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Scene & Guide Modes for the Nikon D3100

If you're new to digital photography, chances are yous've resorted to using Auto style for all subjects and situations. This is fine if you lot're trying to get an accurate exposure, however, in order to capture cool effects and freeze fast action you'll need to venture into more advanced modes.

Before jumping head first into Aperture priority, Shutter priority or Manual fashion, I recommend starting with Scene modes and Guide modes.

Scene Modes

Past selecting a scene way, you're telling the D3100 exactly what y'all're looking at which helps it determine the all-time settings to utilize in that specific situation. Here's a list of the available scene modes…

Portrait
Landscape
Child
Sports
Close-upwardly
Nighttime Portrait

Guide Modes

If yous have a piffling more fourth dimension on your easily, you can apply Guide modes to capture even more specific subjects or scenes. Just rotate the fashion dial to GUIDE and select Shoot. From at that place y'all'll have three options…Easy Operation, Advanced Operation and Use a Timer/Tranquility Shutter.

Guide Modes available with Piece of cake Operation
- No Flash
- Distant subjects
- Close-ups
- Sleeping faces
- Moving subjects
- Landscapes
- Portraits
- Night Portrait
Guide Modes available with Advanced Operation
- Soften backgrounds
- Bring more than into focus
- Freeze motion (people)
- Freeze motion (vehicles)
- Bear witness water flowing
Guide Modes bachelor with Utilize a Timer/Quiet Shutter
- Single frame
- Continuous
- 10-second cocky-timer
- Quiet shutter release

Need Help with Settings?

If y'all're feeling audacious and want to brainstorm learning how to shoot with Aperture or Shutter priority, then I encourage you to check out my Cheat Cards for the Nikon D3100. These nifty picayune crook sheets will tell you exactly which settings I would start with. My settings are specific to the Nikon D3100 and select Nikon lenses which allows me to provide very detailed settings, improving your odds of capturing a keeper. Sound adept? Click here for more info.

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