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Nikon D5100 Experience
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where the lighting may change dramatically without you realizing it or responding fast enough.
But if you want complete control of your settings and exposures, you will need to turn this Off.
If you do set Auto ISO Sensitivity Control to be On (see Figure 7), then you also set the
Maximum Sensitivity or maximum ISO that the camera will use in these situations. I suggest you
set it no higher than 3200 or perhaps 6400 if you are willing to accept the digital noise of photos
at that high an ISO. You also set the Minimum Shutter Speed that you would like the camera to
automatically use in these situations. I suggest you set it at the slowest shutter speed you can
possibly hand-hold and still potentially get an image without blur, typically 1/30. The camera
may still go below this shutter speed if it cannot obtain proper exposure at the maximum ISO
that you set.
Release Mode
This is to set how many photos are taken, or the function that occurs, when the Shutter-Release
Button is pressed and held. Single Frame will take one photograph, Continuous will continue to
take up to four frames per second if the Shutter-Release Button is held down, etc. Release
Modes are discussed in detail below. Note that it is easier to change this setting with the i
Button and Information Display.
Multiple Exposure
This allows you to create a multiple exposure shot, with two or three exposures superimposed in
one image. Select the Number of shots and turn the Auto gain On unless you are working with a
dark background.
Movie Settings
Use this to set various movie options. For Movie Quality and frame rate settings see the Video –
An Introduction section later in the text. Use Microphone to turn on or off the internal (or an
optional external) microphone and to adjust its sensitivity.
Interval Timer Shooting
This is used to take a series of photographs at specific time intervals. This is much more than
taking a couple shots in a row with the Self-timer and is designed to take a longer series of shots
over several minutes or hours. This is useful for making a time-lapse series of photos. Choose
your starting time, the interval between shots, the number of intervals which is the total number
of shots to be taken, and then select On to begin shooting. Be sure to remove the rubber eyecup
on the viewfinder and cover it with the eyepiece cap to prevent stray light from entering the
camera and affecting the exposure.