Nikon D3100

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References for the Nikon D3100 DSLR camera.

Nikon D3100 user manual here

Digitutor Nikon D3100 training videos here

Digital SLR Camera Basics

• Digital SLR Camera Construction
• Live View, Live View Photography, and Movie Live View
• Shutter and Aperture Construction
• Exposure
• Setting Exposure: Shutter Speed and Aperture
• Shutter Speed
• Aperture
• Combining Aperture and Shutter Speed
• P, S, A, and M Modes (Exposure Modes)
• Exposure Compensation
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• ISO Sensitivity
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• Autofocus
• AF-Area Mode
  (Viewfinder Photography)
• AF-Area Mode
  (Live View Photography)
• Focus Mode
  (Viewfinder Photography)
• Focus Mode
  (Live View Photography)
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• White Balance
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• Metering
  (Viewfinder Photography)
• Metering
  (Live View Photography)
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  • Focal Length and Picture Angle
  • Perspective
  • Maximum Aperture (Minimum f-number)
  • Minimum Focus Distance
  • Depth of Field
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  • Flash Mode
  • Flash Level (Guide Number)
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  • • Movie Options
    • Frame Size
    • Frame Rate
    • Movie Quality
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    • Image Quality and File Type (NEF/RAW, JPEG, and TIFF)
    • Image Size
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    • Digital Camera Glossary 
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"For Dummies" links -

Nikon D3100 For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Get to Know the Controls on Your Nikon D3100 Digital Camera

How to Focus a Nikon DSLR Manually

Shooting with Scene Modes on a Nikon D3100

Resizing a Batch of Photos with a Nikon D3100

How to Control ISO with a Nikon D3100

How to Control Flash Output Manually with a Nikon D3100

How to Protect Photos on a Nikon D3100 or D5100

Viewing Photos Taken with a Nikon D3100 on Your TV

Creating Custom Image Folders with a Nikon D3100 or D5100

Adjusting Flash Output with a Nikon D3100 or D5100

How to Set Automatic Features with a Nikon D3100

How to Create Custom Image Folders with a Nikon D3100

Shooting Photos in Guide Mode with your Nikon D3100

How to Choose a Focusing Target with a Nikon D3100

Adjusting White Balance Settings on a Nikon D3100

Creating White Balance Presets on a Nikon D3100

Using the Monitor Instead of the Viewfinder on Your Nikon D3100

How to Select an Exposure Metering Mode with a Nikon D3100

How to Read and Adjust the Exposure Meter on a Nikon D3100

Advanced Exposure Modes for Your Nikon D3100 Digital Camera

How to Customize the Live View Display on your Nikon D3100

A Quick Guide to Automatic Exposure Modes on Your Nikon D3100

How to Select Live View Focusing Pairs with a Nikon D3100

How to Choose a Live View Focus Mode with a Nikon D3100

Shooting Still Photos in the Nikon D3100’s Live View Mode

Using the Autofocus Setting in Live View and Movie Mode with a Nikon D3100

Setting Autoexposure Lock on a Nikon DSLR

Bracketing White Balance with a Nikon DSLR

Correcting Perspective in Pictures with a Nikon DSLR

How to Annotate Images with a Nikon DSLR

Working with Lens Distortion on a Nikon DSLR

Choosing an Exposure Mode for a Nikon DSLR

How to Customize White Balance Settings on a Nikon DSLR

Understanding RGB Histogram Mode on a Nikon DSLR

Transferring Pictures from a Nikon DSLR to a Computer

Spotting Photo Quality Problems with a Nikon DSLR

Making Adjustments with Picture Controls on a Nikon DSLR

Choosing the JPEG Image Format for a Nikon DSLR

Choosing the Raw Image Format for a Nikon DSLR

Setting Advanced Exposure Modes on a Nikon DSLR

Choosing a Shutter Button Release Mode for a Nikon DSLR

How to Straighten Horizon Lines in Pictures with a Nikon DSLR

Select the Right DSLR Camera for Your Filmmaking Project

Nikon photography tutorials from nphotomag.com -

Nikon home projects part 1: Create amazing light trails

Nikon home projects part 2: Capture smoke effects

Nikon home projects part 3: Shoot a water splash!

Nikon home projects part 4: Abstracts with oil

Colour Theory: best colour combinations for your Nikon photography

Try this Nikon Project – make great shots out of shadows

Try this Nikon Project – make great shots out of shadows

Nikon low-light tutorial: set up your DSLR to paint with light

Rain Photography: how to take pictures of raindrops

Using histograms: 6 ways to react to common exposure problems

Camera tricks: how to make fake moonlight photos in-camera

Mirror Lock-up: the easy way to get sharp, close-up photos

5 Nikon custom functions you should know by heart

Minimalist landscapes: how to make simple compositions with impact

Getting to know your Nikon DSLR’s in-camera flash options

Make an in-camera double exposure with your Nikon DSLR

Shoot perfect silhouette pictures with your Nikon DSLR

How to take natural-looking portraits of children

Black and white landscape photography: how to make moody minimalist effects

Refraction: how to bend light for stunning effects

Composing pictures with foreground interest: simple ways to draw in the eye

Set up your Nikon to reduce noise

Light painting with handheld flash: capture creative effects

4 simple ways to keep camera shake under control

Fix converging verticals in-camera using Nikon’s Perspective Control

Urban abstracts: how to save a shoot when your location is dull

How to shoot time-lapse photography at home

How to get your landscapes sharp every time

A very simple way to measure dynamic range on your Nikon DSLR

How to use flash compensation with your Nikon camera

Extreme flower photography! Slam dunk your stems for dramatic effects

How to clean your Nikon DSLR like a pro

How to take long exposure pictures of the sea with your Nikon DSLR

9 secrets to using a tripod like a pro

Set up a tabletop studio for perfect still life photography

Frozen flower photography: the perfect rainy day photo project

11 great photography cheat sheets

Shoot water abstracts in your bath

Still life photography: depth of field mastered in 8 steps

How to create motion blur in your photos

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