DSLR modes

[duehew]

I have been trying my Nikon D3200 in A, S and M mode and it doesn't matter how wide or slow the setting are the camera refuses to fire. If I am not in direct sunlight it refuses to work, just tells me "too dark". WGAF, I set my own settings and the camera should fire any way like my Minolta XG-7 use to. The camera should accept the settings and fire. I even moved the ISO up to 1600 still no go. What has Nikon changed to make this impossible? Fully charged battery and even when the lens is set on manual focus. Even if I open the shutter it still refused to fire. I have even changed the trigger to use the remote infrared shutter release and still NO GO. Works just fine in Auto and Programmed auto.

 

[budget cruncher]

Do you have it set to prevent shutter release until it has achieved focus? It might be too dark to focus. Make sure your focus-assist is turned on.

 

[snowbear115 47]

Try the green button reset to put everything back to default, and try it.

 

[duehew]

Do you have it set to prevent shutter release until it has achieved focus? It might be too dark to focus. Make sure your focus-assist is turned on.

Do not see that setting on my D3200. I had it set up on a tripod in the living room about 5 feet away from a 6x7 foot picture window. Plenty of light coming in. Has me stumped. Even when setting the remote trigger for instant and no delay and even using the manual shutter release no go.

 

[budget cruncher]

..just tells me "too dark".

It wouldn't be the first time somebody forgot to remove the lens cap.

 

[Overread16 4]

Have you perchance set the exposure bias/exposure compensation and as a result the camera is trying to overexpose and thus requires more light than normal - thus requiring really strong light.

There's a range of other settings you might have enabled by mistake - reset to factory settings should in theory clear it though you wont know what you've done. A single shot uploaded might also reveal the problem if others read the EXIF attached and thus deduce what is going on .

 

[duehew]

Try the green button reset to put everything back to default, and try it.

No green button but I did go into the menu and "Reset to Defaults" and now all is well so far. THANKS LOADS. Now I can get on to what I was doing. Just wish I knew what settings were messed up.

 

[duehew]

..just tells me "too dark".

It wouldn't be the first time somebody forgot to remove the lens cap.

Believe me I have been there also but now pay attention to it. Thanks.

 

[dennybeall]

On the D5300 it's on the Custom Menu and listed as A1- AF-C Priority selection - you chose whether to fire no matter what or only fire if in focus.

 

[duehew]

On the D5300 it's on the Custom Menu and listed as A1- AF-C Priority selection - you chose whether to fire no matter what or only fire if in focus.

That would be a handy setting indeed.

 

[snowbear115 47]

On the D40 there are two buttons multi-function with a green dot. Pressing both of these at the same time does a full reset. Later Nikons may not have them.

Change only one setting at a time until you are sure about what it does.

 

[wfooshee]

I don't think the D3200 has the focus-priority selection. It defaults to focus required when using AF-S, meaning the shutter will not trip unless the AF system has achieved focus, but when using AF-C, it fires with the shutter button after making a focus attempt, whether it achieved focus or not. That's the default on higher-level cameras, but on the D3200 there is no setting to change it. If the camera's AF system is in AF-S, it will not fire if it can't focus, and sometimes focus cannot be achieved when it's dark. I don't think the D3200 has a focus assist light, either.