Nikon Coolpix 3100 Review: Digital Photography Review

Auto / Scene / Movie mode menus


The auto mode menu is a subset of the manual mode menu, it lacks control for white balance, continuous shooting, BSS, image sharpening etc.	The scene mode menu allows you to choose one of the ten preprogrammed scene modes.

The movie clip menu allows you to choose the movie clip size and type.

Manual Record Menu

The manual record mode 'shooting' menu has a total of eight options spread over three pages. Use the four way controller up and down to move the selector, press right to change a setting.

Manual Record Menu Options

Record menu	Options	Notes
Image quality / size	• 3M High (2048*) • 3M Normal (2048) • 2M Normal (1600) • PC screen (1024) • TV screen (640)	- 2048 x 1536 - 2048 x 1536 - 1600 x 1200 - 1024 x 768 - 640 x 480
White balance	• Auto • White bal. preset • Daylight • Incandescent • Fluorescent • Cloudy • Speedlight	- [clip]
Exp. +/-	• -2.0 to +2.0 • 0.3 EV steps
Date Imprint	• Off • Date • Date and time
Continuous	• Single • Continuous • Multi-Shot 16 • Multi-Shot 16-2
BSS	• Off • On
Image sharpening	• Auto • High • Normal • Low • Off
CF card format	• No • Format

Play Menus


Press the menu button in play mode and you are given the choice of entering the playback menu or picture enhance menu.	The playback menu menu provides access to the normal play functions such as slideshow, multiple delete, DPOF print marking.

The picture enhance menu provides access to image trimming, resizing and digital filters which can be applied to images to create new images.

Playback Menu Options

Playback menu	Options	Notes
Print set	• Print selected • Delete print set	- [thumbnail view]
Slide show	• Select all • Selected image(s)
Delete	• Erase selected images • Erase all images	- [thumbnail view]
Protect	• [thumbnail view]
Auto transfer	• All on • All off • Selected image(s)	- [thumbnail view]

Picture Enhance Menu Options

Picture Enhance menu	Options	Notes
Pic. enhance menu	• Halo filter • Monochrome filter • Sepia filter	[clip]
Small pic.	• 640 x 480 • 320 x 240 • 160 x 120
Photo trim.	• [trimming mode]

Setup Menu

The setup menu has a total of ten options spread over four pages. Use the four way controller up and down to move the selector, press right to change a setting.

Setup Menu Options

Setup menu	Options	Notes
Welcome screen	• Disable welcome • Coolpix • Select Image
Language	• Deutsch • English • Francais • Japanese • Espanol
Date	• Date • Time • Date format
Brightness	• -2 to +2
Volume	• On • Off
Auto off	• 30 sec • 1 min • 5 min • 30 min
CF card format	• No • Format
USB	• PTP • Mass storage
Video format	• NTSC • PAL
Reset all	• No • Reset