I need examples from d3200 users

I just got the dslr3200 and it's my first real camera. I triedreading through the manual and watched some videos but cannot seem toget it, or I'm just impatient.

If possible, can someone show me pictures they've taken, i don'tcare of what, with this camera, and the exact settings they used on the camera? I cannotseem to find anything like that on YouTube or anything.



Thanks!

i bought the camera in oct , why dont you experiment in auto and then go from there , thats what i am doin , it really takes time (in my case to get good )

I suggest that you start at the beginning: READ THE MANUAL.

If you see someone shot a picture of a teapot at 1/100th second, f5.6, ISO 100, no flash. How would that help you?
Your lighting is likely to be completely different.

What you need to do is learn about the meter in your camera that shows when a correct exposure might be expected.
I say might be expected because a correct exposure is not always what the camera thinks it should be, snow as an example will need a different exposure to a sack of coal.

Basic photography is not beyond anyone who wants to put the time in to learn, just take it a step at a time.

Put your camera in Aperture Priority at F8 and let the camera choose the shutter speed and ISO...

There is no easy fix to learning photography...Read and learn one thing at a time...Aperture Priority....ISO....Shutter Priority...

first thing is forget the idiot mode ..thats auto ....now move on to P at least ....go to your menu and set the sharpeness to +6 and contrast to -1 then in auto iso set it to 100 to 6400 and minimun shutter to 1/30......If you intend to adjust on the computer then -1/2 stop and off you go ....
Now of course I dont know what I am talking about with ove 30,000 shots this year and the wife alway uses P .....

Marcel said:

I suggest that you start at the beginning: READ THE MANUAL.

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how about reading my question

pistnbroke said:

first thing is forget the idiot mode ..thats auto ....now move on to P at least ....go to your menu and set the sharpeness to +6 and contrast to -1 then in auto iso set it to 100 to 6400 and minimun shutter to 1/30......If you intend to adjust on the computer then -1/2 stop and off you go ....
Now of course I dont know what I am talking about with ove 30,000 shots this year and the wife alway uses P .....

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Great! thanks this will help. i her a lot of people say using raw is really good?

mike6623 said:

how about reading my question

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You said you tried to read the manual.

I'm not new to cameras but no pro either, but I read it through twice.
Dont throw the manual down and just rely on other people telling you how to do stuff that's in the manual.

This goes against someone else's advice but I will stick by it. First of all shoot in RAW=+ JPEG (Fine). It will help when you start to do some processing on your pics in a program like Photoshop, Lightroom, Photoshop Essentials, and many if not all others. I won't go into it too much right now but soon enough it will become essential. Now there is no substitute for reading the Manual, which can be quite dry. You can pick up a book like this : Amazon.com: magic lantern guides d3200: Books It covers everything in the manual but with more detail and easier reading and comprehension. I also think that you should take a shot in Scene mode (or Programmed mode) and when you preview it all the settings used will be listed. You can then use those setting in Manual mode (that is your ultimate goal). This will give you a feel for what does what. White balance is important so read the Manual or from the book I suggested to understand what that does. Most of all is have fun!

Two things I think you should do -

1st thing you should do is charge up your battery and go outside and shoot a few hundred shots under different light conditions doing them all in P mode. Come home and compare the photos to the histogram you see on the back of your camera. Discover for yourself what the histogram looks like for the well exposed images and what a histogram looks like for a poorly exposed image. Then when you're in the field you'll be able to quickly scan your histogram and determine if you're under or over exposing your images.

2nd thing you should go to Amazon and order several books on photography. I would start with this book Amazon.com: Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera (9780817439392): Bryan Peterson: Books , I think this book will answer the bulk of your questions.

or I'm just impatient.

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Therein lies the problem. Reading a camera manual is different from reading a novel. If you really want to learn about photography, google "exposure triangle" --deals with iso setting, aperture and shutter speed.

Then sit with your camera AND the manual, and start taking sample shots with different settings (exposure triangle) and compare how each photo changes when you change one of the settings.

Learning something takes a little bit of time and effort.

