I have had my D3100 for two now and honestly this tutorial is fantastic. It helped me to really understand how it works and not to feel too guilty about using Auto sometimes. I'll probably watch it a few times later and certainly recommend it to photographer friends. Thank you for taking the trouble to putting this on UA-cam!
Recently bought a D3100 and have been learning for about 3 months now. This is the best video I have found on simple instruction to Manual mode, along with Shutter, Aperture, and Program. There is a reason many beginners find Manual mode intimidating, and thats because many instructional videos over-complicate it. Great video!
These videos are so helpful thank you! I'm ashamed to say that I've had my D31000 for years now and could never get the hang of it. I tried lots of UA-cam videos but found they all explained things so slowly and technically that I'd just switch off. It's nice to see one that understands what I want as a beginner and can explain it in the right language :)
my uncle passed away few years ago and he left this camera. his wife doesn't know / don't want to use it and give it to my family. no one want to learn really how to use it. so it sit on the shelf collecting dust. now i'm trying to learn this camera (never use dslr before) and thank you for making this tutorial.
I have been shooting in auto mode for a few years and I have just accepted what I got from the camera. This makes me excited to figure out what this new knowledge will do for me
I've had my d3100 for a good few years and have only ever used it on auto. Despite using analogue cameras regularly, I thought it seemed very complicated to use my DSLR in manual mode. Thanks so much for this tutorial, its so much easier than I anticipated. The video is v clear and helpful and cuts out unnecessary jargon.
I have had this camera for 4 or 5 years and been afraid to use it. I hate manuals! Thanks so much for helping me get out there and use it. Very understandable and helpful!
Before i saw this video, I used to always use Auto mode on my D3100, but after you tutorial, I am more than confident to use Manual mode now! I never would have known what that scale was for if I never saw this video and now you taught me how to use the scale for Manual mode! Superb tutorial, precise and to the point! Thank you! :D
Having just played around with my camera for 5 minutes I'd like to add to my last comment - Really helpful, you have really helped me understand something that had caused dome head scratching. Many thanks, please keep posting!
Thanks very much I along time ago in the days of film i used to have a Olympus om10 i got some really good pics, I have just bought this cam, and to be honest got lost with it watching your vids are so much easier to take in than many on you tube, Thanks fella
Must be a rubbish professor then! I get so many comments from people saying their teachers are no good, its not a good thing that the education system around the world is so bad!
This was great! I've had my camera for 2 years now, but there were no available camera courses near me. I started with a Pentax K1000, I love manual photography! So that you for helping me to learn the world of digital shooting, using manual!
I bought this camera 2 days ago and believe me M mode was so confusing for me. The guide book is bigger than most of my college books. I found this video very useful and surely there will be some good snaps in camera today!!!
Thank you so much... Another great Video ! - Your step by step demonstrations for people unfamiliar with the complexities of the NIKON D3100 are very helpful... The modern DSLRs are so complex!
This was so helpful! I felt so stuck because I couldn’t figure out how to switch some of these controls & now I feel like I can actually go and try them out!
Very good, easy to understand. You're about the 4th teacher I've watched, and you made it easy to understand. Everyone else was way above me ed, as a beginner. Thanks muchly.
Thanks very much for explaining this - I was confused by P mode which I now know not to bother with and it would have taken me ages to fathom how to use M mode. You made it very easy to understand.
Tom, you saved my life! coursework due in tomorrow and was unsure why my camera was not changing the AP... found your video and it now works perfectly, thankyou.
Thank you for posting such informative videos specific to the Nikon D3100, Tom ... I have saved to watch and review again and again. Greatly appreciate all you efforts, awesome videos!
@Photoix Thank you very much sir. I've applied your techniques just today at the mall and I was able to pretty much get creative photos with my wife. If its not too much with you, I would be asking questions from time to time here.... thanks again.....
If this is true that would be awesome. I saw a reviewer making a whole video about him telling that he bought the camera and then afterward there was no manual exposure. I`m getting the camera next week. Gonn be my first dslr. You videos are very helpful btw!
