Settings under M Mode

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gnalk

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Hi there,

I have recently purchased a Nikon D3100 and was fiddling with it. I would like to understand if its possible to adjust the ISO and White Balance settings can be adjusted under the the Manual mode. It seems like by default in the Viewfinder this is set as AUTO and in the Shooting Mode when i tried to change this, an error message saying "This option is not available with current settings".

Have i messed up some button or some function on my camera or is this normal? From my read on other websites, under M mode everything should be manual and adjustable...

Thanks in advance,
King
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
gnalk said:
Hi there,

I have recently purchased a Nikon D3100 and was fiddling with it. I would like to understand if its possible to adjust the ISO and White Balance settings can be adjusted under the the Manual mode. It seems like by default in the Viewfinder this is set as AUTO and in the Shooting Mode when i tried to change this, an error message saying "This option is not available with current settings".

Have i messed up some button or some function on my camera or is this normal? From my read on other websites, under M mode everything should be manual and adjustable...

Thanks in advance,
King
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You should absolutely be able to set your White Balance and ISO when in Manual mode. You ARE setting the Mode dial to "M", correct?

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gnalk

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Hi Paul,

Yes that is correct. Dial mode is selected to M and as i described above, the modes for these two functions are AUTO with no option to change it.
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
gnalk said:
Under A, S and P, i can only adjust ISO but not WB.
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Okay, that's weird. I can't figure out how you could have done anything to the camera to lock yourself out of being able to adjust those settings, but as a last resort I'm going to suggest you do a factory reset. This will return all the settings back to their default. If this doesn't solve the problem, I'm inclined to think there's something wrong with your camera.

To do a reset, press the Menu button, select the Shooting Menu and scroll through the options until "Reset Shooting Options" is highlighted, press "OK".
Highlight "Yes" and press "OK" again.

Repeat this procedure in the Setup menu.

Good luck!
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gnalk

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Nope this is for both in the Shooting Menu and the normal Information Edit menu.

In the Shooting Menu, this is where the error message as described in my first post shows up.
In the Info Edit menu, this is just greyed out and when I try to scroll down to the WB/ISO, the options will skip right past them (under M mode)
 
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gnalk

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Horoscope Fish said:
Okay, that's weird. I can't figure out how you could have done anything to the camera to lock yourself out of being able to adjust those settings, but as a last resort I'm going to suggest you do a factory reset. This will return all the settings back to their default. If this doesn't solve the problem, I'm inclined to think there's something wrong with your camera.

To do a reset, press the Menu button, select the Shooting Menu and scroll through the options until "Reset Shooting Options" is highlighted, press "OK".
Highlight "Yes" and press "OK" again.

Repeat this procedure in the Setup menu.

Good luck!
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Unfortunately performing both rests still doesn't seem to work.. if any kind soul can enlighten me it would be much appreciated.
 
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Blacktop

Senior Member
gnalk said:
Nope this is for both in the Shooting Menu and the normal Information Edit menu.

In the Shooting Menu, this is where the error message as described in my first post shows up.
In the Info Edit menu, this is just greyed out and when I try to scroll down to the WB/ISO, the options will skip right past them (under M mode)
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This should not be happening. I would do as Mr.Fish has suggested and do a reset. Hopefully this will fix things.
 
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Eyelight

Senior Member
Horoscope Fish said:
I did ask if the camera is in fact in "M"anual mode but was assuming the OP knows the "M" needs to be aligned with the white indicator...
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I did note you had asked.

I would also check the mode dial by turning it a click or two and back. Take a photo and examine the EXIF to see if the camera agrees with the mode dial.
 
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