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Nikon D3100 First time using/Need help with settings
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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 210079" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>One hour crash course....</p><p></p><p>Read this:</p><p><a href="http://www.exposureguide.com/exposure.htm" target="_blank">Exposure | Understanding Exposure - ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed Explained</a></p><p></p><p>Watch this:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8T94sdiNjc" target="_blank">Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, & Light Explained-Understanding Exposure & Camera Settings - YouTube</a></p><p></p><p>Then read through your manual again, it will make more sense once you understand exposure.</p><p></p><p>Basically you want a shutter speed fast enough so that you don't get any camera shake. If you have plenty of light, that won't be a problem. Then you want a high enough f stop for good depth of field. Again, good light will get you there. P mode may work for you especially with plenty of light. There are different ways to get to the same result, so asking for settings might end up being confusing. One might shoot this in P mode, another in shutter priority, and someone else may go for aperture priority. All come to the same end, but you have to understand exposure so you can make these settings work for your situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 210079, member: 4923"] One hour crash course.... Read this: [URL="http://www.exposureguide.com/exposure.htm"]Exposure | Understanding Exposure - ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed Explained[/URL] Watch this: [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8T94sdiNjc"]Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, & Light Explained-Understanding Exposure & Camera Settings - YouTube[/URL] Then read through your manual again, it will make more sense once you understand exposure. Basically you want a shutter speed fast enough so that you don't get any camera shake. If you have plenty of light, that won't be a problem. Then you want a high enough f stop for good depth of field. Again, good light will get you there. P mode may work for you especially with plenty of light. There are different ways to get to the same result, so asking for settings might end up being confusing. One might shoot this in P mode, another in shutter priority, and someone else may go for aperture priority. All come to the same end, but you have to understand exposure so you can make these settings work for your situation. [/QUOTE]
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