Excellent video , thank you very much . Watched loads of tutorials and havent learned much but your explanations might just have done the trick , makes a bit more sense now .
great video i have learnt a lot so much that , today i went out with my d3100 only using M and A. S and P can wait till situation warrants it. but i am more happier now with the d3100 now i understand a lot more about setting up photos. such an easy to follow video, look forward to more of the same. well done
Awesome videos, thanks.....Purchased a D3100 yesterday and had no idea what I'm getting myself into....Your videos have been an outstanding tool to help get me started...I definitely look forward to using the A, S, & M functions and know what they're referring to thanks to you!!!!
A nice simple aproach Tom Thanks for that...I would like to say though for others that in Manual mode when you see the question mark flashing down in the bottom left of the screen Don't panic as it just means one of your settings ie. aperture or shutter speed are not set correctly so just play around with them untill the question mark stops flashing.
Thank you for this video, I've learnt more from this then in my diploma course so far. It's definitely taken all the scariness away from my next project. Thank you :)
thanks for this video..I want to start use my camera in manual mode, but I didn't know how can I change the aperture in this mode! Now I got it, Thanks a lot for that :-)!
Excellent tutorials thank you. I've had my D3100 for 4 years using on Auto mode and just returned from holiday yesterday and my wife's Nikon S8000 (point and shoot) took nicer cleaner images then my DSLR and I felt ashamed, I been thinking so a new camera but this is my own short comings so trying to fix up. I am using a Tamron XR Di II 18mm-200mm so will go back to the Stock 18mm-55mm Nikon lens to experiment.
I want a dslr so bad I getting this for Christmas I've been using a point and shoots for 2 years and I have a pentax sf10 slr film camera and I can't wait to upgrade thanks for the tutorials
THANK YOU! this is my first DSLR and I have no idea what any of the settings mean...but now I know how the manual mode works finally! I had been using Auto...
Thank you sincerely for the clear and informative video. The camera has so many useful features over a standard digital, that I needed to see - rather than read - how to use them. By the way, your use of the English language is excellent and it is difficult to see why the detractors of it are so up-tight about normal regional variations. I will certainly come back to these two videos as I progress.
Thank you so much for the easy to follow video. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with my new purchase. I am feeling much more comfortable about it now. You have a new subscriber :)
Thank you very much for your very clear instructions on D3100 camera, especially about the macro mode I`ve been nearlly pulling out my hair (not really) to try and get a good shot but as you stated very clearly you need a macro lens to obtain the effect, as at the moment I own a coolpix S6300 and it has a lot of features but its limited for creative photograpy that I would like to acheive.
awsome! welldone...its very helpfull for me too as many ppl said here before me...i would buy this model soon or say this summer,that is why i came ur site here youtube and the site on ur links...thx again.
Hey, thanks for the awesome videos! I have a D3100 and I was wondering when I change different settings does it effect the other settings? For example if I'm changing the settings in manual and go back to shoot in auto are the changes I made in manual effecting my auto or others settings?
Thank you for this very informative video! Do you have any recommendations for photo editing software for beginners? I was told Adode Photoshop Elements is a good place to start. Thoughts?
Yes elements is quite good, however I much prefer Adobe Lightroom, but it depends what sort of editing you want to do. Lightroom only does enhancements rather than cloning or any layer based editing. I suggest getting the free 30 day trial of each and seeing which suits you best.
Your Nikon D3100 videos are great. Learned a lot, and am no longer fearful of purchasing one. Question: Can Manual settings be saved, for quick recall later? Plan to use it for astrophotography. Many thanks!
This video was incredibly helpful! I recently upgraded my camera to a D3100 and have been trying not to cripple myself by staying on Auto. This has helped so much!! My only problem is that my camera won't go lower than a f/4.2. Do I need to adjust some settings elsewhere on the camera or is this just what I'm stuck with? Also, can you do a tutorial on manual focusing (different focal points within the viewfinder?) if you haven't done one already? Thank you once again!! You're awesome!
I have had my D3100 for two now and honestly this tutorial is fantastic. It helped me to really understand how it works and not to feel too guilty about using Auto sometimes. I'll probably watch it a few times later and certainly recommend it to photographer friends. Thank you for taking the trouble to putting this on UA-cam!
had this camera for two years now.....FINALLY i can see its full potential! lol thank you!! i can now take pictures that are semi decent :D
This was excellent and just what I needed. I always wondered what the circle on the left was for. Thank you Tom
Wowsers, this is the first video I've come across that explains the M A S P and what they do, and I can actually understand it! Thank you, thank you!
