Nikon D3200, User Manual

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The Mode Dial
The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes and
g
mode:
P, S, A, and M Modes
Select these modes for full
control over camera settings.
• P—Programmed auto ( 0 54)
• S —Shutter-priority auto (
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55)
• A—Aperture-priority auto (
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56)
• M—Manual (
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57)
g
Mode (
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27)
Take and view pictures and adjust settings with the
help of an on-screen guide.
Auto Modes
Select these modes for simple, point-and-shoot
photography.
•
i
Auto (
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22) •
j
Auto (flash off) (
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22)
Scene Modes
The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial.
Match your selection to the scene being photographed.
• k
Portrait
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• l
Landscape (
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25)
•
p
Child (
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25)
• m
Sports
( 0 26)
• n
Close up (
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26)
•
o
Night portrait (
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26)
A
Scene Auto Selector (Live View)
Selecting live view in
i
or
j
mode enables automatic scene selection (“scene auto
selector”;
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85) when autofocus is used.