the discontinuity value that appears on the screen, you'll really exist using whatever aperture was set when you entered live view.

For this, Nikon engineers present 'Manual Movie Mode' as a workaround. Picking this choice from the shooting menu imposes a minimum shutter speed of 1/60sec in full Manual live view mode, and prevents the displayed aperture value from changing - thus, the aperture it says yous're using in live view is the 1 y'all're actually using when you hit 'record.' Information technology's possible to alter the aperture in a roundabout way - switching to discontinuity priority mode or and taking a nevertheless, or leaving live view and adjusting the discontinuity. 'Manual Movie Mode' too enables live exposure preview in live view transmission shooting.

Video Quality

At its highest resolution and 60p framerate, the D3300 produces very good, detailed video. At this framerate activity is quite shine, then information technology might be ideal for things like coincidental video of kids' sporting events. Every bit in still shooting, equally light levels drop fine particular tends to become smudged, and grain in shadow areas is kept nether command. There'due south a fair amount of moiré where you'd expect to run into information technology popular upwards, but it's non enough to worry about for coincidental shooting.

Auto focus modes bachelor in live view (and consequently video manner) include AF-S single-servo and full-fourth dimension 'AF-F.' Tracking, face observe, normal and wide AF surface area modes are available. Provided your subject has a high contrast edge and doesn't move likewise erratically, subject tracking with full-time AF works well enough. At that place's the risk though that the focus will jump off into the distance and ruin your footage, and so it's not your best bet for critical video recording, though. The photographic camera's microphone picks up the sound of the AF system at work, at least with the 18-55mm F3.v-5.6 VR II kit lens, producing footage with bursts of slightly annoying electronic sounds sprinkled throughout. This sound isn't limited to continuous focus; it will be nowadays someday the AF system acquires focus while recording video.

We did run into some rolling shutter, only only with very quick subjects or rapid panning from side to side. In most use cases, the camera'southward readout is fast enough to mitigate the effect.

Sample 1

The sample below was recorded with dusk well underway, so low-cal level is less than ideal. The overall scene is slightly soft, but considering the dim atmospheric condition the results are more than than acceptable.

1920x1080 60p, 14 sec, 66.6 MB Click here to download original file

Sample two

This sample demonstrates the D3300'southward ability to capture motion smoothly at its highest 1080/60p resolution and framerate. For the best results, download the original video file.

1920x1080 60p, 14 sec, 66.6 MB Click hither to download original file

Sample 3

The D3300 turns in decent low light video, with a bit of noise in the shadows and slightly softer details than we'd like.

1920x1080 60p, 9 sec, 42.3 MB Click hither to download original file

Studio

Turning the D3300's video capabilities on our studio test scene revealed a good bargain of moiré in the tightly patterned areas. This kind of harsh red distortion didn't crop up in real-earth shooting, probable due to the inherent softness of the kit zoom as compared to the 50mm lens used for studio testing.