Is the D5100 video strictly automatic?

mike56

New member
I managed to borrow one to play with and I'm trying to wrap my head around the video mode. From what I can tell, video is strictly automatic, am I right? i.e. you can't set what you want for shutter, aperture, and ISO.

In manual mode I selected ISO 100 while shooting video in a dimly lit room. This should have given me dark images but the resulting video was well exposed.

On the T4i, in manual mode, I can dial my own settings for shutter, aperture, and ISO and the resulting video will be over, under, or properly exposed depending on what I dialed in.
 

§am

Senior Member
I vaguely remember reading something about having to set the apperture before starting to record on the D5100.
Check the manual - I know I saw it, when looking for something else in there
 
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