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1. #Use smart shooter 3 with nikon d3100 manual#
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3. #Use smart shooter 3 with nikon d3100 pro#

We still get auto focus points flashing red in the viewfinder as a visual signal. Although there is some mechanical sound with this last option selected, the camera ‘kills’ the beeping noise that usually signals focus and exposure have been determined – so your subject isn’t alerted to the fact that you’re about to fire off a shot before you do.

#Use smart shooter 3 with nikon d3100 manual#

The dial has the usual smattering of auto settings and enhanced subject specific options that will enable the less experienced to point and shoot to begin with and move on to experimenting with the creative quartet of program, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual as confidence and natural curiosity grows.Ī stiff lever to the right of this provides access to the camera’s various drive modes, ranging through single shot, continuous burst, self-timer and, usefully for those attempting candid portraiture (whether humans or skittish wildlife), a ‘quiet shutter’ option. So you’re unlikely to jog settings accidentally when lifting the D3100 out of your camera bag. The D3100’s chunky shooting mode dial, the width of a 10 pence piece, sits in its usual place, slightly backward slanted for more comfortable access via forefinger and thumb, slotting into each setting when turned with a definite ‘click’.

There’s no time saving front command dial though, as on higher-end DSLRs, nor is there a top-mounted LCD window for a quick glance at key settings. This leaves the forefinger hovering over the shutter release button, located on the forward slope of the grip, and the thumb resting on a small rubberised pad at the back, or more likely the command dial just above. You can curl three fingers around it, but it’s a squeeze. One area that suffers in the need for the DSLR to appear unthreateningly compact to newcomers is the hand grip however, being smaller and less comfortable than we would have liked. However the build feels solid – lightweight yet robust with it, particularly with the 18-55mm lens attached, and not obviously plastic-y.

#Use smart shooter 3 with nikon d3100 pro#

Not much larger than a bridge camera, starter digital SLRs are inevitably more compact than their body toughened, weather-proofed semi pro big brothers and the D3100 is no exception. This is a bonus because, like Canon, none of Nikon’s DSLRs feature body-integral anti-shake. The D3100 can be bought body only, or equipped with an 18-55mm zoom out of the box for under £100 extra, a jack of all trades option regularly shipped out to beginners but here also having the advantage of offering image stabilisation or ‘Vibration Reduction’ (VR) as Nikon calls it. Thus it’s commendably a bit more than just a substitute for reading the accompanying literature.įurthering ease of use, its largish 3in LCD screen is equipped with Live View and can be deployed as an aid to framing and manual focusing, as an alternative to the traditional optical viewfinder ranged above. This includes 13 options that illustrate the type of creative pictures that can be taken with the camera and enables the required options and settings to be selected within the Guide mode. Like rival starter DSLRs from Sony, Nikon has also included an ‘Enhanced Guide’ on the D3100 as a notable extra option on the chunky shooting mode dial. The D3100 goes up against the EOS 500D/550D from Canon, to name its most direct competitor. This is captured at 24 frames per second and in widely accessible MPEG4 format, which here gets its own camcorder-style record button.

#Use smart shooter 3 with nikon d3100 full#

Nikon seems to want to make this one count: up until the higher end D7000 was announced in the latter stages of 2010, the D3100 was its first DSLR to introduce Full HD video capabilities to its range. The D3100 incorporates a DX format CMOS sensor and is targeted at those trading up from a compact or bridge camera for the first time, as well as families wanting a decent capture device for pics of their tots. No pressure then.įortunately for its maker and those looking for an affordable first DSLR, initial impressions are good. Its successor therefore, the D3100, has the unenviable job of avoiding dropping the ball.

Following its release, Nikon proudly claimed its D3000 to be the best selling digital SLR in Europe.