Nikon D3100: Shooting in Black & White

Howdy friends! This tip-torial will show you how to shoot in black and white with your D3100…

Credit: Kelly – Photo Gallery

• Enabling Black & White

If you open your D3100 manual and look up Black and White, it’ll direct you to page 154 which explains how to convert your color photos to black and white using the menu system.
If you’re looking to simplify the process and shoot in black and white without any conversion process, then read on…

Enabling Black & White

When shooting in P, S, A or M modes you can activate the Black & White option by selecting the Monochrome (MC) setting inside the Picture Control menu.

Once you’re inside the Picture Control menu, select the Monochrome (MC) option, then highlight the Toning effect and choose B&W.
This setting will allow you to capture photos in black and white. If you’d like to switch back to color, just access the Picture Control menu again and select the Standard (SD) option.
For more details, you can reference page 97 of the manual.
Hope you enjoyed this D3100 tip-torial…happy shooting!