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Seriously bugging me! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY PICS?!!
Nov 21, 2012 09:19:24 #
wteffey wrote:
Actually, a good camera on full AUTO would never h... (show quote)
A good camera in manual will allow you to play with the light in a way you cant in auto... You can set the scene to your style or preference in a way that cannot be replicated by Auto settings.
As a D5100 owner soon to be D600 or D800 because of all the issues (back focus & Oil spots at small apertures F22 and above) that the D5100 comes with I too had the same problem that Auto shots seemed grainy until I started to manually set my ISO - Aperture - Shutter speed since then the pictures I have taken have improved 100% from auto settings and it is becoming instinctive to change one then balance the other for the varying effects (auto Scene settings) if I have a problem simply sit back and think it through.
Nov 21, 2012 10:27:54 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Developingbliss wrote:
95% of the time in Manual. Rarely in Aperture priority; almost never in Shutter priority, and absolutely NEVER in Full AUTO.SO I am guessing you shoot in M ?
Excellent advice - listen to him. I've had my Rebel XTi 7 years now and only used auto 1 time - when I first got it. Manual MAKES YOU take the photo the way YOU want it. Nikonian72 always give great advice.
Nov 21, 2012 10:29:23 #
Developingbliss wrote:
So I cannot figure out why my pics are turning out grainy and weird half the time and the othe half of the time they are fine. I am shooting with a Nikon D5100 and a 35mm 1.8g lens. My ISO is on auto and I shoot is A priotority most the time... Can you see the weirdness in my pics? what am I doing wrong (because I know its me!) In the cowboy pic you can see the almost matalic look on the jeans, and on the sister pic you can see weird specs... WHAT??!!! help!!
Think you might look at your monitor as your source of the problem, your pictures are spot on my screen. You may need to do a color adjustment on it.
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Nov 21, 2012 10:41:21 #
UP-2-IT wrote:
quote=Developingbliss So I cannot figure out why ... (show quote)
Id look at the resolution of your monitor if I were you.... UP-2-IT the grainy image jumps out on my monitor..is your monitor UP-2-IT...
Nov 21, 2012 11:03:46 #
JoboX wrote:
quote=UP-2-IT quote=Developingbliss So I cannot ... (show quote)
Looked at them on my monitor as well, still spot on I don't seem to be having a problem with them. Both monitor and HDTV are by "LG" and have never had a problem with them. When I print the match is exact and as I said your shots are perfct on both.
Nov 21, 2012 11:11:46 #
UP-2-IT wrote:
quote=JoboX quote=UP-2-IT quote=Developingbliss... (show quote)
Are you getting Grainy mixed up with colour balance.... the grainy full size image is what she is referring too... if you print at a4 you might get away with it ....but if you blow up beyond this you will see the picture made up of small dots rather than solid blocks of colour
Love the composition on both shots especially the two girls on the case in pic#1 hope you don't have half the trouble Ive had with the D5100
Nov 21, 2012 11:50:37 #
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prestonphoto wrote:
Excellent advice - listen to him. I've had my Rebel XTi 7 years now and only used auto 1 time - when I first got it. Manual MAKES YOU take the photo the way YOU want it. Nikonian72 always give great advice.
Nikonian72 wrote:
Developingbliss wrote:
95% of the time in Manual. Rarely in Aperture priority; almost never in Shutter priority, and absolutely NEVER in Full AUTO.SO I am guessing you shoot in M ?
Excellent advice - listen to him. I've had my Rebel XTi 7 years now and only used auto 1 time - when I first got it. Manual MAKES YOU take the photo the way YOU want it. Nikonian72 always give great advice.
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Nov 21, 2012 12:31:43 #
Penster wrote:
You mention Exif info. - is there a way to get this info. from the photo. If I right click on the photo I get general info. but I want to see the settings - does that have to come from the photographer.
If you're using Windows 7, just right click on the photo (as downloaded from the camera) and select PROPERTIES, then the "detail" tab -- it will show the EXIF data.
Nov 21, 2012 13:51:11 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Take your ISO selection off of auto! When you look at your Exif info, you will see that your grainy photos are high ISO. Select ISO 400 to start.
When you use A for Aperture priority, you should not select a small aperture (such as f/16 or f/22), rather use f/5.6 or similar, so your camera does not have to make such radical choices to make a decent exposure.
When you use A for Aperture priority, you should not select a small aperture (such as f/16 or f/22), rather use f/5.6 or similar, so your camera does not have to make such radical choices to make a decent exposure.
I agree. Without even looking at the EXIF info I see high ISO noise in the long hair of the older sister.
Personally I use ISO 200 outdoors in strong sun and ISO 400 for most everything else.
For portraits like you displayed here, a larger aperture like f/5.6 or even f/4 would be better for blurring backgrounds anyway.
Nov 21, 2012 22:41:30 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Developingbliss wrote:
95% of the time in Manual. Rarely in Aperture priority; almost never in Shutter priority, and absolutely NEVER in Full AUTO.SO I am guessing you shoot in M ?
Why do you "almost never shoot in shutter priority"? Would just like to know.
I usually shoot in shutter priority when shooting moving water and I haven't had any problems. tia.
Nov 22, 2012 01:22:11 #
Well your camera doesn't see it is just trying to compensate for for the lack of light. That is all it does is measure the light coming in. They call it Auto but if the camera could read your mind then there would be no need for us. :)
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Nov 22, 2012 10:21:22 #
JoboX wrote:
quote=UP-2-IT quote=JoboX quote=UP-2-IT quote=... (show quote)
I understand your problems, don't have the answer to them but as I said on my end using HDTV or viewing with my computer your shots are very good, see no problems with them. The only thing I can thinkof to make the viewing difference we are experiencing is that the color is balance on both my items here.
Sorry I can't be of more help, there are folks here way smarter and more experienced than myself. I'm sure you will get it figured out. GOOD LUCK.
Jan 4, 2013 18:58:27 #
JoboX wrote:
quote=UP-2-IT quote=Developingbliss So I cannot ... (show quote)
I'm not that savvy-- but I could see the grain on my 13" MacBook.
Jan 4, 2013 19:18:41 #
Developingbliss wrote:
You are great!! Such great info! Thanks for helping a girl out! I will go and play around a little with this! thanks soo much! I knew it was probably something to do with the ISO, but I was hoping my Auto was smart enough, I guess not! Nothing is as good as the human eye I guess! :)
The ISO WAS smart - it increased to make up for a very small aperture. I think Nikonian got you off in the right direction.
Jan 6, 2013 07:07:17 #
The EXIF shows ISO1600 which is pushing things a bit, although I am not familiar with the Nikon D5100. It also show f14 at 1/60 so your answer is that you could have got away with f4 or f5.6 and dropped the ISO at least a couple of stops.
If the light was low, and the camera has a pop up flash, then a little flick of light from the flash would have crisped things up and enhanced colour and contrast.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond5100
If the light was low, and the camera has a pop up flash, then a little flick of light from the flash would have crisped things up and enhanced colour and contrast.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond5100
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