Nikon D3000 User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mode .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Aperture Setting / F-stop.......................................................................................................... 4
ISO .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Focus Mode ................................................................................................................................. 6
Focus Point .................................................................................................................................. 7
Continuous Shooting ................................................................................................................ 8
Self-Timer ................................................................................................................................... 9
Metering ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Exposure Compensation ....................................................................................................... 11
White Balancing ........................................................................................................................ 12
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MODE
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APERTURE SETTING / F-STOP
Rotate the mode dial to A.
Rotate the Command Dial to
adjust the aperture.
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Press the button to bring up the information
display.
Then press the and the to display the ISO
options.
ISO
Use the to highlightyour desired ISO setting
and press OK.
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Press button and the to display the
current AF focus mode.
Use the to highlightyour desired option
and press OK.
FOCUS MODE
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- Camera auto selects for stationary or moving subject
- For stationary subjects.
- For moving subjects.
- Focus manually.

Press button and the to display the current AF-area mode
(focus point).
Use the to highlightyour desired setting and press OK.
FOCUS POINT
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- User selects the single focal point for the camera to focus on.
- User Selects the focal point and camera uses the focal points around
the selection to focus.
- Camera automatically selects the subject and focuses on it.
- User selects the focus point and camera will maintain focus on the
subject if the subject moves before the shutter is released.
Use the button to move focus point in the viewfinder
or on the LCD screen.

Press button and the to display the current
release mode.
Use the to highlight  (continuous shooting)
option and press OK.
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING
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Press button and the to display the current release
mode.
Use the to highlight  option and press
OK.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus, and
then press button the rest of the way down. The self-
timer lamp will begin to flash. Two seconds before the
shutter releases the lamp will stop flashing.
SELF-TIMER
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Use the to highlight your desired metering
option and press OK.
METERING
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- Matrix
- Center-weighted
- Spot
Press button and the to display the current metering
option.

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
Normal exposure can be reset by returning exposure
compensation to 0. Exposure compensation will not
reset by turning camera off.
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Press button and the to highlight the exposure
compensation setting.
Use the to highlight your desired exposure
value and press OK.

Press button and the to highlight the current white
balance.
WHITE BALANCE
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Use the to highlight your desired white
balance exposure setting and press OK.