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D3100
Low-light Image Problems
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<blockquote data-quote="Zeke_M" data-source="post: 591655" data-attributes="member: 41439"><p>I have a D3100 and the 55-300 lens.</p><p>I would drop the shutter speed to 1/500. That would allow a drop in ISO. I never used my D3100 above 6400 ISO.</p><p>Auto WB doesn't always work in badly lit gyms with florescent lighting. You need a WB card to figure proper white balance or fiddle with the WB settings until you find one you like.</p><p> A high powered flash would help immensely if's allowed. The shadows are a direct result of the bad lighting in the gym.</p><p></p><p>Now for the hard part. It ain't the camera. The 55-300mm and it's variable aperture isn't a indoor sports lens.</p><p>It's a slow focusing outdoor lens better at subjects that don't move much.</p><p>You need to look at shooting with one of the f1.8 prime lenses or at the minimum a f4 zoom lens.</p><p></p><p>Oh! Welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zeke_M, post: 591655, member: 41439"] I have a D3100 and the 55-300 lens. I would drop the shutter speed to 1/500. That would allow a drop in ISO. I never used my D3100 above 6400 ISO. Auto WB doesn't always work in badly lit gyms with florescent lighting. You need a WB card to figure proper white balance or fiddle with the WB settings until you find one you like. A high powered flash would help immensely if's allowed. The shadows are a direct result of the bad lighting in the gym. Now for the hard part. It ain't the camera. The 55-300mm and it's variable aperture isn't a indoor sports lens. It's a slow focusing outdoor lens better at subjects that don't move much. You need to look at shooting with one of the f1.8 prime lenses or at the minimum a f4 zoom lens. Oh! Welcome! [/QUOTE]
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