A good All around setting for a indoor night wedding (Page 3): Your built in flash will be good out to about 10'. Your old flash may not be compatible with your camera and, if not...

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Ynot wrote:

Thx so the built in flash is not suffice ? I do have a external one from a older camera will try ! thx

Your built in flash will be good out to about 10'. Your old flash may not be compatible with your camera and, if not, could cause damage. Without flash, you will struggle to get decent dim light photos unless you push the ISO to its max and deal with grainy pics. An option for available light would be to look for compositions in brighter areas and meter for that.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Ynot wrote:

Just received a new D5600 duel lens camera outfit A18-55 VRmm & 70-300 Lens for 60th BD and have always been Interested in photography, have a power shot SD . Nice little compact.. my question is being a newbie I want to use my new camera and would like to now what settings to use at this indoor event ? Thought this event would be a good start to using the camera! And will be bringing my pocket camera any advice would be greatly appreciate thx .

Aperture priority at f8, 1/250 shutter speed auto ISO would be my starting point.

Chan Garrett

Ynot wrote:

Not at all !! Wife cousin & They have a professional . Newbie here just thinking this would be good time to practice ! I’m sure there’s gonna be lotta people taking photos that would be able to help ,I don’t think it’s the right time to go around asking everybody what your camera set on LöL . Thx

Although a wedding might sound like a good place to practice with your own camera, it's not. The wedding is a (hopefully) "one time" event for the bride and groom. Leave the photography to the pro the bride and groom have chosen to hire for the event. If you must engage in your own photography, limit it to the reception only, and stay out of the pro's way. In that case, use a good flash and try setting at f8, 200 and ISO of 400.

Ynot

Thx much

Ynot

Thx much !

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

Curious as to why such a high shutter speed... to me you are killing a Stop right there for no reason...

LWW wrote:

Aperture priority at f8, 1/250 shutter speed auto ISO would be my starting point.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

ClarkG wrote:

A pocket camera or a “point and shoot” camera won’t cut it for a wedding or reception. Sorry! You’ll need a speed light (external flash). Just sayin’

I'm sure his Nikon DX D5600 DSLR will be his primary camera to use for the wedding. I travel with two cameras occassionaly . One DSLR, the other a pocket camera. Sometimes it is never used. While he is taking wedding photos, he can let a family member shoot the compact camera, for snapshots of people in attendance. Friends, couples, and kids. He will be too busy to shoot those types of photos.

Chan Garrett

Notorious T.O.D. wrote:

Curious as to why such a high shutter speed... to me you are killing a Stop right there for no reason...

Sorry. I now see you were responding to another post, but the question could also apply to my post.
I recommended a setting to use with flash.
the shutter speed I recommended will meet the flash sync requirement and the flash duration will be far faster than the shutter speed no matter what speed is used. A slower shutter speed will simply allow for more camera or subject movement to cause blurring. The camera will certainly be hand held. The flash should be set on auto and should provide the proper power to match the aperture.

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

Not sure that he can use flash. Not sure that his body even can sync that fast. I say 1/125 should be fast enough to stop wedding action in most cases. And it frees up a stop vs 1/250... Just sayin...

Chan Garrett wrote:

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Hip Coyote

IMO it is not the time for you to experiment with new equipment. At weddings, professional photographers will take great photos. You will not. You will, however, get in the way, be distracted, distract others, etc. I am pretty good photographer in my element, but at my son’s wedding I left the gear home. Go, enjoy, visit...BE in the moment. It is doubtful you will take any photo that will be better than the ones taken by the pros.

Chan Garrett

Notorious T.O.D. wrote:

Not sure that he can use flash. Not sure that his body even can sync that fast. I say 1/125 should be fast enough to stop wedding action in most cases. And it frees up a stop vs 1/250... Just sayin...

I do see your point. Shutter speed is relevant in two ways:
1. Do not set speed higher than camera sync speed. (Unless camera is capable of high speed sync.)
2. slower shutter speed will allow capture of more ambient light in room, but will not effect exposure of subject focused on. (That exposure is determined by light from flash which is much faster than shutter speed.)

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

No ambient light in most interior spaces a the 1/125, f/5.6 and ISO 200 unless the space is very bright. The OP can open up exposure from that starting with higher ISO, then balance larger aperture and reducing shutter speed as secondary if the body is not good at higher ISO. That’s my thinking assuming he can’t use flash.

Chan Garrett wrote:

I do see your point. Shutter speed is relevant in two ways:
1. Do not set speed higher than camera sync speed. (Unless camera is capable of high speed sync.)
2. slower shutter speed will allow capture of more ambient light in room, but will not effect exposure of subject focused on. (That exposure is determined by light from flash which is much faster than shutter speed.)

BlackRipleyDog

You are going to most likely be facing a whole host of issues for an inside night wedding. ISO and White Balance need to be carefully considered especially if you are only using the built-in flash on the camera or no flash at all. Consider a Nikon strobe like a used SB-800. It is part of Nikon's Creative Lighting System. At high ISO's, noise becomes more prevalent and depending on the mix of ambient light sources, WB will be hard to nail as you may need to dial back the Kelvin color temp toward 3000 if the room lighting is too warm.
That being said, since you are a guest just bringing your own gear, it would not be a bad time to get in some discrete practice. Just stay out of the hired photographer's way and let them own the venue.

Steve758

Ynot wrote:

Just received a new D5600 duel lens camera outfit A18-55 VRmm & 70-300 Lens for 60th BD and have always been Interested in photography, have a power shot SD . Nice little compact.. my question is being a newbie I want to use my new camera and would like to now what settings to use at this indoor event ? Thought this event would be a good start to using the camera! And will be bringing my pocket camera any advice would be greatly appreciate thx .

You've received some good and not so good advice so far in the reply posts.
The GOOD, leave your camera at home! Go, enjoy the wedding and relax, leave to the pro's that which they were hired for.

As for the rest; Do your homework! Know your equipment's capabilities (strengths and weaknesses).

On-board flash - DON'T USE IT!!! Its harsh, its direct, it makes an image look flat
White Balance - visit X-Rite.com (free videos about WB)
Shutter setting - Read your manual, know your sync speed or if you have HSS (high speed sync)
Aperture - Do some testing to understand DOF (depth of field) using your camera and lenses
ISO - Do your own testing. Cameras are assembled with components that have a tolerance. The only real way to know is for you to test your camera and lenses.
Image Format - RAW is the best. Some people don't like or want to do any type of post processing.
If you have post processing software take images in both jpg and RAW and see what can and can not be recovered.

Enjoy your new equipment, have fun and enjoy the voyage of discovery.

Bill P

Photographers make images. Cameras are just tools they use to record them. The key to successful photography is understanding the principles. Understanding the principles will lead you to appropriate gear.[/quote]

This is the most important piece af advice I've ever seen on this forum. Learn it. Understand it. You will then do well.I'm sorry, some of you will find this harsh, but I in no way do I meant so. Our society has become consumed with ways to make even the most basic advice filled with negativity. But here goes.

What you are attempting is like going to the airport and taking an hour lesson in a Cessna 150, and the next day walking into a 747 expecting to fly across the country. The pilot that does that in a 747 has many years of experience and hours on hours of practice to get there. You need to practice for this difficult task.