This video we look at the manual and semi manual modes to give you better creative control over your camera. I explain how to adjust the shutter speed and aperture settings and when you might want to use these settings instead of the auto modes. Please see part 1 if you haven’t already. Please subscribe if this or any other of my videos helped you! Follow me on Twitter for the latest news and updates www.twitter.com
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Thank you for your video. It was very helpful in getting me started in doing more than just the auto mode. I’ve read the manual but for me it helps to actually see how it all works. So, thanks again.
Very very helpful. Thank you so much.
my flash mode is off i dont know how……can u describe me how can i on it please xxxxx
@aleidenberg not in the sense of saving different shutter speed/aperture combos, but you can save different picture style settings for jpg shooting
Your Nikon D3100 videos are great. Learned a lot, and am no longer fearful of purchasing one.
Question: Can Manual settings be saved, for quick recall later? Plan to use it for astrophotography. Many thanks!
Several issues there. Orange tint is the white balance. When shooting under aritficial ligght,especially street lights, you will get an orange tint.You will need to adjust the white balance accordingly depending on the type of light you are shooting in. Grain because the camera has raised the ISO to compensate for the lack of light. Only way to solve this is to add more light, or use a longer exposure on a tripod with a lower ISO.
Do you have a video that explains why photo’s come out dark or orange tinted in buildings or any type or artificial lighting? I notice that the photo’s come out more grainy when there is not enough light in the area. How do i solve this problem?
No, it shouldnt take 5-10 seconds, it should be instantaneous as with any other mode. You must have a self timer or some other sort of delay mode set.
They will be blurry because you have set the aperture too high and the shutter speed the camera has picked is too long, creating blur. You will need to raise the ISO in order to create a faster shutter speed, or lower the aperture.
A samyang 85mm f/1.4
What lens are you using?
Very Helpful video! Thank you. :D
that is the minimum aperture of your lens
Thank you!
extremely helpful. straight to the point. thank you
Thanks just bought one your videos have been very helpful
@fireflegma can you give me some more info. What shooting mode is the camera in, and do you have auto ISO turned on?
Can you tell me why – ? – blinks on the screen ??? and why -ISO 100- blinks some times on the screen? thank you.
In basic terms yes, but the camera isnt foolproof and the exposure reading given by the camera isnt always correct. Only experience will teach you when you need to under or over expose from what the camera tells you.
So to use manual mode you first need to aim your camera at the subject and then dial in the settings, aperture, shutter speed, etc… until the gauge centers on the middle?
@Richrach94 You will need to buy a new lens that is capable of wider apertures. The kit lens and many of the other budget lenses only open up f/3.5 at the widest focal length. You need something like the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 which will then allow a much shallower depth of field and blur the background. Alternatively, with your current lens, zoom out to the longest setting and select the lowest aperture available (usually f/5.6). Have the subject stand as far away as possible from the background, th
Hi: I cannot seem to set my aperture any lower than 4 on my Nikon D3100. I am wanting to blur the backgrounds on photos of my kids. Any ideas? Thanks!
Thank you for the response sir. Would you recommend other brands? like Tamron and Sigma, which have lower prices i think.
Youve just listed pretty much every type of photography there is, so no one lens will cover it all that brilliantly. There are super zoom lenses like the 18-200 that will do a reasonable job, but wont do macro and wont be great for portraits. You’d be much better buying something like the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 for portraits and maybe something like the Nikon 70-300 VR for sports. The kit lens will do landscape reasonably well. You will need at least 2 lenses, maybe 3.
so sir what do you think is the best lens for this camera? like shooting portrait, landscape, sports, macro shoot…. etc… without having to use so many lens. thnks and god bless.
@TheAl3e you’ll probably want something like a 70-200mm f/2.8. Depends how close or far the action is. Whatever you get, it will need a aperture of at least f/2.8 throughout the focal length.