Nikon D3100 D3100 User's Manual - Page 4

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Q&A Index Find what you're looking for using this "question and answer" index. Taking Photographs i Shooting Modes and Framing Options Is there a quick and easy way to take snapshots? How do I use the g position on the mode dial? Can I choose a shutter speed (mode S)? Can I choose an aperture (mode A)? How do I make long ("time") exposures (mode M)? Can I frame photos in the monitor? Can I shoot movies? i Release Modes Can I take photos one at a time or in quick succession? How do I take pictures with the self-timer? Can I reduce shutter noise in quiet surroundings? i Focus Can I choose how the camera focuses? Can I choose the focus point? i Image Quality and Size How do I take pictures for printing at large sizes? How can I get more pictures on the memory card? i Exposure Can I make photos brighter or darker? How do I preserve details in shadows and highlights? i Using the Flash Can I set the flash to fire automatically when needed? How do I keep the flash from firing? How do I avoid "red-eye"? Viewing Photographs i Playback How do I view photographs on the camera? How do I view more information about a photo? Can I view photos in an automatic slide show? Can I view photos on a TV? Can I protect photos from accidental deletion? i Deletion How do I delete unwanted photos? 0 23-27 33-36 75 76 78 37-43 45-46 5, 53 54 5 55-56 60 64-66 81 85-86 67-70 0 30, 99 100-104 112 126-128 108 31, 109-111 ii

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Find what you’re looking for using this “question and answer” index.
Q&A Index
Taking Photographs
0
Shooting Modes and Framing Options
Is there a quick and easy way to take snapshots?
23–27
How do I use the
g
position on the mode dial?
33–36
Can I choose a shutter speed (mode
S
)?
75
Can I choose an aperture (mode
A
)?
76
How do I make long (“time”) exposures (mode
M
)?
78
Can I frame photos in the monitor?
37–43
Can I shoot movies?
45–46
Release Modes
Can I take photos one at a time or in quick succession?
5, 53
How do I take pictures with the self-timer?
54
Can I reduce shutter noise in quiet surroundings?
5
Focus
Can I choose how the camera focuses?
55–56
Can I choose the focus point?
60
Image Quality and Size
How do I take pictures for printing at large sizes?
64–66
How can I get more pictures on the memory card?
Exposure
Can I make photos brighter or darker?
81
How do I preserve details in shadows and highlights?
85–86
Using the Flash
Can I set the flash to fire automatically when needed?
67–70
How do I keep the flash from firing?
How do I avoid “red-eye”?
Viewing Photographs
0
Playback
How do I view photographs on the camera?
30, 99
How do I view more information about a photo?
100–104
Can I view photos in an automatic slide show?
112
Can I view photos on a TV?
126–128
Can I protect photos from accidental deletion?
108
Deletion
How do I delete unwanted photos?
31, 109–111
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