Hello all, my question is this, I'm new to this type of camera scene so don't know much other than what I see online and such. To cut to the point what settings should I set the camera to get some really great looking shots of the G? Or do I just take a decent clear pic and then need to play with it on photoshop to get that really pro look to it? I'm open to try different settings out as far as iso sensitivity, white balance, aperture, shutter,etc. I'm a noob at the moment!!! Thanx in advance.

 

I would suggest taking pictures in Aperture mode first before doing it in full manual.

ISO, EV, F.Stop, White Balance, Metering mode.. that's about it.. then when you get better you can play with the Shutter speed

I am also an amateur and I mostly take in Aperture mode

 

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Take auto photos first and adjust from there.
But basically for daylight ISO100 setting. for mornings you can bump it up but not too much.

shutter speed, the lower it is the more blurry it is so 1/125 , 1/100 and lower will be blurry if there is camera shake or subject shake. It will let more light in though. it's good for rolling shots, but you have to be steady. Have the setting faster than this and you can get clear shots of fast moving subjects, but it reduces the light output.

Fstop. The lower it is number wise, the more blurred the outer focus area (background) is. The higher it is, then everything is in focus (ie. subject and the background). Changing this also affects lighting.

 

Cool, thanx.

 

I shoot my 3100 in auto/ no flash mode and aperture priority modes...but its really about the lens,wider the better for cars...you'll be shooting mostly at 18mm with the kit lens,unless you bought different lens... also I'd suggest setting the camera in vivid mode in the shooting menu....It's a great camera,have fun.....

 

you'll learn by just playing around with it. i'd say start in manual. play with the iso settings, see and understand what higher iso levels do for your image. play around with the f stop and shutter speed. aperature priority mode controls depth of field. just remember when the len's completely open (per your lens aperature ie f2.8), your depth of field is shallow. higher f stop values give you more depth; you need more light aka a longer shutter speed to allow in more light. have fun!

 

note: for rolling shots typically (TYPICALLY) it's 1/the speed of your subject. i've never really tested it out to confirm, but it's what i've read around. don't quote me on that though

what kind of lens are you using?

 

I went back and returned it yesterday and upgraded to the D5100, higher MP and better FPS for video. Will report back soon.

 

I think the d5100 comes with the 18mm-200mm lens, which is the one I want to get.... you should change your user name to money-bags.... :-)

 

^^ lol!!

 

Im rollin with my Nikon D70.....and am an amateur as well. Any Nikon guru's around here?