Nikon D5100 In Camera HDR Tutorial

[sfu421]

Shoot hdr on autoISO and from tripod...shame on you

[metal875i]

thanks.

[urinmyhart]

Hi there, how come that my HDR setting can't be turned on my D5100? It says"THIS OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT CURRENT SETTINGS OR IN THE CAMERA'S CURRENT STATE" Thanks for answering :)

[vrie8]

@urinmyhart TURN MODE DIAL TO M (MANUAL)

[HomeStudioMovies]

@vrie8 hey I have the same problem as "urinmyhart" has. I tried M mode but it doesnt work. I think there'es something wrong with my camera. I don't have some of the options that you have on yours. I keep getting the "THIS OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT CURRENT SETTINGS OR IN THE CAMERA'S CURRENT STATE" message...???

[Suleru]

@HomeStudioMovies Make sure to render in JPEG, not in RAW.

[alexmottram07]

@HomeStudioMovies I had the very same problem, but... I just found the solution!!! All you have to do is to reset the Shooting Menu! (Shooting Menu/Reset shooting menu/yes)...

[ladev1988]

incamera HDR looks pretty good for on the fly and with a tight time spand

[owenofomen]

it's a two shot picture..if you are using the live view and take a picture you'll actually hear a sound that sounds like a two pictures was taken..nikon d5100 can't take 3 pictures in HDR,it can only take 2.

[moonfiber]

Nice! More on the D5100!

[chortle12345]

It is worth noting that the HDR menu is only available in the dependent modes (M,A,S, or P)

[ZlyDevil23]

where did u buy ur shirt??

[locoxellas]

whe takes the 3 shoots automatically join the pictures to one?

[colacastell]

he just jumped over the 2 seconds one -.-

[ctenochaetus]

Dave I got a question for you ,on my Nikon D5100 has an option on menu "High ISO NR" what is that for? Thanks.

[playmyyoyo]

@ctenochaetus that is NOISE REDUCTION, it decreases the amount of grain that you get as you increase your ISO, but may loose some details. I'm not certain yet to how much level you should up it, and/ keep it as it's normal state

[ctenochaetus]

@playmyyoyo Thanks alot Dave!

[kmarzfg]

Does anyone know how to use bracketing (not just the in camera) or histograms with the Nikon d5100?

[KCW1229]

hey my camera isn;t on raw and its on JPEG normal, HDR option is still unavailable, do you know how i might be able to get it to work? thanks! :)

[m3g1]

Hi! can somebody please tell me why i can pick or use the HDR mode? it says that the settings is wrong or something like that... anybody know why i cant chose that format?! =(( i was really looking forward to taking pictures in HDR and it didnt work =(

[TheodoreTDT]

@m3g1 If you chose to shoot and record RAW images, HDR would be not available. So get back to the menu and choose to shoot with JPEG only :D hope this helps

[m3g1]

@TheodoreTDT nice. it worked.does it shoot 3 different pictures when u use the HDR in the camera? or do u have to set it up urself?cause it cant be HDR if the camera doesnt shoot different WB or something? =P im new to this,but JPG doesnt allow to much fixing after?i tried shooting manually RAW 3 same pictures with different white balance..that worked awesome.is it possible to take 3-4pictures with 3-4 different focus point?so u would have a more detaljed picture all over? thx btw=)

[shakennstirred]

@TheodoreTDT yeah HDR isn't available in RAW because a RAW image is only what the sensor see so all 3 pic`s would look the same

[alexmottram07]

@m3g1 I had the very same problem, but... I just found the solution!!! All you have to do is to reset the Shooting Menu! (Shooting Menu/Reset shooting menu/yes)...

[bot06]

One problem with D5100, there is not a lot of control. You have to go to menu and turn thin on and then use it, which is quite difficult to do every single time, you want to use a feature, for example timer. There are only 2 short cut keys but functions are a lot.

[rushin2]

I bought D5100, but no HDR. Firmware update?

[eireannsg]

Well, in the camera store they also didnt know how to put the self timer on 2 seconds.

And I agree, in terms of convenient settings the d5100 can be a pain in the ass. The EOS600D is much easier to handle but unfortunately has no HDR. Here you depend on photoshop.

[sladjanvasic]

Hello, Thanks for a tutorial. However, I still have one dilemma. After taking a HDR photo, on your live preview display, photo still looks like overexposed trough the window. Do you need to some additional software or something to get final HDR as you are presented as "HDR in Camera" ?

I have the same camera, and in the camera display I'm also not satisfied with it. But I'm never transfer it to PC to check :/ ... Is that just a display "error" or it needs more editing ?

Thanks ;)

[ibrahimkhan27]

@sladjanvasic try playing with aperture/shutterspeed/exposure compensation.

[pofpofkid]

what do you mean by smoothing?