Great video, thanks! I've had my D3100 for about 4 years now and have known how to use it! Can't wait to use the info you just provided.
Recently bought a D3100 and have been learning for about 3 months now. This is the best video I have found on simple instruction to Manual mode, along with Shutter, Aperture, and Program. There is a reason many beginners find Manual mode intimidating, and thats because many instructional videos over-complicate it. Great video!
Thanks!
These videos are so helpful thank you! I'm ashamed to say that I've had my D31000 for years now and could never get the hang of it. I tried lots of UA-cam videos but found they all explained things so slowly and technically that I'd just switch off. It's nice to see one that understands what I want as a beginner and can explain it in the right language :)
my uncle passed away few years ago and he left this camera. his wife doesn't know / don't want to use it and give it to my family. no one want to learn really how to use it. so it sit on the shelf collecting dust. now i'm trying to learn this camera (never use dslr before) and thank you for making this tutorial.
I have been shooting in auto mode for a few years and I have just accepted what I got from the camera. This makes me excited to figure out what this new knowledge will do for me
I've had my d3100 for a good few years and have only ever used it on auto. Despite using analogue cameras regularly, I thought it seemed very complicated to use my DSLR in manual mode. Thanks so much for this tutorial, its so much easier than I anticipated. The video is v clear and helpful and cuts out unnecessary jargon.
I have had this camera for 4 or 5 years and been afraid to use it. I hate manuals! Thanks so much for helping me get out there and use it. Very understandable and helpful!
Before i saw this video, I used to always use Auto mode on my D3100, but after you tutorial, I am more than confident to use Manual mode now! I never would have known what that scale was for if I never saw this video and now you taught me how to use the scale for Manual mode! Superb tutorial, precise and to the point! Thank you! :D
Having just played around with my camera for 5 minutes I'd like to add to my last comment - Really helpful, you have really helped me understand something that had caused dome head scratching. Many thanks, please keep posting!
I have been searching on how to slow my shutter speed in taking pics of water and light and this video did it all. Thank you. Subscribed.
Thanks very much I along time ago in the days of film i used to have a Olympus om10 i got some really good pics, I have just bought this cam, and to be honest got lost with it watching your vids are so much easier to take in than many on you tube, Thanks fella
Got this as my first dslr for christmas and didnt have a clue how to use it, only used auto up until now -_- this helped me loads! thank you so much!
LOVE THIS! I'm taking a photography class and my professor doesn't really explain anything. SO this REALLY helped THANKS!!
Must be a rubbish professor then! I get so many comments from people saying their teachers are no good, its not a good thing that the education system around the world is so bad!
Very helpful. I've had one for a few months now and I havent really tried it because I was so overwhelmed. Thank you
This was great! I've had my camera for 2 years now, but there were no available camera courses near me. I started with a Pentax K1000, I love manual photography! So that you for helping me to learn the world of digital shooting, using manual!
I bought this camera 2 days ago and believe me M mode was so confusing for me. The guide book is bigger than most of my college books. I found this video very useful and surely there will be some good snaps in camera today!!!
Thank you so much... Another great Video ! - Your step by step demonstrations for people unfamiliar with the complexities of the NIKON D3100 are very helpful... The modern DSLRs are so complex!
This was so helpful! I felt so stuck because I couldn’t figure out how to switch some of these controls & now I feel like I can actually go and try them out!
You have given me so much confidence. My first camera, was a bit intimidated at first. You explain very well. Thank you very much
Just bought myself a D3100 and am finding your videos really useful. Thank you.
Very good, easy to understand. You're about the 4th teacher I've watched, and you made it easy to understand. Everyone else was way above me ed, as a beginner. Thanks muchly.
Sometimes its good to be a simpleton like me :-)
Thanks so much for the videos! Been feeling a bit overwhelms with my dslr and feeling better now. Now for practice, practice, practice!
