[1] As of September 2018[update], the D3500 was available with two kits: with an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens for $499.95[2] and a two lens kit (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G lenses) for $849.95.

In 2019, the D3500 won the TIPA Best DSLR Camera award.

[4] Following its decision in early 2021 to "archive" both the D3500 and D5600 in Japan while continuing to sell them elsewhere "for the time being",[5] Nikon announced in June 2022 that production of both models had ceased.

[6] The discontinuation was seen as heralding the end of the "beginner DSLR"[6] and Nikon did not release a direct successor to the D3500.

Without full AF-P lens support−P   ⋅ Without AF-P and without E-type lens support−E   ⋅ Without an AF motor (needs lenses with integrated motor, except D50) *