<p>The best camera is the one you have on you, and Nikon wants to make sure that's one of its own. To that end, it's introducing a number of new cameras and lenses today, including a DSLR and an updated kit lens with one major feature in common: they're smaller and more portable than their predecessors.</p><p>The D3300 kit is 30 percent smaller and 25 percent lighter than its predecessor</p><p>Nikon's new DSLR is the D3300, the successor to its D3200, an entry-level shooter with a good amount of power for its low price. Though the new camera's body has only shrunk down by a small amount, the big change is with its kit lens an iteration on the 18-55mm lens that Nikon has been offering with many new cameras for years now.</p><p>The new lens, which it's calling the "Mark II," features a retracting barrel that can shrink its body down by around 20mm when not in use. When paired together, Nikon says that the D3300's kit package is 30 percent smaller and 25 percent lighter than its predecessor's a small but significant change for anyone planning to carry it around all day. Though the changes suggest the lens' makeup is quite different, Nikon says that photos taken with its new and old versions should look very similar when compared side-by-side. Though the original lens will remain on sale for now, the Mark II is likely to become one that F-mount users are just as familiar with.</p><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/6/5276762/nikon-announces-d3300-dslr-18-55mm-mark-ii-five-new-coolpix">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/174343-nikon-d3300-hands-on-with-nikons-dslr-answer-to-the-growing-mirrorless-trend">Nikon D3300: Hands-on with Nikon&#039;s DSLR answer to the growing mirrorless trend</a> (ExtremeTech)</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/nikon-d3300/">Nikon&#039;s D3300 DSLR captures detailed, filter-free photos for $ 650</a> (Engadget)</p><p><a href="http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2014/01/ces-2014-nikon-d3300-dslr-and-nikkor-35mm-f18g-lens">CES 2014: Nikon D3300 DSLR and Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G Lens</a> (Popular Photography Magazine)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dR_qK3T9zvHBOpMCaf9orEOtJ_xFM&authuser=0&ned=us">140 additional articles.</a></p>