Nikon D3100 Support Question
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Question posted by terryjobys on August 18th, 2014
What Does The Command Dial On A D3100 Do
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D3100 User's Manual - Page 6
... Contents
Q&A Index ...ii For Your Safety ...ix Notices...xi
Introduction
1
Overview...1 Getting to Know the Camera 2
The Camera Body ...2 The Mode Dial...4 The Release-Mode Selector 5 The Information Display...6 The Command Dial ...8 The Viewfinder...10
Camera Menus...11 Using Camera Menus ...12
First Steps ...14 Charge the Battery ...14 Insert the Battery ...15...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 19
... in) button 107
22 23
8 P (information edit) button 6
9 Tripod socket 10 Diopter adjustment
control 22 11 A (AE-L/AF-L)
button 61, 146 L (protect) button .......... 108 12 Command dial 8 13 Live view switch 37, 45 14 Movie-record button 46 15 Memory card slot cover....... 20 16 Multi selector 12 17 J (OK) button 12...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 24
Mode dial Command dial
Mode P
Command dial Information display
Choose an aperture (mode A; 0 76).
The Command Dial
The command dial can be used with other controls to adjust a variety of aperture and shutter speed (mode P; 0 74). Mode S or M Command dial Information display
Choose an aperture (mode M; 0 77).
8
Mode M
Mode A
Command dial Information display
+
E button Command dial ...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 25
... (mode P, S, or A; 0 81).
Information display
+
+
P, S, A, or M
M button
E button Command dial Information display
The role of the Fn button can be selected using the Buttons > Fn button option in the setup...adjusted by pressing the Fn button and rotating the command dial:
+
Fn button Command dial
Image quality/size (0 64)
ISO sensitivity (0 71)
White balance (0 87)
Active D-Lighting (0 85)...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 46
.... s
K button
2 View additional pictures.
Additional pictures can be displayed in the monitor, the most recent picture can be viewed by pressing 4 or 2 or rotating the command dial. A photograph will be displayed by pressing the K button.
1 Press the K button.
To end playback and return to shooting mode, press the shutter-release button halfway...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 81
...with the small picture option in ascending order by pressing the Fn button and rotating the command dial (0 146).
65 Images recorded with the Color space option in the shooting menu set ... taken at image quality settings of the form "DSC_nnnn.xxx," where nnnn
is a four-digit number between 0001 and 9999 assigned automatically in the retouch menu have names that the option selected...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 82
... Image size option in the information display. Image Size
Image size is not displayed in pixels
divided by pressing the Fn button and rotating the command dial (0 146).
66 Choose from the following options:
Image size
Size (pixels)
Print size (cm/in pixels. Press the P button again to shooting mode, press the...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 85
... macro range of the following settings, as shown by pressing the M
button and rotating the
+
command dial (in portraits. • REAR (rear-curtain sync): Flash fires just before shutter closes, creating ... stream of 0.6 m (2 ft.) and can not be used for portraits. M button
Command dial Information display
A The Built-in Flash
For information on the previous page may be briefly ...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 88
... ISO sensitivity, see page 132. A See Also
For information on using the Fn button and the command dial to reduce noise at these settings are more likely to be subject to P, S, A, or M...72
A Hi 1/Hi 2
Pictures taken at high ISO sensitivities, see page 134. A AUTO
If the mode dial is selected for ISO sensitivity in another mode, the ISO sensitivity last selected in P, S, A, or M mode ...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 90
... for large apertures (low f-numbers) that blur background details or fast shutter speeds that blur motion. Mode dial
2 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
To restore default shutter speed and aperture settings, rotate the command dial until the indicator is recommended for snapshots and other situations in charge of shutter speed and aperture can...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 91
Fast shutter speed (1/1,600 s) To take photographs in the viewfinder and
t
information display.
Rotate the command
dial to S. Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto)
In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the camera automatically selects the aperture that will produce the ...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 92
... behind and in front of field, bringing out details in the viewfinder and
information display. Small apertures (high f-numbers) increase depth of the main subject. Command dial
3 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
76
Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto)
In aperture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera automatically selects the shutter...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 93
...: choose from values between 30 s and 1/4,000 s or select "bulb" to M. Shutter speed
Aperture
t
Command dial
N(E) button Command dial
3 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot. Optimal exposure
Underexposed by 1/3 EV
Overexposed by pressing the N (E) button and rotating the command dial: choose from values between the minimum and maximum for a long time-exposure (0 78).
Checking the...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 94
... button. Mount the camera on a tripod or place it on a stable, level surface.
Command dial
4 Open the shutter. Length of "Bulb" is recommended to prevent blur. Note that noise...viewfinder or information display.
After focusing, press the shutter-release button all the way down .
Mode dial
t
3 Choose a shutter speed.
This can be present in long exposures; Keep the shutter-release ...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 98
... in the viewfinder and information display. A The E Button
Exposure compensation can also be set by pressing the E button and rotating the command dial. shutter speed and aperture do not change.
t
82
E button Command dial
-0.3 EV
+2 EV
A Mode M
In mode M, exposure compensation affects only the exposure indicator;
The selected value is used, exposure compensation affects...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 100
Y (M) button
E button Command dial
-0.3 EV
+1 EV
A Optional Flash Units
Flash compensation is also available with the camera. The ... in the viewfinder and information display. t
84
A The Y (M) and E Buttons
Flash compensation can also be set by rotating the command dial while pressing the Y (M) and E buttons. The SB-900, SB-800, and SB-600 also allow flash compensation to the flash...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 102
D Active D-Lighting
Noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) may be adjusted using the Fn button and command dial to optimize the dynamic range, while the D-Lighting option in the retouch menu (0 153) optimizes dynamic range in the shooting menu adjusts exposure before shooting ...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 165
... 101D3100). During shooting, pictures are preceded by a three-digit folder number assigned automatically by adding one to exit without
creating...name but leaves other folders with the same name intact.
149 D3100 (default folder)
Current folder
Other folders (in the keyboard area... area, rotate the command dial. Selecting
g Delete deletes empty numbered folders but leaves the folder ...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 190
... following features are available with CLS-compatible flash units:
Flash unit
Advanced Wireless Lighting
Commander
Remote
Flash mode/feature
SB-900
SB-900
SB-900
SB-800 SB-600 SB...CPU lens required.
3 Standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR is used with spot metering or when selected with flash unit.
4 Standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR is used with spot metering.
5 Selected with flash...
D3100 User's Manual - Page 191
...or aperture settings. We recommend that you choose spot metering to the section on CLS-compatible digital SLR cameras. Do not use the flash panel or bounce adapter provided with the focus points ... is attached in shooting modes other than j, the flash will appear in the monitor. The D3100 is used for off-camera flash photography, correct exposure may not be achieved at ISO sensitivities ...
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