Conclusion - Pros
Very good image quality
Unintimidating interface, but with plenty of manual control
Easily accessible Live View and Movie controls
Useful drive mode lever (unique on an SLR at this price level
Highly sophisticated AF system for the price
Easy manual selection of off-centre AF points
Unusually fast Live View AF for an SLR (but still relatively slow compared to mirrorless competitors)
Lots of 'hand-holding' features for beginners (Guide mode, help screens for most functions
Much improved continuous shooting performance with Active D-Lighting turned on
Lots of in-camera raw conversion and post-processing options
Conclusion - Cons
Slight tendency to overexpose in contrasty conditions
Buggy Live View / Movie Mode (movies aren't necessarily recorded at set aperture)
Crude live view magnification is of little help for critical manual focus
No live histogram in live view
AF still a little sluggish in live view mode, full-time AF not very effective in live view or movies
Only direct external ISO control is via slightly inconveniently-placed 'Fn' button
ISO is only displayed in viewfinder when it's being changed (and not at all in Auto ISO
Auto ISO logic is not well-suited for everyday casual shooting (good for action though
White balance often excessively orange under artificial light
No exposure bracketing
Will not focus all Nikon lenses (though most popular choices are available