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Andybtsn

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

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Hi guys,

I've just bought a Nikon 5100, I'm an photography noob tbh but I'm willing to learn. There are plenty of features so I need too!

Anyway, one thing that I don't understand, I thought acquiring this snazzy camera I could stick it on Auto and take some snap shots of my little one (daughter :p) but by the time I have pressed the shutter button whilst said little one is smiling at me I have a picture of the back of her head!

I take it's the shutter speed that's incorrect?

Help me :)

Andy
 
Thanks for the replies. Daughter has gone to bed now so don't have any moving targets to test it on!

Can shutter priority be called something else? I can't find a setting. Sorry for being noobish. :o
 
Considering the replies I am starting to feel like the customers I speak to at work :D

I press the button slightly to achieve the focus lock (turns green) and then fully press.

I'm a bit miffed that Auto just doesn't get me the quick shutter results I want tbh.
 
Well after watching various videos last night I think I was expecting too much in low light conditions (indoors). Ill try some shots tonight in the garden.
 
Well after playing about with the camera in the garden tonight I'm still unhappy with the results, yes I can tell the quality difference coming from my last camera but still the lack of shutter speed is really grating on me.

Kids smiling at you are pretty rare at times so when I get the chance to snap a shot there is still a second delay, am I expecting too much? Normally professional shots are pretty much immediate to what you see in the viewfinder to when you press the shutter release.

I have read up on various things but I'm sure what I'm wanting I could achieve from just the auto setting. I have been using Shutter and Aperture priority settings and making sure the shutter speed is extremely quick.
 
Well I'd be focused on the target, she'd smile, I'd take the shot only for the picture to come out showing the side of her head or something similar.

Raymond, didn't try P, only auto, S and A, I was getting disheartened with the whole thing!

I'll play around more tomorrow in the daytime to see if I can figure out if I'm doing something obviously wrong.
 
Well for example these two pictures, she was looking at me smiling, I press the button, the camera makes the shutter sound and the picture then comes out like below:





This is a good one working but very rare!

 
Here you go. Huge pics..

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You maybe right. I only just make sure the focus is highlighted green then take the shot. Maybe it is focus related, no idea what to amend though. I appreciate the help people are trying to give.
 
I must admit I was messing around with settings so I didn't expect them to be correct.

Funnily enough the following cropped up when I was googling. Basically the exact problem I have.

I got a new D5100 with 35mm 1.8, the 15-110mm (cant remember exactly). I tried to take some photos of my 4 yr old nephew but its really difficult to take photos of kids. He's always running around, and even when he's sitting in one place, his head or body moves around. It also seems my D5100 is slow to auto-focus. Seems like I press shutter half way to focus, takes a bit of time. Then even after I fully press the shutter, it seems to take awhile before it then auto-displays the photo for review. Is the D5100 particularly slow in terms of auto-focus and/or shutter? Any tips, get a different lens, use it a different way, or get a better camera? Thanks.
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