Randyh Loc: Calif.

I have just bought a like new Nikon d 3100 camera. Its missing some things that normally would come in the box. Where might I find these items? The CD, cables, etc.I'm not exactly sure what came in the box. Is there some one who has this camera that can tell me what I'm missing from the box? Thanks for your time... Randy H. :D

Tea8 Loc: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

I would think that it would come with the CD, cables for connecting to computer and charging the battery( I don't know if it internally charges battery or if it has a separate charger that came with it.), lens cap, and strap. If it came with a lens or two there would be the lens(of course) and a lens cap for them as well. I think that is pretty much it. I have been looking at getting a 5100 and I think thats everything that comes with the 5100 when purchased. You could always check Nikons website. I think they list everything that comes in the box when you purchase a camera from them.

Randyh Loc: Calif.

Robin, I bought it like new. Out of the box. because it is slightly used. Thanks, Randy H.

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

My D3100 kit (bought brand new) did not come with any cables. It came with a CD that contained the full manual and a separate CD with Nikon's basic editing software, View NX. You can download both online. Accessories: battery, battery charger, strap, rubber eyecap cover, lens cap and the shoe to fit where the flash goes. I just bought a D5100 which actually came with TV and USB cables!! Go figure!

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Digital-SLR-Cameras/25472/D3100.html?cid=d3100fom#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs
-> scroll down to Supplied Accessories

EN-EL14 Battery
MH-24 Battery Charger
DK-5 Eyepiece Cap
DK-20 Rubber Eyecap
AN-DC3 Camera Strap
BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover
BF-1B Body Cap
ViewNX 2 CD-ROM

jpy56 Loc: Las Vegas, NV

The D3100 kit does not come with a cable. You have to buy that yourself.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

The camera is the main thing. You don't have to duplicate the original pkg. Look on eBay for battery and charger, also the viewfinder and hot shoe covers - very cheap, compared to Nikon. You can also get lens and body caps on eBay.

subroto mukerji Loc: New Delhi, INDIA

Only possible reason why the seller would retain those (missing) items is because he / she has bought / got a D7000 and /0r D5100/P7100, one of which (or all) which probably use the same USB cable, battery charger, etc. The strap? Why the strap? Every box has one in it.
Here's what Ken Rockwell (thanks, Ken) says the box contains (in India, we even get the full printed booklet---very handy ! ) :-

BF-1B Body cap (the new style). ?????????????

EN-EL14 rechargeable Li-ion battery Same as D5100's. Coolpix P7000's / P7100's

MH-24 battery charger -- Same as D5100's.

DK-20 rubber eyecap (isn't that what pirates wear when missing an eye?)

DK-5 eyepiece cap

AN-DC3 camera strap

Nikon ViewNX 2 CD-ROM

Classic BS-1 Hot Shoe cover. (Why bother to cover a hot shoe? That went out in the 1960s, which is why Nikon calls it BS today.) It's a mystery to me, too, Ken.

Ferrite Core for putting over cords to reduce radio interference (2 types).

I got all these items in MY D3100 box.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE FERRITE CORE IS FOR, AND HOW TO USE IT? Hoping some knowledgeable person will help with this point. :D

subroto mukerji Loc: New Delhi, INDIA

I guess JerryC41 is right, just ensure the camera works fine. That's the main thing. The D3100 is a real fine instrument and I am very partial towards mine, sometimes even preferring it over my D5100, which speaks volumes for its overall quality. I bought the red one (body only) in January, it didn't need any firm ware updates and any little wrinkles in the model's functioning seem to have been ironed out by Nikon, that's the advantage of waiting a year or so after launch. Everything except the kit lens was in the box.
Since you must have got it at a discounted rate, the little accessories you feel you need can be picked up cheap on eBay or wherever. Do check your body to see if any firm ware updates are needed, they're all available on Nikon's site.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

It is an "RF trap" that will reduce the tendency of the cable to act as an antenna, both receiving and transmitting. If you use a cable to transfer images, you can actually pick up interference from the simplest electrical items, including a dimmer switch or a TV. The interference will affect an image very rarely; you may see a faint ghost or a double image. Just reload the image. You can also send weak RF signals, although they can only be received in the next room (or next apartment). The transmitted interference might cause an older TV image to shake a bit, but it won't stop your neighbor's pacemaker. However, the Federal Communications Commission has to have something to justify their budget.

If you have (or can find) an old monochrome computer monitor, set it up near your cables with nothing plugged into it and turn it on. Watch it as you transfer images. If you get static, you are transmitting a very weak RF signal. You can use the coils or simply move your wires around. It's a small thing that almost never happens, but if you read the first part of your user guide, you'd think it was tantamount to high treason. In Canada, they really take it seriously, but at least they don't have the death penalty. LOL

This was a big deal 25-50 years ago when everything, including electric razors, produced RF. My folks used to get really upset with me when I'd turn up my transmitter amplifier and make the Lennon Sisters look like hags. Now everything is so well shielded you never know you have a problem.

subroto mukerji Loc: New Delhi, INDIA

Thanks a ton, Bill, I'm so relieved. I'm quite sure I won't need these little ferrite cores or whatever they're called. Yes, I remember the days when an electric shaver or mixie would send images dancing on the TV / crackling on the radio, and so on. I wonder why Nikon included these in the box now, if they're never going to be needed. I guess it's because they need to keep in step with the law, and to obviate possible hassles.
Thanks again !

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

At least they're just putting them in the box now. A few years ago, all cords came with the coils already attached.

subroto mukerji Loc: New Delhi, INDIA

Images download just fine from the camera straight to my computer's hard disc. Although camera, computer and monitor (CRT) are all in close proximity, I've never had even a single image corrupted (fingers crossed). If ever any snags do arise, I'll know what to do, thanks to you, Bill.

Thank you Bill ! Mussoorie, Feb 2012; Sony H70, 800 ISO


Rooftop parking, Mussoorie, India, 6000 feet, H70

donnz Loc: Auckland, New Zealand

Maybe the, camera is generating RF and interfering with something else, its range wont be great but the addition of the lead may just make it a problem
anything with cores on it is something to be aware of when you buy it.
Look at plasma tvs,everyones concerened about hams interfering with tvs but plasmas are the pits for hams

subroto mukerji Loc: New Delhi, INDIA

Donnz: It's a possibility alright. Maybe I should use the cores just as a precaution, after all, Nikon gave 'em to me, might as well play with the l'il thingamajigs ! Thanks for the further clarification, friend. Sigh...I sometimes wish I was back in the good old days, Nikkormat FT3 or FE in hand, trusty 80~200 f 4.5 zoom-nikkor (what a lens !) ready to be manually focused, aperture and shutter speed all under full control, no fiddling around with cords, it all worked so smoothly, and no cores either ! Only trouble is, the Kodachrome 64 slides took over 3 weeks to reach me, after processing in Bombay...but the wait used to be worth it.