Nikon D3100 manuals

Nikon D3100 User Manual (224 pages)

Brand: Nikon | Category: Bridge cameras | Size: 16.11 MB |

English

Table of contents

Reference Manual

1

Where to Find It

2

Q&A Index

4

Retouching Photographs

5

Menus and Settings

5

Table of Contents

6

More on Playback 99

8

Connections 115

8

Menu Guide 129

9

Technical Notes 167

10

For Your Safety

11

FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

14

A Life-Long Learning

16

Introduction

17

The Camera Body

18

A The Power Switch

19

The Mode Dial

20

The Release-Mode Selector

21

The Information Display

22

A Hiding Shooting Information

23

The Command Dial

24

The Viewfinder

26

Camera Menus

27

B: Setup (0 136)

27

1 Display the menus

28

3 Select a menu

28

5 Highlight a menu item

29

6 Display options

29

7 Highlight an option

29

First Steps

30

3 Insert the battery

31

3 Attach the lens

32

❚❚ Vibration Reduction (VR)

33

A Detaching the Lens

33

D Vibration Reduction

33

Basic Setup

34

A The Setup Menu

35

A The Clock Battery

35

A The Camera Clock

35

2 Open the card slot cover

36

3 Insert the memory card

36

1 Turn the camera on

37

2 Display format options

37

3 Highlight Ye s

37

4 Press J

37

1 Remove the lens cap

38

2 Turn the camera on

38

3 Focus the viewfinder

38

(i and j Modes)

39

Step 2: Select i or j Mode

40

2 Frame the photograph

41

Step 4: Focus

42

Step 5: Shoot

42

A The Shutter-Release Button

43

A Auto-Meter Off

43

A The Built-in Flash

43

❚❚ The Mode Dial

44

❚❚ Scene Modes

44

1 Press the K button

46

2 View additional pictures

46

1 Display the photograph

47

2 Delete the photograph

47

Guide Mode

49

Guide Mode Menus

50

❚❚ View/Delete

51

❚❚ Set Up

51

A Guide Mode

51

Live View

53

2 Choose a focus mode

54

3 Choose an AF-area mode

54

4 Choose the focus point

55

5 Focus

56

6 Take the picture

57

7 Exit live view mode

57

3 EV (0 81)

58

A Manual Focus

59

Recording and Viewing Movies

61

5 Start recording

62

6 End recording

62

1 Select Movie settings

63

D Recording Movies

64

D The Count-Down Display

64

Viewing Movies

65

Editing Movies

66

4 Choose an option

67

Select Choose end point

67

5 Delete frames

67

6 Save the copy

67

2 Display the retouch menu

68

3 Choose Save selected frame

68

4 Create a still copy

68

5 Save the copy

68

Release Mode

69

Self-Timer Mode

70

2 Display focus-mode options

71

3 Choose a focus mode

72

D The AF-Assist Illuminator

73

A The Beep Speaker

73

AF-Area Mode

74

2 Select the focus point

76

1 Focus

76

2 Lock focus

77

2 Focus

78

❚❚ The Electronic Rangefinder

79

A Focal Plane Position

79

A The Exposure Indicator

79

Image Quality and Size

80

3 Choose a file type

81

2 Display image size options

82

3 Choose an image size

82

Using the Built-in Flash

83

2 Display flash mode options

84

3 Choose a flash mode

84

A Flash Modes

85

A Choosing a Flash Mode

85

ISO Sensitivity

87

A Hi 1/Hi 2

88

P, S, A, and M Modes

89

1 Rotate the mode dial to P

90

1 Rotate the mode dial to S

91

2 Choose a shutter speed

91

1 Rotate the mode dial to A

92

2 Choose an aperture

92

3 EV Overexposed by over 2 EV

93

2 Rotate the mode dial to M

94

3 Choose a shutter speed

94

4 Open the shutter

94

5 Close the shutter

94

Exposure

95

2 Lock exposure

96

3 Recompose the photograph

96

3 Choose a value

97

A The E Button

98

A Mode M

98

A Using a Flash

98

A The Y (M) and E Buttons

100

A Optional Flash Units

100

Active D-Lighting

101

D Active D-Lighting

102

A The Shooting Menu

102

A See Also

102

White Balance

103

A Color Temperature

104

A The Fn Button

104

3 Fine tune white balance

105

4 Save changes and exit

105

1 Light a reference object

106

3 Select Preset manual

106

4 Select Measure

106

5 Measure white balance

107

6 Check the results

107

D Preset White Balance

108

A Studio Settings

108

G button

109

Picture Controls

110

2 Select a Picture Control

111

3 Adjust settings

111

❚❚ Picture Control Settings

112

D “A” (Auto)

