SLR Cameras, which to buy?

Hi, I need some guidance on which SLR/DSLR Cameras to buy.

Price: Not over 670 Dollars. I also want to buy a decent lens.

Usage: I'm looking for a camera which i can use outside. I'm a nature photographer, and i want to
take time lapse photos/videos. So i need a camera that can endure a bit of moisture, (not in direct rain) and that has good image quality in low light. I'm a bit new in the whole camera business. How are the options of connecting a timer, which can take sequential images, like every 10 or 15 seconds. And do the cameras have an option of slowing down the shutter speed?

I'm thinking of Nikon D3000

Added (1). Okay i reconsidered my budget, ramping it up to roughly 900 dollars.(5500 Norwegian Kroner) Have in mind I live in Norway which means that we have 25% tax on all electronics. So if you buy a camera in e.g America it will cost 690 dollars(4000 Kroner), but the same camera in Norway will cost around 820 Dollars(5000 Kroner).

The D3000 doesn't do video.

The 18-55mm standard zoom is good enough to get you started - just find a dealer, tell him how much you want to spend and pick the candidate that feels better in your hands. You may have to bump up the budget, though unless you want to go used.

Get the Nikon D3200.It is by far the best DSLR in your price range.

For time lapse, you need a camera with a wired remote so that you can connect an intervalometer, as an intervalometer is not included as a function of the camera.

An intervalometer is the timer that takes sequential images, and you connect them to the wired remote of your camera (so they are camera-specific), then program the timer to take photos on your interval requirements.

The D3000 will not work with an intervalometer as it has a IR remote - not a wired remote. And all of the commercial intervalometers I have seen only work with a wired remote.

I built one for my son (he as a D3000) that supports a IR remote by using an AtMega328 microcontroller (Arduino), but this may beyond the capability of most photographers.

You will therefore need a D3100 or D3200 to support an intervalometer.

You do not need video capability if you are doing time lapse, as it is just a series of individual photos. But if you want to do video, the D3000 will not do video, but the D3200 will.

With these cameras, you have full control over shutter speed - down to bulb (which means you remotely control the shutter - up to 30 minutes open).

The MSRP of the D3200 is $699. For the extra $20 over your budget, it is still the one to buy. You don't want to spend $670 on an inferior camera just to save $20.

While DSLRs are not waterproof, most photographers use a garbage bag (or buy a fancy camera raincoat - which is just a garbage bag). The bag covers the camera in rainy conditions.

Http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221064578747?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Nikon is the best! I'd suggest buy this one

Consider Nikon D3100 some features about this camera:
* Good image quality - the 14.2 megapixels allow you to make large prints of shots without sacrificing quality
* Fantastic high ISO performance - even at ISO 3200 or Hi1 and Hi2, the camera performs well under low light without excessive noise or grain problems.
* Light, small and very comfortable to shoot with - all my friends who have DSLRs that picked up this camera exclaimed "Wow this thing is So ridiculously light"
* Buttons and menu layout is intuitive and allows for quick changes while shooting
* Guide mode - for those who want to try new things with various types of photography the camera has built in tutorials that help get a user started