Nikon D3200 Review: Digital Photography Review

Menus (cont.)

Setup menu

Apart from a couple of new languages there are no changes here compared to the D3100. You get the usual array of options for the basic setup of your camera such as time, language and storage options. A setting you would necessary expect to find in this section of the menu are the self-timer delay options.

A green superscript one (¹) indicates the default setting.


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Reset Setup Options	• Yes • No	Returns all setup options to default settings
Format memory card	• Yes • No
Monitor brightness	• LCD brightness -3 to +3	'Auto Dim' no longer available
Info display format	• Classic Blue Black Orange • Graphic Green Black Brown
Auto Info Display	• On • Off
Clean image sensor	• Clean now • Clean startup/shutdown Startup Shutdown Startup & Shutdown ¹ Off
Lock mirror up for cleaning	• Start	Locks mirror up for the sole purpose of manually cleaning the sensor
Video Mode	• NTSC • PAL ¹
HDMI	• Output Resolution Auto ¹ 480p (progressive) 576p (progressive) 720p (progressive) 1080i (interlaced) • Device Control Off ¹ On
Flicker reduction	• Auto • 50 Hz • 60 Hz
Time zone and date	• Time zone Select • Date and time Date set Time set • Date format yy/mm/dd mm/dd/yy dd/mm/yy • Daylight saving time Off On
Language	• Czech • Danish • German • English • Spanish • Greek • French • Indonesian • Italian • Hungarian • Dutch • Norwegian • Polish • Portuguese (BR) • Portuguese (PT) • Russian • Romanian • Finnish • Swedish • Turkish • Arabic • Ukrainian • Chinese Traditional • Chinese Simplified • Japanese • Korean • Thai • Hindi
Image comment	• Done • Input comment Text entry • Attach comment	When enabled the comment is written into the header of each image.
Auto image rotation	• On ¹ • Off
Dust Off ref photo	• Start • Clean sensor and start	Used to capture a 'dust reference image' for the 'Dust Off' feature of Nikon Capture NX/2. (RAW only).
Auto Off Timers	• Short • Normal • Long • Custom Playback/Menus Image review Live View Auto meter off	Sets the amount of time before a function or menu screen is deactivated after a period of inactivity, up to a maximum of 5 minutes (Live View), 10 minutes (Playback/Menus, Image Review) or 30 minutes (Auto meter-off)
Self-timer delay	• 2s • 5s • 10s ¹ • 20s
Remote on duration	• 1 min ¹ • 5 min • 10 min • 15 min
Beep	• High • Low¹ • Off
Rangefinder	• On • Off ¹
File number sequence	• On • Off ¹ • Reset
Buttons	• Assign Fn button Image quality/size ISO sensitivity ¹ White balance Active D-Lighting • AE-L/AF-L AE/AF lock¹ AE lock only AF lock only AE lock (hold) AF-ON • Shutter release AE lock On Off ¹
Slot empty release lock	• Release locked • Enable release
Print date	• Off • Date • Date and time • Date counter	Imprints date information at the bottom right corner of captured images
Storage Folder	• Select folder • New • Rename • Delete	Selects the preferred folder for recording images or creates a new folder on the memory card
GPS	• Standby timer On ¹ Off • Position • Use GPS to set camera clock On ¹ Off
Firmware Version	• Version No.	Information display only.

Retouch menu

The D3200 adds a few useful new features to what's already probably the most comprehensive in-camera processing suite available in this class. You can now apply a 'color sketch' or fisheye effect to your images ini addition to the functions which have been available on previous models such as distortion correction (for D- and G-type Nikon lenses only), image rotation or perspective correction.


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
D-Lighting	• Select image Normal Low High
Red-eye correction	• Select image	Corrects redeye automatically in portraits. Ignores images that do not contain faces
Trim	• Select image Zoom / Scroll Aspect ratio
Monochrome	• Black-and-white Select image • Sepia Select image Lighter/Darker • Cyanotype Select image Lighter/Darker	'Lighter/Darker' changes saturation of toning in Sepia and Cyanotype modes
Filter effects	• Skylight Select image • Warm filter Select image • Red intensifier Select image • Green intensifier Select image • Blue intensifier Select image • Cross screen Number of points Filter amount Filter angle Length of points • Soft Low Normal High
Color balance	• Select image Adjust color
Image overlay	• Image 1 • Image 2 • Preview
Resize	• Select image • Choose size 2.5M 1.1M 0.6M 0.3M 0.1M
NEF (RAW) processing	• Select image • Choose parameters Image quality Image size White Balance Exposure comp. Set Picture Control Execute
Quick retouch	• Select image • Select level Normal Low High	Automatically adjusts contrast and saturation
Straighten	• Select image Adjust	+/- 5° rotation in 0.25° increments
Distortion Control	• Auto • Manual
Fisheye	• Select image Adjust	Adjust fisheye effect (0-10 scale)
Color outline	• Select image
Color sketch	• Select image Vividness Outline	Adjust vividness and outline on a -1 to +1 scale
Perspective Control	• Select image Adjust	Adjust horizontal and vertical perspective (+/-20 scale)
Miniature effect	• Select image Adjust
Selective color	• Select image Select color
Edit movie	• Choose start point • Choose end point • Save selected frame

Recent settings/My menu

To help speed up the use of such long menus, the D3200 allows fast access to commonly-used menu options by grouping the twenty most recently used settings in the 'Recent Settings' menu. Because this menu is fluid, it is less versatile than a customizable 'My Menu'-type tab, of the sort found in Nikon's higher level DSLRs; the advantage is that it requires no user intervention.