Newbie, unable to set ISO sensitivity

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emerald

New member
The AUTO setting is grayed out.

I presume I altered something else that has caused this - It's usually my fault :moody:

Help
 
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Dave_W

The Dude
You need to switch your camera out of "auto" mode and use something like "P" or "A". While in "auto" the ISO is already in auto mode.
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
Well first off Welcome to the forum

If you fill out your profile we can better answer any questions that you might have.
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Thanks

The manual is the first place to go to find out what is going on. What has probably happened is that you have it in AUTO mode. Switch it to Program and the ISO setting will be active again. AUTO should not be your first choice in shooting modes. IF you want the camera to choose setting for you then Program is a better choice.
 
SkvLTD

SkvLTD

Senior Member
Through the menu, set your shortcut button (under flash one on the left side) to be the ISO control. Makes everything much easier later on.
 
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emerald

New member
Thanks for the prompt responses, it's appreciated. Unfortunately, I still cannot set 'AUTO' in the ISO sensitivity settings. (and to confirm - I am in 'P' mode)
 
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Fred Kingston_RIP

Fred Kingston_RIP

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A more important ISO topic to consider is the way that the camera handles ISO adjustment when you enable Auto ISO:
  • Auto ISO in the fully automatic exposure modes: In Auto, Auto Flash Off, andScene modes, the camera selects the ISO for you, but doesn't go up any higher than ISO 1600.
  • Auto ISO in P, S, A, and M modes: Auto ISO doesn’t appear on the ISO settings list, but you can enable Auto ISO as sort of a safety net. Here’s how it works: You dial in a specific ISO setting. If the camera decides that it can’t properly expose the image at that ISO given your current aperture and shutter speed, it automatically adjusts ISO as necessary.
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You might want to reset the Shooting Menu Options by using the reset option... As you can see from the manual, the setting of AUTO is only available in the 3 modes, and is NOT available in the selective modes...
 
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emerald

New member
Auto ISO in P, S, A, and M modes: Auto ISO doesn’t appear on the ISO settings list, but you can enable Auto ISO as sort of a safety net. Here’s how it works: You dial in a specific ISO setting. If the camera decides that it can’t properly expose the image at that ISO given your current aperture and shutter speed, it automatically adjusts ISO as necessary.
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Thanks. That explains it.
As you can see from the manual, the setting of AUTO is only available in the 3 modes, and is NOT available in the selective modes...
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Must remember this.
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
Took some research and playing with my D5100 But the only time it gets set to AUTO is when it is in one of the SCENE modes and then it gets set to AUTO Automatically.

Other modes you set the min / max and auto in the secondary position and go from there.
 
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