Important pointers on using the manual mode, aperture, shutter speed of nikon d 3200?

I'm a beginner, please give me some pointers in selecting which mode to use and why?

This is a highly complex topic and can't fully be explained in this venue. I would highly recommend picking up Bryan Peterson's book "Understanding Exposure"

http://www.amazon.com/...817439390/

Also, taking a college class in photography, etc. Will also help.

And there are a few websites and youtube tutorial videos that can give you some pointers:

http://www.althephoto.com/masthead/index.php

http://www.adorama.com/.../AdoramaTV

1) Read the camera's manual, several times, over the course of the next few months…

2) Start at full auto. Pick one item and drop into manual mode. Take pictures and see if they are what you want. You aren't shooting film, so if you don't like a pic, just delete it.

3) When the one manual mode is selected, see what the others auto-set to.

4) As you learn the interactions, pick the next mode. You will learn how one setting impacts the other.

If you want to stop action, then a fast shutter. If you want blur, then a slow shutter. If you want to experiment with depth of field, open the aperture.

You can read all the books and attend all the classes available. Unless you actually USE the camera, you will not know how your equipment behaves under certain conditions. This is not instant gratification, but a learning process that combines different ways of learning… There's no "best" setting because all conditions are different… For example, capturing a fast motion vehicle is Way different from capturing a portrait…

Take a class in photography or join a local camera club. You are basically asking us to supply you with info that takes months to learn (and possibly years to master) in a small Y! A answer box.

Only two simple pointers. First, if you don't know what you're doing, don't leave Auto mode. Second, to venture into manual, aperture size, shutter speed and such, study photography first.