Intelligent operation in any setting
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Scene Recognition System
Beautiful balancing of light and shade
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Active D-Lighting
Nikon’s exclusive Scene Recognition
System utilizes a 420-pixel RGB sensor to
analyze a composition immediately before
you take the shot. It then automatically
optimizes exposure, autofocus, and white
balance, allowing you to obtain beautiful
photos without the hassle of making
complicated camera adjustments yourself.
Face detection also bene
fi
ts from Scene
Recognition System, exhibiting improved
recognition accuracy and de
fi
nition as
well as enabling instant zoom-to-face in
playback mode.
Shooting in bright sunlight often produces pictures with extreme
contrast between light and dark areas, resulting in loss of tone
and detail. Active D-Lighting
effectively combats this by
preserving important details in
shadows and highlights. The
results are optimally exposed
photos that better re
fl
ect the
scene as you saw it.
420-pixel RGB
sensor
Image
sensor
Auto
focus
Auto-
exposure,
i-TTL
control
Auto white
balance
Playback
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Subject
identification
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Composition-
change
detection
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Face
priority AF
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Highlight
analysis
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Face
detection
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Light source
identification
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Face detection
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Zoom to face
Customizing images before the shot
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Picture Control
In-camera image and movie editing
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Ample image and movie editing functions
Expand creative expression with Picture Control. Six settings — Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait and Landscape
— let you determine the look of photos and full HD movies before you shoot. In addition, sharpness, contrast, brightness and
saturation can be adjusted to customize settings.
Heighten your photographic enjoyment with D3100’s wide range of image and movie editing functions. Operations like Red-eye
correction, Quick retouch, and Filter effects can be done in-camera, eliminating the need for a PC and enhancing convenience.
You can also extract still images from movies and trim unnecessary frames.
Natural, lovely skin tones
Increased color saturation
Black and white images, including tints
With Active D-Lighting
Without Active D-Lighting
Color outline
Perspective
control
Converts a photo into an outline
image, which can be printed then
hand-colored.
Corrects the perspective of shapes (like buildings) for a more natural
look.
Other items in the Retouch Menu
Makes pictures appear as if they are photos of miniature scale models; especially effective when shooting
landscapes from above.
Miniature effect
Origina
l
Original
Nikon technology.
The key to effortless shooting and satisfying results.
Quick, accurate autofocus ready for the decisive moment
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11-point AF system
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D-Lighting
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Red-eye correction
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Trim (3:2, 4:3, 5:4,
1:1, 16:9)
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Monochrome (Black-and-white, Sepia, and
Cyanotype)
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Filter effects (Skylight, Warm filter, Red
intensifier, Green intensifier, Blue intensifier and Cross
screen)
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Color balance
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Small picture
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Image overlay
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NEF (RAW) processing
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Quick retouch
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Straighten
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Distortion control
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Fisheye
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Edit movie
Soft filter
Produces images similar to ones shot with a
soft filter.
Portrait
Vivid
Monochrome
TBD
Note: The 11 AF points shown here are for
illustration purposes only. Actual appearance
differs.
11 AF points
D3100’s precision high-speed autofocus responds immediately to
changes in scene or composition, maintaining tack-sharp focus
to capture
fl
eeting expressions and fast-moving sports. The all-
important central focus point features a cross-type sensor while the
new superimposed display achieves a clear, uncluttered view
fi
nder.
Various autofocus modes cover nearly any situation, including auto-
area AF that automatically selects the subject on which to focus, and
3D-tracking* that maintains focus on a subject regardless of changes in
composition as long as the shutter-release button is pressed half way.
* When autofocus is set to AF-A or AF-C.
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