112

A The Picture Control Grid

113

A Previous Settings

113

A Toning (Monochrome Only)

113

The GP-1 GPS Unit

114

More on Playback

115

Photo Information

116

❚❚ RGB Histogram

117

A Playback Zoom

117

A Histograms

117

❚❚ Highlights

118

❚❚ Shooting Data Page 1

118

❚❚ Shooting Data Page 2

119

❚❚ Shooting Data Page 3

119

❚❚ GPS Data

120

❚❚ Overview Data

120

Thumbnail Playback

121

Calendar Playback

122

The following

123

1 Select an image

124

2 Press the L (A) button

124

Deleting Photographs

125

1 Select Delete

126

2 Choose Selected

126

3 Highlight a picture

126

1 Choose Select Date

127

2 Highlight a date

127

Slide Shows

128

Connections

131

Connecting the Camera

132

Printing Photographs

133

3 Turn the camera on

134

1 Select a picture

134

2 Display printing options

134

3 Adjust printing options

135

4 Start printing

136

2 Choose an option

136

4 Display printing options

138

5 Adjust printing options

138

6 Start printing

138

1 Select Index print

139

2 Select pictures

140

3 Display imprint options

140

4 Select imprint options

141

5 Complete the print order

141

Viewing Photographs on TV

142

1 Turn the camera off

143

❚❚ HDMI Options

144

Output Resolution

144

Device Control

144

A HDMI-CEC Devices

144

A Device Control

144

Menu Guide

145

Display Mode

146

Image Review

146

Rotate Tall

146

Reset Shooting Options

147

A Reset Shooting Options

147

2000–1 s; in modes S and M

148

Auto Distortion Control

149

A Retouch: Distortion Control

149

Color Space

149

A Color Space

149

A Nikon Software

149

Noise Reduction

150

AF-Assist

150

32 of full

151

Reset Setup Options

152

1 Select a format

153

2 Select a background color

153

A Rotating the Camera

154

Video Mode

155

Flicker Reduction

155

A Flicker Reduction

155

Time Zone and Date

155

Auto Info Display

155

Language

156

Image Comment

156

1 Choose a start option

157

D Image Sensor Cleaning

158

Auto off Timers

159

A Auto off Timers

159

Self-Timer Delay

159

Rangefinder

160

File Number Sequence

161

D File Number Sequence

161

❚❚ Fn Button

162

❚❚ AE-L/AF-L Button

162

❚❚ AE Lock

162

Slot Empty Release Lock

163

Date Imprint

163

A Date Imprint

163

To use the stored date

164

Storage Folder

165

D Folder Names

165

Eye-Fi Upload

166

D Eye-Fi Cards

166

A Supported Eye-Fi Cards

166

Firmware Version

166

N The Retouch Menu:

167

Creating Retouched Copies

167

1 Display retouch options

168

2 Select a picture

168

3 Select retouch options

168

4 Create a retouched copy

168

D-Lighting

169

Red-Eye Correction

169

Monochrome

170

Filter Effects

171

1 Select Choose size

172

2 Choose the desired size

173

3 Choose Select image

173

4 Select pictures

173

1 Select Image overlay

174

2 Display NEF (RAW) images

174

3 Highlight a photograph

174

6 Set gain

175

8 Preview the overlay

175

9 Save the overlay

175

2 Select a photograph

176

4 Copy the photograph

176

Quick Retouch

177

Straighten

177

Distortion Control

177

Color Outline

178

Perspective Control

178

Miniature Effect

179

2 Select Before and after

180

Technical Notes

183

NOT be used with the D3100:

185

D The Built-in Flash

186

D AF-Assist Illumination

187

A Calculating Angle of View

187

❚❚ CLS-Compatible Flash Units

189

A Guide Number

189

❚❚ Other Flash Units

190

Other Accessories

192

Approved Memory Cards

193

1 Ready the camera

194

4 Connect the AC adapter

194

Caring for the Camera

195

1 Place the camera base down

196

3 Select Clean now

196

1 Select Clean at

197

2 Select an option

197

❚❚ Manual Cleaning

198

7 Clean the filter

199

8 Turn the camera off

199

Cautions

200

Defaults can

202

Memory Card Capacity

203

Troubleshooting

204

Shooting (P, S, A, M)

206

Playback

206

Miscellaneous

207

Error Messages

208

Specifications

211

4 in. (ISO 1222)

215

A Using the Built-in Flash

217

D Lens Care

217

A Supplied Accessories

218

A Optional Accessories

218

A A Note on Wide-Angle Lenses

218

❚❚ Supported Standards

219

Battery Life

220

6MB09211-04

224

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