Controls on your Nikon D3300 digital camera
If you’re not familiar with the Nikon D3300, here’s a quick guide to its buttons, dials, and other external controls. The lens shown here is the 18–55mm kit lens; other lenses may have different features.
Automatic exposure modes on your Nikon D3300 camera
For photography novices, the Nikon D3300 offers automatic settings that enable point-and-shoot simplicity. The settings listed here help you capture the most common types of subjects; just set the Mode dial to the icon shown in the table. For automatic photography using special effects, set the dial to Effects and rotate the Command dial to select an effect. You can also add effects when shooting movies.
Advanced exposure modes for your Nikon D3300 camera
To really take creative control over your Nikon D3300, step up to one of these exposure modes, which enable you to adjust aperture (f-stop) to manipulate depth of field (the distance over which focus appears sharp) and to adjust shutter speed, which determines whether moving objects appear sharply focused or blurry. You also gain access to some features not available in the fully automatic modes, such as the option to adjust flash power and tweak color.
