Menus (contd.)

Setup menu

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
LCD brightness	• LCD brightness -3 to +3  • Auto dim On ¹ Off
Info display format	• Auto/scene modes Classic Blue Black Orange Graphic Green Black Brown  • P,S, A, and M modes Classic Blue Black Orange Graphic Green Black Brown
Auto Info Display	• Auto/scene modes On Off  • P,S, A, and M modes On Off
Clean image sensor	• Clean now  • Clean startup/shutdown Startup Shutdown Startup & Shutdown ¹ Off
Mirror lock-up	• Start	Locks mirror up for the sole purpose of manually cleaning the sensor
Video Mode	• NTSC  • PAL ¹
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	• Danish  • German  • English  • Spanish  • Finnish  • French  • Italian  • Dutch  • Norwegian  • Polish  • Portuguese  • Russian  • Swedish  • Chinese Traditional  • Chinese Simplified  • Japanese  • Korean
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
Image 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 Auto meter off	Sets the amount of time before a function or menu screen is deactivated after a period of inactivity. In all cases this can be extended up to 10 minutes
Self timer delay	• 2s  • 5s  • 10s ¹  • 20s
Remote on duration	•1m  • 5m ¹  • 10m  • 20s	Defines the amount of time the camera will wait for a signal from a wireless remote release before canceling remote control mode
Beep	• On ¹  • Off
Viewfinder options	• Viewfinder grid On Off ¹  • Rangefinder On ¹ Off
File number sequence	• On  • Off  • Reset
Buttons	• Self timer/Fn button Self timer ¹ release mode Image quality/size ISO sensitivity White balance Active D-Lighting Set framing grid  • AE-L/AF-L AE/AF lock¹ AE lock only AF lock only AE lock (hold) AF-ON  • AE lock On ¹ Off
No memory card?	• Release locked  • Enable release
Date imprint	•Off  • Date  • Date and time  • Date counter	Imprints date information at the bottom right corner of captured images
Active Folder	• Select folder  • New  • Rename  • Delete	Selects the preferred folder for recording images or creates a new folder on the memory card
Firmware Version	• Version No. A x.00 B x.00	Information display only.

Retouch menu

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 Lighter/Darker  • Sepia Select image Lighter/Darker  • Cyanotype Select image Lighter/Darker
Filter effects	• Skylight  Select image  • Warm filter Select image  • Red intensifier Select image  • Green intensifier Select image  • Blue intensifier Select image  • Cross screen  • Soft Low Normal High
Color balance	• Select image Adjust color
Small picture	• Select image  • Choose size 640x480 320x240 160x120
Image overlay	• Image 1  • Image 2  • Preview
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
Color outline	• Select image
Miniature effect	• Select image Adjust
Stop-motion movie	• Create movie  • Frame size 640x480 320x240 160x120  • Frame rate 15 fps 10 fps 6 fps 3 fps

Recent settings/My menu

To help speed up the use of such long menus, the D3000 allows fast access to commonly-used menu options by grouping the twenty most recently used settings in the 'Recent Settings' menu. Leaving the camera set to show Recent Settings is a good way of keeping track of which menu options you regularly use, although 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.