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Buttons, Fn button, Ae-l/af-l button – Nikon D3100 User Manual

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Choose the roles played by the Fn and AE-L/AF-L buttons.

❚❚Fn Button

Choose the role played by the Fn button. The item currently
selected is shown by a white-on-black icon in the information
display.

❚❚AE-L/AF-L Button

Choose the role played by the AE-L/AF-L button.

❚❚AE Lock

At the default setting of Off, exposure only locks when the
AE-L/AF-L

button is pressed. If On is selected, exposure will also

lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

Buttons

G button

➜ B setup menu

Option

Description

v

Image
quality/size

Press the Fn button and rotate the command dial
to select image quality and size (

0 64).

w

ISO
sensitivity

Press the Fn button and rotate the command dial
to select ISO sensitivity (

0 71).

m

White
balance

Press the Fn button and rotate the command dial
to select white balance (P, S, A, and M modes only;
0 87).

!

Active
D-Lighting

Press the Fn button and rotate the command dial
to select an Active D-Lighting option (P, S, A, and M
modes only;

0 85).

Option

Description

B AE/AF lock

Focus and exposure lock while the AE-L/AF-L
button is pressed.

C AE lock only

Exposure locks while the AE-L/AF-L button is
pressed.

F AF lock only Focus locks while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed.

E

AE lock
(hold)

Exposure locks when the AE-L/AF-L button is
pressed, and remains locked until the button is
pressed a second time or the exposure meters
turn off.

A AF-ON

The AE-L/AF-L button initiates autofocus. The
shutter-release button can not be used to focus
except when AF-F is selected in live view or
during movie recording.

Fn

button

AE-L/AF-L

button