Nikon D3000 Review: 9. Menus: Digital Photography Review

Menus

	When used in one of the PASM exposure modes, the menu system of the Nikon D3000 is fairly typical for Nikon cameras at this level. Like its nearest counterpart the D5000, the entry-level D3000 offers an impressively deep feature set, much of which is accessed via the four main tabs of the menu system. The function of the final tab - 'Recent Settings' is explained over the page.

Playback menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Delete	• Selected • Select Date • All
Playback folder	• D3000 • All • Current	Sets the camera to either display all images on the memory card or only those within a specific folder
Display mode	• Done • Highlights • RGB Histogram • Data
Image review	• Off • On	Sets whether or not an image is displayed immediately after capture
Rotate tall	• On • Off	When enabled portrait shots appear vertically orientated.
Slide show	• Start • Frame interval 2 sec 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec
Print set (DPOF)	• Select / set • Deselect all?	Images tagged with DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) are marked for direct printing via compatible printers and/or photo finishing services

Shooting menu

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


Option	Values / Actions	Notes / Sub options
Reset Shooting Options	• Yes • No	Resets shooting menu options to factory default settings
Set Picture Control	• Standard Quick adjust (-2 to +2) Sharpening (A, 0 to 9) Contrast (A, -3 to +3) Saturation (A, -3 to +3) Hue (-3 to +3) • Neutral Sharpening (A, 0 to 9) Contrast (A, -3 to +3) Saturation (A, -3 to +3) Hue (-3 to +3) • Vivid Quick adjust (-2 to +2) Sharpening (A, 0 to 9) Contrast (A, -3 to +3) Saturation (A, -3 to +3) Hue (-3 to +3) • Monochrome Sharpening (A, 0 to 9) Contrast (A, -3 to +3) Filter (Off, Y, O, R, G) Toning (10 options) • Portrait Quick adjust (-2 to +2) Sharpening (A, 0 to 9) Contrast (A, -3 to +3) Saturation (A, -3 to +3) Hue (-3 to +3) • Landscape Quick adjust (-2 to +2) Sharpening (A, 0 to 9) Contrast (A, -3 to +3) Saturation (A, -3 to +3) Hue (-3 to +3)	- Default (3, 0, 0, 0, 0) - Default (2, 0, 0, 0, 0) - Default (4, 0, 0, 0, 0) - Default (3, 0, 0, 0, 0) - Default (3, 0, 0, 0, 0) - Default (4, 0, 0, 0, 0)
Image quality	• NEF (RAW) + JPEG Basic • NEF (RAW) • JPEG Fine • JPEG Normal ¹ • JPEG Basic	Select image quality.
Image size	• Large ¹ • Medium • Small	- 3872x2592 / 10.0 M - 2896x1944 / 5.6 M - 1936x1296 / 2.5 M
White balance	• Auto ¹ • Incandescent • Fluorescent 1 Sodium-vapor lamps 2 Warm-white fluorescent 3 White fluorescent 4 Cool-white fluorescent 5 Day white fluorescent 6 Daylight fluorescent 7 High temp mercury-vapor • Direct Sunlight • Flash • Cloudy • Shade • Preset manual	- A-B, G-M grid to fine tune WB - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - Use photo/ program preset WB
ISO sensitivity settings	• ISO sensitivity Auto 100 ¹ 200 400 800 1600 HI 1 • ISO sensitivity auto control On / Off ¹ Maximum sensitivity 200 400 800 1600 ¹ HI 1 Minimum shutter speed 1/2000 - 1 sec
Active D-Lighting	• On • Off ¹
Color Space	• sRGB ¹ • Adobe RGB
Noise Reduction	• On • Off ¹	When 'On', dark-frame removal noise reduction operates in exposures of 8 seconds or longer taken at ISO settings of 800 or higher. High ISO noise reduction is automatic at ISO 800 and above, but increases in intensity when 'On' is selected..
Release Mode	• Single Frame • Continuous • Self-timer • Delayed remote • Quick-response remote
Focus Mode	• AF-A (auto servo AF) • AF-S (single servo AF) • AF-C (continuous servo AF) • MF
AF Area Mode	• Single point • Dynamic area • Auto-area • 3D tracking (11 points)

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