External Controls. There are three controls, one on front and two on the back. Focus Mode Switch (front) The front Focus Mode Switch selects manual, or two kinds of autofocus. M is manual focus, like the 1950s. S is "AF-Single," in which position the camera focuses and then locks. C is "AF-Continuous," meaning the camera constantly tracks focus Suggested Settings: Lens Choice: For a portrait, you want to use a standard to short-telephoto lens, between 50mm to 200mm. NIKKOR prime lenses such as the 60mm, 85mm, 105mm or 200mm lenses; zooms: 70-200mm, or the telephoto end of the 24-70mm, 24-120mm lenses are ideal choices. Nikon D5600. Overall Score. DXOMARK overall sensor score. 67%. 84%. Portrait (Color Depth) As described by DXOMARK 'The Portrait score in our camera sensor reviews defines color depth performance and its unit is a number of bits. A color depth of 22 bits is excellent; differences below 1 bit are barely noticeable.'. Nikon D200 settings | Michael Schwarz. b4 exp comp fine tune. b7 fine tune exp. A ( or whatever active menu you setup} c2 AE-L/AF-L. L (medium for clients that don’t want the large files. Direct sunlight when outside, flash with flash, pre-set when indoors with artificial or unusual lighting. off (on when exposure is longer than 1 sec) Before you take your D3100 into a concert, make sure that you have that option. Most concert venues will not allow fully adjustable cameras such as your D3100. Just shoot at ISO 3200 and worry about any noise later in post. Shoot in RAW, since it will give you the most data to work with. Landscape = AF-S 10-24 mm. Portraits = AF-S 50 mm. Advertisement. In order to capture the beauty of the northern lights with a Nikon D3100, it is important to follow a few simple tips. First, it is important to find a dark location with a clear view of the northern sky. Second, set the Nikon D3100 to manual mode and set the ISO to 800. Third, use a tripod to keep the camera still and set the Four factors affect background blur. Whenever you see a beautifully blurred background, know that four factors together produced the effect: the aperture setting. the focal length of the lens. the distance between the subject and the background. the distance between your camera and the subject. 3. Set the ISO to 100 if shooting outdoors and Auto ISO if indoors/low-light. 4. Adjust the focus mode to Single-servo (AF-S) and your focus point to Single. 5. Pre-focus on the eyes by half pressing the shutter and then re-frame for a better composition (continuing the half-press) 6. Then fully press the shutter. kmvUX.