Controls on your Nikon D3400 camera
If you’re not familiar with the Nikon D3400 camera, here’s a quick guide to its buttons, dials, and other external controls. The lens shown here is the 18-55mm AF-P kit lens; other lenses may have different features.
Automatic exposure modes on your Nikon D3400
For photography novices, the D3400 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 and movie recording using special effects, set the dial to Effects and rotate the Command dial to select an effect.
Advanced exposure modes for your Nikon D3400
To really take creative control, step up to one of these four exposure modes, which enable you to adjust aperture (f-stop) to manipulate depth of field (the zone of sharp focus) and adjust shutter speed to determine whether moving objects appear sharply focused or blurry. You also gain access to some features not available in the fully automatic modes.
