Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Nikon D3100 -- In a Hurry? -- First Things First -- Initial Setup -- Mastering the Multi Selector -- Setting the Clock -- Battery Included -- Final Steps -- Choosing a Release Mode -- Using the Information Edit Display -- Selecting a Shooting Mode -- Choosing a Scene Mode -- Choosing an Advanced Mode -- Choosing a Metering Mode -- Choosing Focus Modes -- Choosing Autofocus-Area Mode -- Choosing Focus Mode -- Adjusting White Balance and ISO -- Reviewing the Images You've Taken -- Using the Built-in Flash -- Transferring Photos to Your Computer -- Using the Guide Mode -- Guiding Light -- Chapter 2 Nikon D3100 Roadmap -- Nikon D3100: Front View -- The Nikon D3100's Business End -- Playing Back Images -- Zooming the Nikon D3100 Playback Display -- Viewing Thumbnails -- Working with Calendar View -- Working with Photo Information -- Shooting Information Display/Information Edit Screen -- Going Topside -- Lens Components -- Underneath Your Nikon D3100 -- Looking Inside the Viewfinder -- Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Nikon D3100 -- Anatomy of the Nikon D3100's Menus -- Playback Menu Options -- Delete -- Playback Folder -- Display Mode -- Image Review -- Rotate Tall -- Slide Show -- Print Set (DPOF) -- Shooting Menu Options -- Reset Shooting Options -- Set Picture Control -- Image Quality -- Image Size -- White Balance -- ISO Sensitivity Settings -- Active D-Lighting -- Auto Distortion Control -- Color Space -- Noise Reduction -- AF-Area Mode -- AF-Assist -- Metering -- Movie Settings -- Built-In Flash -- Setup Menu Options -- Reset Setup Options -- Format Memory Card -- LCD Brightness -- Info Display Format -- Auto Info Display -- Clean Image Sensor -- Mirror Lockup -- Video Mode -- HDMI -- Flicker Reduction -- Time Zone and Date -- Language -- Image Comment.

Auto Image Rotation -- Dust Off Ref Photo -- Auto Off Timers -- Self-Timer Delay -- Beep -- Rangefinder -- File Number Sequence -- Buttons -- Slot Empty Release Lock -- Date Imprint -- Storage Folder -- GPS -- Eye-Fi Upload -- Firmware Version -- Retouch Menu Options -- D-Lighting -- Red-Eye Correction -- Trim -- Monochrome -- Filter Effects -- Color Balance -- Small Picture -- Image Overlay -- NEF (RAW) Processing -- Quick Retouch -- Straighten -- Distortion Control -- Fisheye -- Color Outline -- Perspective Control -- Miniature Effect -- Before and After -- Edit Movie -- Using Recent Settings -- Chapter 4 Fine-Tuning Exposure -- Getting a Handle on Exposure -- How the D3100 Calculates Exposure -- Choosing a Metering Method -- Matrix Metering -- Center-Weighted Metering -- Spot Metering -- Choosing an Exposure Method -- Aperture-Priority -- Shutter-Priority -- Program Mode -- Manual Exposure -- Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings -- Dealing with Noise -- Bracketing -- Bracketing and Merge to HDR -- Fixing Exposures with Histograms -- Chapter 5 Advanced Shooting Tips for Your Nikon D3100 -- How Focus Works -- Phase Detection -- Contrast Detection -- Locking in Focus -- Focus Modes -- Adding Circles of Confusion -- Using Autofocus with the Nikon D3100 -- Your Autofocus Mode Options -- Autofocus Mode -- Autofocus Area -- Continuous Shooting -- A Tiny Slice of Time -- Working with Short Exposures -- Long Exposures -- Three Ways to Take Long Exposures -- Working with Long Exposures -- Geotagging with the Nikon GP-1 -- Chapter 6 Live View and Shooting Movies -- Working with Live View -- Fun with Live View -- Beginning Live View -- Viewing Live View Information -- Shooting in Live View -- Shooting Movies with the D3100 -- Viewing Your Movies -- Editing Your Movies -- Tips for Shooting Better Movies -- Make a Shooting Script -- Use Storyboards.

Storytelling in Video -- Lighting for Video -- Audio -- Chapter 7 Working with Lenses -- Sensor Sensibilities -- Crop or Not? -- Your First Lens -- Buy Now, Expand Later -- What Lenses Can You Use? -- Ingredients of Nikon's Alphanumeric Soup -- What Lenses Can Do for You -- Zoom or Prime? -- Categories of Lenses -- Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses -- Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems -- Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses -- Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems -- Telephotos and Bokeh -- Add-ons and Special Features -- Lens Hoods -- Telephoto Converters -- Macro Focusing -- Vibration Reduction -- Chapter 8 Making Light Work for You -- Continuous Illumination versus Electronic Flash -- Continuous Lighting Basics -- Daylight -- Incandescent/Tungsten Light -- Fluorescent Light/Other Light Sources -- Adjusting White Balance -- Electronic Flash Basics -- How Electronic Flash Works -- Determining Exposure -- Guide Numbers -- Flash Control -- Flash Metering Mode -- Choosing a Flash Sync Mode -- A Typical Electronic Flash Sequence -- Working with Nikon Flash Units -- Nikon D3100 Built-in Flash -- Nikon SB-900 -- Nikon SB-700 -- Nikon SB-400 -- Nikon SB-R200 -- Flash Techniques -- Using the Zoom Head -- Flash Modes -- Working with Wireless Commander Mode -- Connecting External Flash -- More Advanced Lighting Techniques -- Diffusing and Softening the Light -- Using Multiple Light Sources -- Other Lighting Accessories -- Chapter 9 Useful Software for the Nikon D3100 -- Nikon's Applications and Utilities -- Nikon ViewNX -- Nikon Transfer -- Nikon Capture NX 2 -- Other Software -- DxO Optics Pro -- Phase One Capture One Pro (C1 Pro) -- Bibble Pro -- BreezeBrowser Pro -- Photoshop/Photoshop Elements -- Chapter 10 Nikon D3100: Troubleshooting and Prevention -- Battery Powered -- Update Your Firmware -- How It Works -- Why Three Firmware Modules?.

Getting Ready -- Updating from a Card Reader -- Updating with a USB Connection -- Starting the Update -- Protect Your LCD -- Troubleshooting Memory Cards -- All Your Eggs in One Basket? -- What Can Go Wrong? -- What Can You Do? -- Clean Your Sensor -- Dust the FAQs, Ma'am -- Identifying and Dealing with Dust -- Avoiding Dust -- Sensor Cleaning -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.