D5100 Help needed

joecap

Senior Member
My son has a D5100, when taking photo's in A or S mode the photos are Black..
In P and Auto they are perfect .
any ideas on whats causing this ?
Thanks
 

mikew_RIP

Senior Member
My first thought is user error due to the auto modes being correct,i would like to know the Exif details for one of the black images, perhaps if he googles the exposure triangle.
 

Dangerspouse

Senior Member
My son has a D5100, when taking photo's in A or S mode the photos are Black..
In P and Auto they are perfect .
any ideas on whats causing this ?
Thanks

I have to agree with Mike. It sounds like he's not getting his exposure settings correct in those semi-manual modes. When he flips to full auto or P, the camera gets it right. Do check that exif data and see what you think.
 

joecap

Senior Member
You both were right. Plus I'm an ass for not checking it out first.. His A & S setting were wrong.. He wasn't setting them correctly. Thanks again
 

Dangerspouse

Senior Member
You both were right. Plus I'm an ass for not checking it out first.. His A & S setting were wrong.. He wasn't setting them correctly. Thanks again

Glad it wasn't anything mechanical. And you're not an ass - we all overthink sometimes and overlook the obvious :)
 

Dawg Pics

Senior Member
We have experienced people on here who have a problem and turns out is was jut a setting they forgot to change back. Happens to everybody.
Get him to join us here on the forum. We are kid-friendly.
 
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