Step 3: Frame The Photograph - Nikon D3100 Reference Manual

Step 3: Frame the Photograph

1
Ready the camera.
When framing photographs in the viewfinder,
hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle
the camera body or lens with your left. Keep
your elbows propped lightly against your torso
for support and place one foot half a pace ahead
of the other to keep your upper body stable.
Hold the camera as shown at right when framing
photographs in portrait (tall) orientation.
In j mode, shutter speeds slow when lighting is
poor; use of a tripod is recommended.
2
Frame the photograph.
Frame a photograph in the viewfinder with the
main subject in at least one of the 11 focus
points.
A
Using a Zoom Lens
Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a
larger area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area
visible in the final photograph (select longer focal lengths
on the lens focal length scale to zoom in, shorter focal
lengths to zoom out).
A
The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6G VR Lens
In the case of the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6G VR,
changes to zoom can alter maximum aperture by up to
1
1 / EV. The camera however automatically takes this into
3
account when setting exposure, and no modifications to
camera settings are required following adjustments to
zoom.
Focus point
Zoom in
Zoom ring
Zoom out
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