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| Posted: Mon Nov 6th, 2017 12:19 |
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Eric
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Adco wrote:Anyway, I spoke to the local Nikon agents who suggested I try the "P" mode. Apparently, in Auto mode, the camera will select what it thinks is the best settings and that includes the focus points! Not good for me. I'll give it another bash and see what happens. That's exactly what I was eluding to in my post. Auto is just TOO auto including focus behaviour. I never want my camera to decide on what IT thinks should be in focus! Switching to Program lets YOU decide WHERE to focus ....the camera chooses the exposure settings (which it's quite good at). The only thing to be wary of in this P mode is that the camera doesn't know if the subject is moving ....or how fast. So if you have a moving subject the camera may not select a fast enough shutter speed to freeze the movement. That's when Shutter mode comes in. YOU select a fast shutter speed that will freeze the action....the camera makes changes to the aperture and ISO to get the right exposure again.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 6th, 2017 12:51 |
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Adco
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Eric wrote:Adco wrote: Thanks for that. Imagine if all the worlds problems could be solved so easily.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 6th, 2017 14:34 |
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Eric
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Adco wrote:Eric wrote: They could! If they let us photographers make all the decisions. 
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| Posted: Tue Nov 7th, 2017 05:34 |
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Adco
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So, this morning I took a few shots in the garden with the camera on "P" mode. On viewing on my PC I noticed that the focus was improved but the pictures looked pixelated as if I was using a low res camera. I could be an exposure issue but I'm not sure. Oh, the moving focus point issue didn't arise so maybe that has been resolved. Seems like auto mode does it's own thing and "P" mode stays where you set it.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 7th, 2017 06:36 |
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Robert
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With the D3100-D3400 the Auto mode does just what it says. It's fully automatic. For most of the time, for me, that's fine - wonderful even. Nikon's fully auto mode usually produces excellent images. On the rare occasions I need something more, I find these cameras extremely frustrating. Almost all settings have to be made through the menu system, with which I am far from familiar. With my D200's, D300S and D3 I can access all the vital exposure controls without resorting to the menu hierarchy. BUT that comes at a cost. The D3xxx range is an interchangeable lens body aimed at people who prefer to be insulated from the technical aspects of photography. I bought mine so I could photograph at reasonable quality in my workshop/garage to document car building without exposing my more expensive cameras to the rigours of grinding and welding with no worries. It has also doubled as a 'family' camera so my son can get into photography without having to understand the technical side, which sends him to sleep! LOL He still managed to get soil or something into the pentaprism, which together with some bashing, seems to have killed the AF. You may consider getting something like a D200 or D300 both of which produce excellent images and are perfect for photographing bugs, these days they can be had for really cheap prices and represent a cost effective entry to photography where you have control. Close up photography benefits from manual settings, you need to manually control the aperture and focus particularly, that's key to maximising depth of focus and controlling sharpness.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 7th, 2017 08:31 |
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jk
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Adco wrote:So, this morning I took a few shots in the garden with the camera on "P" mode. On viewing on my PC I noticed that the focus was improved but the pictures looked pixelated as if I was using a low res camera. I could be an exposure issue but I'm not sure. Factory Reset will change the JPG size to BASIC (tiny), you need to change to Fine (large size jpgs).
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| Posted: Tue Nov 7th, 2017 09:46 |
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highlander
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jk wrote:Adco wrote: Definitely check your image size. I have never worked out why the default it always the last one most people would ever use.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 7th, 2017 11:32 |
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Eric
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As my friends above have said...you need to check the setting for photo quality and ensure it on Fine JPEG. You also need to make sure the Image size is Large. These two settings will ensure maximum quality photographs. It's also worthwhile going through ALL the camera setting to make sure there aren't some other residual AUTO peculiarities. White Balance and ISO can stay on auto....for now.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 7th, 2017 11:56 |
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Adco
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Eric wrote:As my friends above have said...you need to check the setting for photo quality and ensure it on Fine JPEG.Good advice. I have gone through all the settings and it seems that they are all fine. Max resolution and picture size. I'll put up some pics in the gallery section when I get a chance.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 7th, 2017 11:58 |
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Adco
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I need a bit of help creating an album for the gallery. I get the message that I'm not allowed to create a new album.
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