Cannot figure out what I did
Jul 24, 2012 18:43:10 #
Using Nikon D3100, trying to learn different settings -
When I look through the viewfinder, it always says subject it too dark. Also, when I depress the button, it is slow. I've been going through the "Troubleshooting" guide, and I'm still at a loss.
Thanks, anyone, that can help.
When I look through the viewfinder, it always says subject it too dark. Also, when I depress the button, it is slow. I've been going through the "Troubleshooting" guide, and I'm still at a loss.
Thanks, anyone, that can help.
Jul 24, 2012 18:45:03 #
candle57 wrote:
You can try turning the ISO up to 400 or even 800, and you can also use the exposure compensation button if your camera has one. You can also try using Aperture Priority and use a larger aperture (smaller number) such as f/3.5 or even f/2.8 if the lens will do that.Using Nikon D3100, trying to learn different settings -
When I look through the viewfinder, it always says subject it too dark. Also, when I depress the button, it is slow. I've been going through the "Troubleshooting" guide, and I'm still at a loss.
Thanks, anyone, that can help.
When I look through the viewfinder, it always says subject it too dark. Also, when I depress the button, it is slow. I've been going through the "Troubleshooting" guide, and I'm still at a loss.
Thanks, anyone, that can help.
Jul 24, 2012 18:51:30 #
Buy the book Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. That will help a lot. Also on line Expert Photography has a wonderful tutorial about aperture, iso, and shutter speed. Very Very helpful. You can do this, I did.
Jul 24, 2012 18:52:38 #
Perhaps I'm saying this wrong. What is actually happening, is when I take a photo, I cannot see it on the screen immediately after I take it. It's black.
Sorry about that.
Thanks, again.
Sorry about that.
Thanks, again.
Jul 24, 2012 18:54:11 #
Jul 24, 2012 19:01:53 #
No, not yet. I've been playing around with manual, aperture, and shutter priority buttons, the command buttons. Trying to figure out what they all do. So somewhere in there, I messed up and getting frustrated to get back where I was.
On Manual cannot see any photo,
On Auto cannot see any photo, and the clicking of the buttons are really slow - when I depress to take the photo. A Long delay.
On Shutter priority it's slow also, and the screen is still black.
Just took a photo on P, shutter was slow but I can see a pic on the screen (finally).
Hope I'm not totally confusing you as much as I am confused lol
On Manual cannot see any photo,
On Auto cannot see any photo, and the clicking of the buttons are really slow - when I depress to take the photo. A Long delay.
On Shutter priority it's slow also, and the screen is still black.
Just took a photo on P, shutter was slow but I can see a pic on the screen (finally).
Hope I'm not totally confusing you as much as I am confused lol
Jul 24, 2012 19:14:01 #
You can try resetting the camera to factory defaults & start from there.
Jul 24, 2012 19:18:09 #
Sounds good. Now to figure that out. HAHA!
I'll give it a go.
Thank you.
I'll give it a go.
Thank you.
Jul 24, 2012 19:19:54 #
there are 2 green dots over 2 buttons on your nikon. turn camera on, press both simaltaneously camera will reset.
Jul 24, 2012 19:21:08 #
sinatraman wrote:
there are 2 green dots over 2 buttons on your nikon. turn camera on, press both simaltaneously camera will reset.
I never noticed this! Great tip, Sinatraman.
Jul 24, 2012 19:22:11 #
Jul 25, 2012 00:18:36 #
Try resetting to the factory default settings. The manual will tell you how to do that on the D3100.
You likely inadvertently set some option that is causing this.
On the D5100 you push two buttons on either side of the viewfinder at the same time.
You likely inadvertently set some option that is causing this.
On the D5100 you push two buttons on either side of the viewfinder at the same time.
candle57 wrote:
No, not yet. I've been playing around with manual,... (show quote)
Jul 25, 2012 03:30:37 #
RMM wrote:
You did remove the lens cap, right? Just asking, don't throw anything!
I wasn't the first one to make that mistake; if that is the problem, she wouldn't be the last.
Jul 25, 2012 03:31:52 #
tk wrote:
I never noticed this! Great tip, Sinatraman.
sinatraman wrote:
there are 2 green dots over 2 buttons on your nikon. turn camera on, press both simaltaneously camera will reset.
I never noticed this! Great tip, Sinatraman.
And what happened?
Jul 25, 2012 03:47:57 #
If you bought the camera from a camera store, do what I did in the beginning........I went in and asked the salesman (who was fantastic) what I did wrong.
I'm not kidding. I found it was easier to ask the camera store salesman (all the salesmen are experienced and/or professional photographers). I asked some pretty dumb questions when I first bought my dslr. Same with my tripod. I asked the salesaman to open it up and put my DSLR on it (before I bought it). I might be an artist, but I can be clueless when it comes to technology).
I'm not kidding. I found it was easier to ask the camera store salesman (all the salesmen are experienced and/or professional photographers). I asked some pretty dumb questions when I first bought my dslr. Same with my tripod. I asked the salesaman to open it up and put my DSLR on it (before I bought it). I might be an artist, but I can be clueless when it comes to technology).
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