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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 516664" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>I suspect it is handheld camera shake. The last two seem better, but the first one says 44mm at 1/60 second. The old general rule of thumb to help hold camera shake says a<strong> shutter speed of 1/focal length</strong>, which would imply 1/44 second in that case. But it is a 1.5x cropped sensor, so the rule changes to x1.5 or 1/66 second. It says 1/60 (default minimum), but this is still borderline, considered a minimum, and still implies much conscious attention to hold the $#@# camera still. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>First one says ISO 2500 and "flash fired". Speedlight flashes help speed a lot, if at low ISO. </p><p></p><p> But Auto ISO meters for the ambient (newest models vary if with a hot shoe flash), and boosts ISO for the ambient, and the internal flash merely becomes fill level then. Plus the flash is white, but incandescent ambient is surely orange. Mixing the light is a big problem.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Faster shutter speed could help.</p><p>Careful "hold it steady" attention could help.</p><p>A tripod to hold the camera could help.</p><p></p><p>The most help of all would be, instead of high ISO and the tiny built in direct flash, to get a bigger speed light flash and use <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1d.html" target="_blank">bounce flash</a> at maybe only ISO 400 and f/5.6. Better lighting (gradient tones on faces instead of flat light), better ISO, better aperture, better WB color, and more motion stopping ability, etc. Better all around. Sufficient light is always a good thing.</p><p></p><p>In Auto mode, you have very little choice about anything. Auto ISO will be on.</p><p></p><p>Auto or P modes surely always set the lens wide open indoors, but you can always set aperture directly in A or M modes. M mode works really well with indoor flash. A mode indoors will always use the 1/60 default minimum shutter speed, but you can set it directly in M mode.</p><p></p><p>Speedlights are speedlights because their light is much faster than the shutter speed can be. IF it had been a hot shoe flash, then the recent D7200 would have limited Auto ISO to only 2 stops of increase with flash (only to ISO 400), and you would have been way ahead. But using Bounce flash too can add a tremendous amount of "better".</p><p></p><p>You would still need camera A or M mode to get aperture off of wide open indoors.</p><p></p><p>The flash need not be the most expensive model. The signature link below has reviews of these two, for $50 or $80 from Amazon:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GE4MNQA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00GE4MNQA&linkCode=as2&tag=16812-20&linkId=JVFIHMH3YBW5PP2Y" target="_blank">Amazon.com : Neewer VK750 II i-TTL Speedlite Flash with LCD Display for Nikon D7100 D7000 D5200 D5100 D5000 D3000 D3100 D300 D300S D700 D600 D90 D80 D70 D70S D60 D50 and All Other Nikon DSLR Cameras : On Camera Shoe Mount Flashes : Camera & Photo</a> </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006R6TUJI/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006R6TUJI&linkCode=as2&tag=16812-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com : Yongnuo YN-565EX ETTL Speedlite Flash for Nikon (Discontinued by Manufacturer) : On Camera Shoe Mount Flashes : Camera & Photo</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 516664, member: 12496"] I suspect it is handheld camera shake. The last two seem better, but the first one says 44mm at 1/60 second. The old general rule of thumb to help hold camera shake says a[B] shutter speed of 1/focal length[/B], which would imply 1/44 second in that case. But it is a 1.5x cropped sensor, so the rule changes to x1.5 or 1/66 second. It says 1/60 (default minimum), but this is still borderline, considered a minimum, and still implies much conscious attention to hold the $#@# camera still. :) First one says ISO 2500 and "flash fired". Speedlight flashes help speed a lot, if at low ISO. But Auto ISO meters for the ambient (newest models vary if with a hot shoe flash), and boosts ISO for the ambient, and the internal flash merely becomes fill level then. Plus the flash is white, but incandescent ambient is surely orange. Mixing the light is a big problem. Faster shutter speed could help. Careful "hold it steady" attention could help. A tripod to hold the camera could help. The most help of all would be, instead of high ISO and the tiny built in direct flash, to get a bigger speed light flash and use [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1d.html"]bounce flash[/URL] at maybe only ISO 400 and f/5.6. Better lighting (gradient tones on faces instead of flat light), better ISO, better aperture, better WB color, and more motion stopping ability, etc. Better all around. Sufficient light is always a good thing. In Auto mode, you have very little choice about anything. Auto ISO will be on. Auto or P modes surely always set the lens wide open indoors, but you can always set aperture directly in A or M modes. M mode works really well with indoor flash. A mode indoors will always use the 1/60 default minimum shutter speed, but you can set it directly in M mode. Speedlights are speedlights because their light is much faster than the shutter speed can be. IF it had been a hot shoe flash, then the recent D7200 would have limited Auto ISO to only 2 stops of increase with flash (only to ISO 400), and you would have been way ahead. But using Bounce flash too can add a tremendous amount of "better". You would still need camera A or M mode to get aperture off of wide open indoors. The flash need not be the most expensive model. The signature link below has reviews of these two, for $50 or $80 from Amazon: [URL="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GE4MNQA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00GE4MNQA&linkCode=as2&tag=16812-20&linkId=JVFIHMH3YBW5PP2Y"]Amazon.com : Neewer VK750 II i-TTL Speedlite Flash with LCD Display for Nikon D7100 D7000 D5200 D5100 D5000 D3000 D3100 D300 D300S D700 D600 D90 D80 D70 D70S D60 D50 and All Other Nikon DSLR Cameras : On Camera Shoe Mount Flashes : Camera & Photo[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006R6TUJI/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006R6TUJI&linkCode=as2&tag=16812-20"]Amazon.com : Yongnuo YN-565EX ETTL Speedlite Flash for Nikon (Discontinued by Manufacturer) : On Camera Shoe Mount Flashes : Camera & Photo[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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