How to lock shutter speed in M mode on my D5000

fvale

New member
Hi everyone,

New in the digital photography world so sorry if this will sound like a silly question.

I have been using my D5000 in M mode. I set up ISO, Aperture and shutter speed and shoot. After shooting ISO and Aperture stay the same but the shutter speed is automatically reset for a different speed than what I had before. Is this normal ? It's quite annoying to have to set the shutter speed back to what I had before every time I need to shoot again the same conditions.

Can someone help me out ?

Thanks!
 
If it is in manual mode then the settings won't change by themselves. I am not sure on the D5000 but check to see if it has Auto ISO and it is does then this could be changing your settings based on the light available..

Also check the manual for the camera for the proper way to set the camera

Nikon | Download center | D5000
 

fvale

New member
Thanks for the reply.

Auto ISO is off. I read the whole Manual and nothing should be wrong. I really wonder if the camera is broken...
 
I would make sure that you are not accidentally moving the shutter speed dial while you are shooting. I have done things like that in the past and it can be easy to do.

Also the camera is very old so it could be near the end of its life. How many clicks does it have on it? Take a photo and upload it directly on this site and it will tell you. https://www.camerashuttercount.com/
 
13763 clicks. I have no idea if that's a lot ;)

The age of the camera and tech is more of a problem. Try doing a Factory Reset and see if that might clear anything up.




Factory Reset: To restoring Nikon D5000 to its default settings, just hold down the [Information button] button and the [Information edit button] button together, until the control panel turns off briefly while the camera resets itself to the factory default settings.

nikon-d5000-reset.jpg
 

Bob Blaylock

Senior Member
13763 clicks. I have no idea if that's a lot ;)

That doesn't seem like a lot, for a camera that old.

I've only had my D3200 for about three years, now. It was a refurb when I got it, with about 2800 clicks on it. I just now checked, and the last picture I took last night was number 30905.
 
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