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<blockquote data-quote="fotojack" data-source="post: 394081" data-attributes="member: 16">Re: D3300 shooting in &quot;S&quot; mode, pictures all black &quot;subject is too dark&quot;Nola...your camera came with an Owners Manual, right? A lot of the information you seek is in there. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Here's a tip: if you're shooting anything that's static (not moving), set camera to Aperture.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; if you're shooting anything that moves, set camera to Shutter. DSLR cameras operate on the triangle principal of Shutter speed, aperture openings (f stops) and ISO (sensitivity to light). they all work in concert to produce a correct exposure. In the Auto modes (A, S, and P), if one is selected, the others will be automatically set. In Manual Mode, YOU make all the settings. It's all in your manual. Read through it at your leisure and it will become clearer as you progress. Learning it all won't happen overnight. There's a learning curve to this, so take your time, read, learn and practice. Oh...and have fun doing it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />If you get stuck at any point along the way about something that isn't in the Manual, you have but to ask, and we will be more than happy to help you out.Enjoy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="fotojack, post: 394081, member: 16"] [b]Re: D3300 shooting in "S" mode, pictures all black "subject is too dark"[/b] Nola...your camera came with an Owners Manual, right? A lot of the information you seek is in there. :) Here's a tip: if you're shooting anything that's static (not moving), set camera to Aperture. if you're shooting anything that moves, set camera to Shutter. DSLR cameras operate on the triangle principal of Shutter speed, aperture openings (f stops) and ISO (sensitivity to light). they all work in concert to produce a correct exposure. In the Auto modes (A, S, and P), if one is selected, the others will be automatically set. In Manual Mode, YOU make all the settings. It's all in your manual. Read through it at your leisure and it will become clearer as you progress. Learning it all won't happen overnight. There's a learning curve to this, so take your time, read, learn and practice. Oh...and have fun doing it. :) If you get stuck at any point along the way about something that isn't in the Manual, you have but to ask, and we will be more than happy to help you out. Enjoy. :) [/QUOTE]

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