Thanks very much for explaining this - I was confused by P mode which I now know not to bother with and it would have taken me ages to fathom how to use M mode. You made it very easy to understand.
Tom, you saved my life! coursework due in tomorrow and was unsure why my camera was not changing the AP... found your video and it now works perfectly, thankyou.
Thank you for posting such informative videos specific to the Nikon D3100, Tom ... I have saved to watch and review again and again. Greatly appreciate all you efforts, awesome videos!
My pleasure, thanks for the kind words!
@Photoix Thank you very much sir. I've applied your techniques just today at the mall and I was able to pretty much get creative photos with my wife. If its not too much with you, I would be asking questions from time to time here.... thanks again.....
Recently got a D3100 and found your tutorials really helpful so hoping to get out of auto mode and experiment a bit more. Thanks
Couldn't figure out aperture modifications on manual mode until I saw this. Thanks!
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for! I'm looking forward to going out and playing with my camera.
If this is true that would be awesome. I saw a reviewer making a whole video about him telling that he bought the camera and then afterward there was no manual exposure. I`m getting the camera next week. Gonn be my first dslr. You videos are very helpful btw!
Excellent video , thank you very much . Watched loads of tutorials and havent learned much but your explanations might just have done the trick , makes a bit more sense now .
great video i have learnt a lot so much that , today i went out with my d3100 only using M and A. S and P can wait till situation warrants it.
but i am more happier now with the d3100 now i understand a lot more about setting up photos.
such an easy to follow video, look forward to more of the same. well done
Well done. I understood better by watching and then capturing different setups of the same image. Thank you.
Awesome videos, thanks.....Purchased a D3100 yesterday and had no idea what I'm getting myself into....Your videos have been an outstanding tool to help get me started...I definitely look forward to using the A, S, & M functions and know what they're referring to thanks to you!!!!
A nice simple aproach Tom Thanks for that...I would like to say though for others that in Manual mode when you see the question mark flashing down in the bottom left of the screen Don't panic as it just means one of your settings ie. aperture or shutter speed are not set correctly so just play around with them untill the question mark stops flashing.
Best Explanation of Manual mode I've heard. Learned a lot here. Thank you.
Thank you for posting this video.
I just got the Nikon D3100 and I'm just lazy to read the manual so I go to youtube all the time. Really helps!
Thank you for this video, I've learnt more from this then in my diploma course so far. It's definitely taken all the scariness away from my next project. Thank you :)
Thank god for a simple effective tutorial bout basic functions ....well done well explain...just subscribed!
this guy is the best easy to follow instructions. thanks.
thanks for this video..I want to start use my camera in manual mode, but I didn't know how can I change the aperture in this mode! Now I got it, Thanks a lot for that :-)!
im 16, getting this camera for christmas, you re really great help, thanks a lot :)
This was really useful. Thank you so much for making this.
Nice vid man,i look forward to getting out and about with my camera tomorrow to try these things out.
Excellent tutorials thank you. I've had my D3100 for 4 years using on Auto mode and just returned from holiday yesterday and my wife's Nikon S8000 (point and shoot) took nicer cleaner images then my DSLR and I felt ashamed, I been thinking so a new camera but this is my own short comings so trying to fix up. I am using a Tamron XR Di II 18mm-200mm so will go back to the Stock 18mm-55mm Nikon lens to experiment.
Totally awesome video! So useful and easy to follow. Will have fun with my D3100 when I get it! Thank you!
Glad you liked! Don't hesitate to ask any questions when you get your camera!
I want a dslr so bad I getting this for Christmas I've been using a point and shoots for 2 years and I have a pentax sf10 slr film camera and I can't wait to upgrade thanks for the tutorials
Excelent info on the scary manual mode:) now im ready to use my camera to its potential. cheers and keep up the good work.
This video was so helpful and you explain it so well in part 1 and part 2 , thank you so much.
Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation.. It gave me a good insight to use the other modes..
THANK YOU! this is my first DSLR and I have no idea what any of the settings mean...but now I know how the manual mode works finally! I had been using Auto...
Thanks for the videos! I just got this camera, my first DSLR and it helps a lot!!!
Excellent and very clear. My camera is making sense to me now. Thank you Tom
Very helpful. I understand my d3100 much better now. Thank you.