One thing I just thought of is to make sure you are reading the Manual that comes on the CD you got with the camera. It is much more complete than the pre-printed one.

mike6623 said:

I just got the dslr3200 and it's my first real camera. I triedreading through the manual and watched some videos but cannot seem toget it, or I'm just impatient.

If possible, can someone show me pictures they've taken, i don'tcare of what, with this camera, and the exact settings they used on the camera? I cannotseem to find anything like that on YouTube or anything.



Thanks!

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Like John stated someone else's settings will be of no use to you, you need to learn some basic photography. Look for a local camera club, folk's are always willing help. Also, many community colleges offer basic photography courses. There are lots of on line help sites including videos on youtube but if you don't know the difference between an f stop and shutter speed you may find yourself lost.

mike6623 said:

I just got the dslr3200 and it's my first real camera. I triedreading through the manual and watched some videos but cannot seem toget it, or I'm just impatient.

If possible, can someone show me pictures they've taken, i don'tcare of what, with this camera, and the exact settings they used on the camera? I cannotseem to find anything like that on YouTube or anything.
Thanks!

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Some say a picture tells a thousand words. Congrats on your camera. I can see why most are too impatient to read the owner's manual but that will also eliminate any confusion in the long run and it will allow you to use your camera to its optimal performance. At some point, this will be expected from you.

With that said, let me direct you to a quick beginner's lesson that I created before. It might help you out get started and understand the basics of photography. I hope it can help out a bit.

http://nikonites.com/blogs/gqtuazon...mentals-how-aperture-affects-your-images.html

Split the rest of this discussion to here: http://nikonites.com/learning-photography/12138-shooting-raw-waste-time.html

I bought the book "D3200 for dummies" (the usual line of yellow dummies books) and found it pretty good. It was cheap and full of good info. Might be a good read for you!

I've had a D3200 for a quite a while now, I started on a D3100. I did a lot of reading, mainly on the basics of photography such as previously mentioned the exposure triangle, and how to operate my camera. After an initial try out in auto, I went to A and S mode, mainly Aperture for the type of shots I prefer. Now and for the last few months I try to alwys shoot in manual mode, this costs me more waste shots (more to think about, more mistakes initialy), but I am learning more about the mechanics of getting a good shot and the practice help you look at a scene and start estimating your settings before you shoot. I also have to take more time over a shot, so instead of point and shoot you look at both the settings and the scene in more detail. it can be a frustrating way to work as often things just do not work out, always my fault, wrong settings through rushing usually, but when you do get a good shot it is how you envisaged and it does give you a buzz. I shoot in A or S when I dont have the time to set things up such as photographing the cats (most unco-operative models, worse than the kids, they'll model for McDonalds!).
I also shoot exclusivly in RAW and use Lightroom 4 for nearly all my post shoot processing. I have Elements as well but never seem to find the time to use it, and I am still learning the power of Lightroom, the Adobe videos are a good starting point, I also have the complete Adobe course that I bough that I am going through.
If you want to look at some photos taken with a D3200, my Flickr link is almost exclusivly D3200 shots.
Most of all, have fun and enjoy it, even when shots go wrong, look at the data and work out what went wrong, then the next time you are shooting a similar scene, you will be more likely to get it right.
Over the past year or so I have gone from shooting 50-200 shots, to shooting 10-30, but spend more time planning, and instead of 200 mediocre shots, I will get 3-10 shots that I ma happy with to process further, and from these will probably reject another 50%, saving only the best permanantly.

Thats the great thing about photography everyone does what they want and gets enjoyment there own way .. going to manual is the opposite of my philosophy because I dont have the time to shoot and chimp ..
But on holiday I go into reverse and take the Nikon EM ..I love the self timer and it only cost $14

pistnbroke said:

first thing is forget the idiot mode ..thats auto ....now move on to P at least ....go to your menu and set the sharpeness to +6 and contrast to -1 then in auto iso set it to 100 to 6400 and minimun shutter to 1/30......If you intend to adjust on the computer then -1/2 stop and off you go ....
Now of course I dont know what I am talking about with ove 30,000 shots this year and the wife alway uses P .....

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Under what conditions do you use these settings? Is this a general setting for all situations?
HT