Nikon D3100 User Manual page 10

The Mode Dial
The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes and
GUIDE
mode:
GUIDE Mode
(0
27)
Take and view pictures and adjust settings with the
help of an on-screen guide.
Auto Modes
Select these modes for simple, point-and-shoot
photography.
•
~
Auto
(OJ 17) • @
Auto (flash off)
(0 17)
P, S, A, and M Modes (0 52)
Select these modes for full
control over camera settings.
• P- Programmed auto
• S- Shutter-priority auto
• A- Aperture-priority auto
• M-Manual
4
Scene Modes
The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial.
Match your selection to the scene being photographed.
• -7
Portrait
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22) •
~
Sports
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23)
•
~
Landscape
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22) •
~
Close up
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23)
• ·a·
Child
(OJ
23) •
~
Night portrait
(OJ
23)
. . Scene Auto Selector (Live View)
Selecting live view in
~
or @ mode enables automatic scene selection ("scene auto
selector";
OJ
33) when autofocus is used.