[iAlessandroOriginal]

I'm sad cause my Nikon D3100 doesn't have HDR built in... I need to get better at doing it in Photoshop.. :s

[ParamoreGermany]

great tutorial, thanks !!!! :)

[MojtabaParsa2000]

Thank you ☺

[22anamae]

wow, this is awesome. thanks :O)

[GreatJobMedia]

JUST BOUGHT MINE TODAY... FUNNY I GOT THE SAME CAMERA... AND THE SAME TRIPOD LOL BY THE WAY WHAT DIAL MODE ARE YOU IN?

[revenlymokalu07]

hey ! everytime I put my D5100 to manual mode and I wanna change the aperture it doesnt work , it keeps changing the " SHUTTER SPEED " instead ,, how to change aperture ?

[tushar310]

@revenlymokalu07 press the +- button near the shutter button while moving the dial.....that changes the aperture value

[bab33tee]

Thank you for the tutorial. It's very helpful. :)

[yaudtube]

I read the manual of D5100 and it says it only take 2 shots in HDR mode. How come your video shows THREE shots? Thanks

[WulfProject]

@yaudtube I was wondering the same thing. Maybe I'm missing something simple - I just bought the 5100 and haven't had much time to play around with it, but..mine will only take two pictures in HDR mode. I've been trying to figure out how to get three.

[pofpofkid]

can someone tell me what soothing is?

[StreetWise1994]

I bet that function will waste your battery only if you use it always..

[GamerRadar]

i cant even access the HDR setting -.- wtf?

[razorblhead]

@GamerRadar  use jpeg fine mate if you are in raw it won't work

[alexmottram07]

@GamerRadar Maybe all you have to do is reset the Shooting Menu first...

[andrw24]

When i shoot in the hdr mode it only takes 2 shots. Can someone please tell me how to make it take 3 shots like it does in the video? Thanks.

[stuytsy]

@andrw24 Did you set the camera in live view? You will hear three shots, but there's still only two shots for the hdr because when you shoot in live view mode you always hear two shots. I'm not sure though...

[totoni2000]

does canon T3i have HDR?

you are a gentleman, tahnks for taking the time to share your skills.

[drumat5280]

@totoni2000 not built in HDR.

[cornbits311]

how can i use my hdr in d5100 it says that "this option is not available at current settings or in cameras current state".

[SpaceDyeVest]

@cornbits311 I'm guessing you were shooting in RAW format. I had the same problem last night and realized that you have to be shooting in JPEG or it won't work.

[cornbits311]

@SpaceDyeVest yup thats right it wont work in RAW format.. i just read the manual haha..

[alexmottram07]

@cornbits311 I had the very same problem, but... All you have to do is to reset the Shooting Menu! (Shooting Menu/Reset shooting menu/yes)...

[xconmanx]

on my d5100 the hdr mode only take 2 pictures, the one in this video takes 3, why is that?

[kathleen023]

3r3\

[ivanniroda]

nikon sucks

[Trixz10]

How do i take HDR photos? it tells me " The option is not available at current settings or in the camera's current state." (d5100)

[Trixz10]

@Trixz10 had Auto on. Used "A" and the function became available. but which is the best mode to shoot hdrs?

[vynerdno]

@Trixz10 u must switch to "M" mode 1st..then its can be done..

[vynerdno]

@Trixz10 switch to M mode 1st

[tarrizzzzzzzzz]

i actually think the photomatrix one was better :S

[tshingonn]

hi Dave are u migrating to NIKON now?!

[TSMultimediaTS]

Stick with the 550D pleaase!! :)

[kathleen023]

@TSMultimediaTS ohh yeah canon sucks more they should stop making camera dslr and stick on video and btw my brother work in canon in japan even him use nikon for photography and canon for video so canon sucks on photography

[TSMultimediaTS]

@kathleen023 and why does anyone care what your brother thinks? or are you making that up, coz you did write "friend" in the reply to a different comment.

Plus you should know Canon 5D MK2 is killing the photography range so I think your brother/friend/you are wrong.

[kathleen023]

@TSMultimediaTS btw im japanese i live in japan my brother works in canon for 7years now and u know that canon and nikon is originally made in japan, u probly know that right???and if canon 5d mark2 is killing the photography why nikon is the NO 1 photography DSLR camera here in japan for almost 6years now and canon is on second place???but dont worry canon is the no1 video camera right now but will see if they can beat the sonny this year...

[MyHiDef]

did you buy those two? or canon and nikon gave them to you ?

[phattanapon]

Nice feature, could be useful for making time lapse in HDR.

Does it come with timer function for time lapse (like Canon via EOS Utility)?

And thanks for another great tutorial :)

[IsaSartor]

Hello, Dave! Can you tell me which camera, between the Canon 7D and the Nikon D7000, do you think is better for video recordings? I'm going to record a music video. Thank you! :)

[drumat5280]

@IsaSartor 7D better for video



[RoscioTube]

@IsaSartor Hi, I think Nikon D5100 is much better than D7000 and Canon 7D for video recording.

[MDKmediaDesign]

What a great tutorial.

Thanks ever so much for this, and keep up the great work you produce.

-Matt