Nikon D3100 D3100 User's Manual - Page 162

Buttons

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Buttons G button ➜ B setup menu Choose the roles played by the Fn and AE-L/AF-L buttons. ❚❚ Fn Button Choose the role played by the Fn button. The item currently selected is shown by a white-on-black icon in the information display. Option Description v Image quality/size Press the Fn button and rotate the command dial to select image quality and size (0 64). w ISO sensitivity Press the Fn button and rotate the command dial to select ISO sensitivity (0 71). m White balance Press the Fn button and rotate the command dial to select white balance (P, S, A, and M modes only; 0 87). ! Active D-Lighting Press the Fn button and rotate the command dial to select an Active D-Lighting option (P, S, A, and M modes only; 0 85). ❚❚ AE-L/AF-L Button Choose the role played by the AE-L/AF-L button. Option Description B AE/AF lock Focus and exposure lock while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. C AE lock only Exposure locks while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. F AF lock only Focus locks while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. Exposure locks when the AE-L/AF-L button is E AE lock (hold) pressed, and remains locked until the button is pressed a second time or the exposure meters turn off. The AE-L/AF-L button initiates autofocus. The A AF-ON g shutter-release button can not be used to focus except when AF-F is selected in live view or during movie recording. ❚❚ AE Lock At the default setting of Off, exposure only locks when the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. If On is selected, exposure will also lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Fn button AE-L/AF-L button 146

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g
Choose the roles played by the
Fn
and
AE-L/AF-L
buttons.
❚❚
Fn Button
Choose the role played by the
Fn
button.
The item currently
selected is shown by a white-on-black icon in the information
display.
❚❚
AE-L/AF-L Button
Choose the role played by the
AE-L/AF-L
button.
❚❚
AE Lock
At the default setting of
Off
, exposure only locks when the
AE-L/AF-L
button is pressed.
If
On
is selected, exposure will also
lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
Buttons
G
button
B
setup menu
Option
Description
v
Image
quality/size
Press the
Fn
button and rotate the command dial
to select image quality and size (
0
64).
w
ISO
sensitivity
Press the
Fn
button and rotate the command dial
to select ISO sensitivity (
0
71).
m
White
balance
Press the
Fn
button and rotate the command dial
to select white balance (
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
modes only;
0
87).
!
Active
D-Lighting
Press the
Fn
button and rotate the command dial
to select an Active D-Lighting option (
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
modes only;
0
85).
Option
Description
B
AE/AF lock
Focus and exposure lock while the
AE-L/AF-L
button is pressed.
C
AE lock only
Exposure locks while the
AE-L/AF-L
button is
pressed.
F
AF lock only
Focus locks while the
AE-L/AF-L
button is pressed.
E
AE lock
(hold)
Exposure locks when the
AE-L/AF-L
button is
pressed, and remains locked until the button is
pressed a second time or the exposure meters
turn off.
A
AF-ON
The
AE-L/AF-L
button initiates autofocus.
The
shutter-release button can not be used to focus
except when
AF-F
is selected in live view or
during movie recording.
Fn
button
AE-L/AF-L
button