Nikon d3100 how many pictures left

Sign In Register. Forums Recent Discussions. Hi Everyone, I'm so glad I found this forum. I've been so impressed with the questions and the amazing quality of answers that people are receiving. I'm afraid my question is sort of stupid, but I'm hoping that someone can shed some light for me. It pointed me to the 'box' in the bottom right-hand side of the screen that has brackets [ like this ] around it to tell you how many photos are left.

The problem is and maybe it's getting my thick head around this mine reads: [3. You should also set the AF area mode Face-priority, Wide-area, Normal-area or Subject-tracking frame the opening shot and focus the subject before pressing the button in the centre of the Live View lever to start recording movies.

Face detection is a new addition to Live View mode. It enables the camera to detect up to 35 human faces, compared with only five for the D and D models. The camera focuses automatically on the closest subject but users can shift the focus with the arrow pad buttons. Four quality settings are supported for the PAL format used in Australia. Clips are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes and you can record monaural soundtracks or switch sound recording off. The table below shows the options available and maximum file sizes.

A new AF-F focus mode is available for movie recording. It enables the camera to re-focus continuously while clips are being shot without users having to half-press the shutter-release button. The contrast-based AF system is slower than the phase-detection system used for shooting still and this is detectable in recorded clips. However, a number of functions carried over from the D have been refined to improve their utility and performance.

Thanks to the success of the Guide mode in the D, this feature has been expanded in the D The Guide mode still carries text explanations for selected functions, as shown in the two screen grabs above. Source: Nikon. When Soften backgrounds is selected as shown above and an aperture value is specified, the new assist image displayed in the monitor changes to show the effect the new aperture setting will have on images.

This allows users to confirm that images will appear as they intended prior to shooting and reduces the number of unsuccessful shots. Other new features built into Guide mode include: — Selection from three shooting techniques: Use the viewfinder , Use live view and Shoot movies ; — Bring more into focus and Show water flowing options have been added to the Advanced operation shooting menu; — The Set Up menu is expanded to include Movie settings , HDMI , Flicker reduction and Eye-Fi upload requires compatible Eye-Fi memory card.

For more experienced photographers, the remaining user controls resemble those on the D The limitations on those functions remain. Sensor cleaning is initiated by default when the camera is switched on and off. It can also be activated at will. For stuck-on dust, users can acquire reference data showing its position and use this to remove the spot with the Image Dust Off processing in the optional Capture NX raw file conversion software.

The system can eliminate blemishes from individual shots and multiple image files. Playback and Software Nothing much has changed on either of these fronts since the D Playback facilities have been extended with the addition of facilities for playing back movies and a couple of movie-related basic editing functions. The arrow pad is used to advance, rewind and pause movie playback and you can adjust audio volume with the playback zoom buttons.

For post-capture editing of still photos, the D provides much the same Retouch menu as the D, with the addition of a Fisheye effect and Perspective control adjustment but without the Stop-motion movie option.

We also found it slow to install — and use. Essentially, ViewNX2 offers the same basic functions as the older ViewNX with the addition of a few movie editing functions. The browser interface has been updated and displays thumbnails for stills JPEG and raw files and video clips in shooting order. The editing interface lets you crop and straighten still photos, auto-correct red-eye in flash shots apply ratings to individual pictures.

A small range of adjustments for brightness, contrast, highlights and shadows is provided, covering both JPEG and raw image files. Image display options include a range of thumbnail sizes, thumbnail listing and full-screen viewing including slideshow playback. Picture Control adjustments can also be applied and custom Picture Control settings can be created and saved. Automatic correction of lateral chromatic aberration is also available. Video editing facilities are very limited. Frame grabs are saved as JPEG images with the same pixel count as the original movie frame.

Performance Pictures from the review camera and lens were up to expectations. Exposures were better positioned than with the D so we found less highlight clipping in JPEG shots. Colours were recorded with a natural-looking balance under most lighting types and in-focus images were sharp and detailed. Ask Question. Asked 8 years ago. Active 1 year, 9 months ago. Viewed 74k times. Improve this question. Sourav Sourav 1 1 gold badge 11 11 silver badges 31 31 bronze badges.

Number of shots remaining is an approximate because the nature of the shot will affect file size as a result of efficiency for compression e. As an aside, I checked my D and didn't see an option.

I'm not entirely sure how that will help you anyways, you're not going to predict the image sizes without averaging and the camera is doing that already, so you're just going to be guessing how many more pictures you can take as well.

This is kind of frustrating - I totally understand the OP's question and why he would want to know. I check mine too! Looked in the Nikon D manual online and can't find any equivalent. Show 2 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Michael C Michael C k 9 9 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Add a comment. Stan Stan 1. But I'm not carrying around my laptop when I'm in the field shooting. Ravi Ravi 1. This statement from the OP's question, "The number of shots remaining is so misleading", indicates that the OP know where to find the estimated number of remaining shots.

The OP is looking to find free disk space left on the memory card, not number of shots remaining.