Thank you soo much for taking time to explain this! You're so helpful to a dumb noob like me.
Thank you! I was losing my mind figuring out how to change the Aperture on manual mode. great video.
Good video man, learned a lot from it. You explain complicated features in ways novices can understand.
Yeah, we'll done. Explained very simply. Good video, keep them coming!
Great video just got this camera my first DSLR and this was a huge help
Glad I could help :-)
thanks tom.. very informative video. i work for retail business . it helped me to get onto dslrz .. thnx a lot once again
Thank you! I inherited this camera so I appreciate the tour!
Omg, I have learned so much from your vids with the Nikon D3100! Thanks!
exact video i was looking for, so easy, thanks
Thank you sincerely for the clear and informative video. The camera has so many useful features over a standard digital, that I needed to see - rather than read - how to use them. By the way, your use of the English language is excellent and it is difficult to see why the detractors of it are so up-tight about normal regional variations.
I will certainly come back to these two videos as I progress.
Thank you, you are a great instructor! Now on to Part 3.
Thank you, the videos are very helpful!
you make simple some small points that others assume you know, very clear, the best
Thank you so much for the easy to follow video. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with my new purchase. I am feeling much more comfortable about it now. You have a new subscriber :)
Thanks :-)
This has been a great help, coz like most, i never read the manuals,well unless i have a problem lol.. :-)
Found these videos very useful, thank you Tom!
Thank you very much for your very clear instructions on D3100 camera, especially about the macro mode I`ve been nearlly pulling out my hair (not really) to try and get a good shot but as you stated very clearly you need a macro lens to obtain the effect, as at the moment I own a coolpix S6300 and it has a lot of features but its limited for creative photograpy that I would like to acheive.
Thank you so much for your videos...I'm looking into this camera and you have made it less scary ^o^
Very helpful. Thanks so much for putting this together.
Thanks for this video, very informative. Keep up the great work.
Good video for novice photographers. Thank you for the video.
Excellent tutorial! Thanks much for your help.
awsome! welldone...its very helpfull for me too as many ppl said here before me...i would buy this model soon or say this summer,that is why i came ur site here youtube and the site on ur links...thx again.
Thank you so much. your tutorials are fabulous, has helped me a bunch
Thanks for posting - this is really clear and helpful! Thanks!
Very good video... Straight to the point!!
Very detailed and easy to understand.
Great video you really taught me A LOT!
wonderful tutorials, easy to understand thanks so much.
Very informative. Thanks from Sweden!
Hi: I like your video tutorials very much! They are clear, concise and extremely helpful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
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Love all your videos! So helpful :)
Great videos; you really have the gift of teaching, thank you
Hey, thanks for the awesome videos! I have a D3100 and I was wondering when I change different settings does it effect the other settings? For example if I'm changing the settings in manual and go back to shoot in auto are the changes I made in manual effecting my auto or others settings?
extremely helpful. straight to the point. thank you
Excellent video, very helpful. Thanks!
Thank you for this very informative video! Do you have any recommendations for photo editing software for beginners? I was told Adode Photoshop Elements is a good place to start. Thoughts?
Yes elements is quite good, however I much prefer Adobe Lightroom, but it depends what sort of editing you want to do. Lightroom only does enhancements rather than cloning or any layer based editing. I suggest getting the free 30 day trial of each and seeing which suits you best.
Your Nikon D3100 videos are great. Learned a lot, and am no longer fearful of purchasing one.
Question: Can Manual settings be saved, for quick recall later? Plan to use it for astrophotography. Many thanks!
This video was incredibly helpful! I recently upgraded my camera to a D3100 and have been trying not to cripple myself by staying on Auto. This has helped so much!!
My only problem is that my camera won't go lower than a f/4.2. Do I need to adjust some settings elsewhere on the camera or is this just what I'm stuck with?
Also, can you do a tutorial on manual focusing (different focal points within the viewfinder?) if you haven't done one already?
Thank you once again!! You're awesome!
Glad they helped!
They really do sir ❤️
Oh my god . Thanks to you , now I know the functions of the M , A , S and P. Thank you very much :*
This helped a lot, thank you so much!