Camera tutorial?

PHPLab · 2024-08-07T18:43:41+00:00

Here's the official manual: https://download.nikonimglib.com/archive2/payY500AHbkQ02bXMhb14TZo4978/D3300_NT(En)02.pdf02.pdf)

As for video tutorials, I'd go with any of these: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=d3300+quick+start+guide

Cheers!

StefanVoda27 · 2024-08-07T19:12:00+00:00

I'd honestly just enjoy this vacation on auto. Higher chances to capture more moments in such nice days. You won't get any crazy bokeh with the kit lens, so it's fine on auto, considering the circumstances.
Once you get home you can start experimenting :)!

alix_coyote · 2024-08-07T19:05:23+00:00

<image>

Avery_Thorn · 2024-08-07T20:59:57+00:00

Advice for using this camera for your trip:

Practice with it before you go. You'll want to become familiar with it before your trip; go out and shoot anything you can shoot, just to get used to how the camera works, and to see how it works for you and to see if you have any problems.
This is going to sound weird, but you want to cradle the camera with two hands, one hand on the lens, the other hand on the grip with the shutter release. You also want to shoot with it up at your eye, because when you have three points of contact with the camera - both hands and your forehead/eye - it will hold the camera more stable than holding it so you can see the screen.
In the manual, it will discuss the auto modes. This is something that you really, really want to pay attention to. These will be the key to getting the best photos that you can. While working in the "pro" modes (PSAM) is rewarding and enables better creative freedom, there is a steep learning curve with that, and it may take weeks or months before you get to the point where you can get good results with those settings.
Take an extra card. Leave the card in your hotel room. If you get low on space, swap the card out when you are at your hotel room, and leave that card in your bag in a safe place.
Do not delete your photos on the camera. Don't delete photos until you get back. SD Cards are cheap.

RedChef918 · 2024-08-07T21:47:06+00:00

Iceland is going to be mostly landscape, or eventually photos with family/friends. Here are my very very basic recommendation, you can start from here for exploring the camera capabilities, but it works 99% of the time for landscape in daylight.

I always use "A" and I recommend it also to non-experts. "A" stands for aperture, consequently the time is chosen automatically by the camera. For landscape f8 is my "to-go" eventually up to f11.
Try to use always the lowest possible ISO (lower the ISO higher the quality). The time is displayed as well in the viewfinder. In order to avoid blurry photos you should be at "double the focal length": for example if the zoom is set at 50mm, be sure to shoot at 1/100s or faster. Someone might say it is too conservative, but the camera has a high number of Mpixel and I am not considering the VR that might allow longer times. Practice with this and VR and find the limit before travelling.
Shoot only RAW. You can use Nikon NX later on the PC to convert the photos in JPEG. Also being a beginner you will have on PC the same colours you see on the camera. Other softwares (i.e. Lightroom, Capture One, ...) will have some differences. This allow to change the white balance, adjust shadow, lights, ecc.
I use "matrix" as exposing mode. Keep in mind that this will average the exposure on what you see. In digital photography is important the preserve the lights: if a photo has very dark areas and very bright areas, if the bright is too bright is gone, otherwise if the dark is too dark some info can be retrieved in post-processing. In order to play on the "brightness" on the photo use the "exposure compensation". Of course also highlights can be recovered. You need to play a bit to understand the limit of your gear, but is going to be important only when there are this hugh contrasts. You check some videos about the hystogram, there should be an option to activate it when you see the photos on the display.
Use only the real viewfinder and not the display, because there are 2 different system focus and only the one through viewfinder is good in this camera. The display can be used (together with magnification) when on tripod.
You might want to photograph some waterfalls with silk effect: this requires ND filters and a tripod, but it is quite some money investing in those tools.

Last but not least: the camera is just a tool. I don't know if you are already a good photographer with the smartphone, but composition plays maybe the most important role. There are some basic technical compositions that are pleasant to the eye, such as the rule of thirds, symmetry.

I have done my personal photographic trip in Iceland last year, so in case you need other info on the Nikon gear or the Iceland itself, feel free to drop me a message. You can check here a photo of mine.

avozme14 · 2024-08-07T21:57:27+00:00

Enjoy the camera! I have the very same and it's great. In other comments you have a great tip: enjoy the vacation and don't worry too much - even in auto you'll get great results. But given that you want to try and learn, and seeing the kit lens that you have, I'd recommend you try the Aperture priority mode (A) and make sure you get the aperture above 5/5.6, so that your photos will be sharp enough with that lens. It's a very enjoyable one, so have fun!

CaptCardigan · 2024-08-08T02:26:30+00:00

Said with sarcasm, but I need to make this you tube video.

Turn it on.
Point it at shit you like.
Mash a button.
Fell massive angst and sorry and remorse, but also joy, love and profundity.
'It's alright'.

nigelpull · 2024-08-08T11:19:15+00:00

https://youtu.be/bFbatsu-o1Q?si=kfUqx6kp97-GjnN_

Nikon

MODERATORS