My camera settings on the D5300 - Tips and Tricks

[@ReinhardBiller]

I made a mistake at 10:54, Auto image rotation should be turned on. This means that you don't have to rotate the picture when you import it to your computer.

[@noyonbd245]

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[@noyonbd245]

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[@noyonbd245]

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[@jeffreyaryan9472]

i realize it's kind of off topic but do anybody know of a good site to stream new movies online ?

[@jamarigeorge2248]

@Jeffrey Aryan i would suggest flixzone. Just google for it =)

[@Sunil.Gidwani]

Excellent Video dude, I had seen many other videos but you video explained it well. Keep making such beautiful informative videos.

[@ReinhardBiller]

Thank you! I'm glad that it helped.

[@TomGodzik-o6s]

Great video. I'm waiting for my D5300 camera to arrive. Thanks for your help. 😊❤

[@ReinhardBiller]

Thanks! You will enjoy it.

[@trgamingworld6221]

Really too much satisfied mann.photoes are too good after the Settings. Thanks. Keep uploading such a good contect😇

[@ReinhardBiller]

Awesome, thanks for watching.

[@manjup4272]

Hi, thank you for your efforts to go through complete settings. Most of the user interested in such information are amatures like me and as an amature I am interested in .jpeg not RAW shooting so it would be good to explain the camera setup for jpeg format.

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hi! You are welcome. All the settings would be completely the same except that you choose JPEG Fine instead of RAW for the image quality and Large for image size. Just be aware that you get much better results when shooting raw and editing the pictures in post.

[@brazilianaschannel2119]

Hello, Rein. Thank you for sharing this. Could you help me with the last settings "custom setting menu" it says that "this item cannot be used in my menu"

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hi! I don't understand, which setting cannot be used in my menu?

[@stevensardi809]

Hi again, have you created a video thats covers the day & night base settings for aperture; shutter speed & ISO (for D5300(? I have subscribed to your channel but cant see any vids about this.

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hi! I haven't done any basic photography tutorials on my channel because I thought there so many online already. But if I find the time, I could probably start a series. There are no base setting specifically for the D5300 nor are there specific base settings for day or night, it only depends on the effect you want to achieve in your photo. You need to learn and understand the exposure triangle.

[@dallys.1909]

Hello, how can export videos from this camera to my iPhone 7 Plus..... I downloaded the apps such as wmu and SnapBridge but still not letting me transfer to my phone. If you know how please inform me on this😬 and thanks for the helpful video.

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hey! I'm glad that you find the video helpful. Unfortunately I don't own any Apple products and I edit all my Photos and Videos on my PC, therefore I don't know. Sorry!

[@stevensardi809]

Hi, Please can you confirm which software/APP you use for post processing.

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hi! Currently I just use an older version of Adobe Lightroom to edit most of my pictures.

[@suzanamitric4678]

Hy, can you help me. I make product photography, which setting is the best. I have a light and softbox.. 😊? Thanks

[@ReinhardBiller]

This video is about my camera base settings. For photography there are no right or wrong settings, you have to use the exposure settings depending on the look you want to achieve. Learn to understand the "exposure triangle" and play around a bit. If you want the product to be sharp front to back you most probably want to use a closed down aperture like f8 or f11, the shutter speed has to be adapted accordingly for a correct exposure. If you use a light instead of a flash it could be useful to use a tripod if the shutter speed is to long for sharp handheld photos.

[@moburger01]

Thank you, I appreciate it, very helpful , good job !

[@ReinhardBiller]

Great, glad to hear that! You are welcome! :)

[@ultradk]

Thank you for this video, I really appreciate it.. However, since I am having trouble hear everything I hope you could give me an advise for shooting with my Nikon D5300 Christmas eve.. I think it's time for some testing before the big day (kids). Thanks.

[@ReinhardBiller]

I'm glad to hear, that this video is helpful for you. I think nobody can tell you the camera settings that works best in your situation without knowing what you want to photograph, what the amount and quality of the available light is and what the look is you are going for. But maybe I would go for a wide open aperture (1.8 or 2.8, if possible), a longer exposure that you can still handhold without blurring the image, ISO just as high as needed, and maybe slightly underexposed. If you want to use also a flash I would use an external flash at low power and use indirect light (against ceiling maybe). Just experiment! ;)

[@ultradk]

@@ReinhardBiller Thanks, I just don't want Christmas Eve trying to see what to do, so I am testing these days to se how I could do it. But I am not that great photographer (understand how settings works) I do however had the sb 400 flash, again I am not sure I understand how to dim the flash.. Last time my kids was home for Christmas I was using the external flash, but it seems that there are to much "power" on..

[@BrianWilkesMedia]

Suggest you post a PDF listing all of your settings preferences - easier than trying to pull them from the video.

[@raymaskey4980]

This was a big help for me thx 😀

[@ReinhardBiller]

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback.

[@gaabrielle114]

Hey! Thanks for your video. I have trouble to have all seetings when I check my pictures (f2 / s 1/40..)! Hope you can help me

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hi! I'm not sure if I understood your problem correct. If you want to see the exif data of the pictures in playback, you need to set "Overview" in the playback display options (01:07). You can change the display options then in playback with the down arrow for example (16:59).

[@ketankumarmakawana4313]

Great work, sir I like the vedios.. And I have also nikon d5300 last 3 months.. Sir... Keep it up..

[@ReinhardBiller]

Thanks man!

[@ketankumarmakawana4313]

@@ReinhardBiller welcome

[@SHAILENDRAYADAV-mg7uh]

Really helped me.....

[@ReinhardBiller]

Nice to hear.

[@nickgoetz5409]

Very helpful video... thanks Reinhard!

[@ReinhardBiller]

Thanks for your feedback! :)

[@icurlish5601]

Is this okay for studio photography?

[@ReinhardBiller]

Yes, for sure.

[@Carla-ic3xu]

This video help me sooooo much!. Thank you!

[@ReinhardBiller]

Great, glad to hear that! You are welcome! :)

[@debikachakraborty9609]

Thank u so much u are an angel

[@islandtelecomm]

I have some setting that I cannot reset. For example, I tried hard reset, factory reset and still cannot access in the SHOOTING MENU lets say the Set Picture Control. I get a message This option is not available at current settings or camera's current state. I have reset all possible menus? Any idea?

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hello Michael Vidal! You have to leave Auto- or Scene-mode and use P, S, A or M mode instead to use Picture control. It is in the manual. ;) And if you do so, you can reset the shooting menu at 2:06 to reset also the picture control.

[@ladadog3977]

Just charge the battery.

[@kidotatsuhiko5885]

nice video man do you think I could take great photos with the kit lens

[@ReinhardBiller]

Thank you! Yes, definitely. This just depends on you. Knowledge and experience is more important than gear. ;)

[@kidotatsuhiko5885]

Man thanks for your reply how many years do you think this camera shuold last using it everyday

[@ReinhardBiller]

I can't answer this, I have it since 3 years now and still use it as a second camera but not daily.

[@kidotatsuhiko5885]

ok would you recommend me the lens 24mm or the 50mm to take photos mostly of girls i mean like models

[@ReinhardBiller]

This depends on the style you want to achieve. The 50mm 1.8 is quite cheap and has good quality for the price, it gives you less background and better bokeh.

[@Jason19881]

Whats the Reason that makes u ahoot in Low cause mine is in high and it works great for taking Moving pictures like birds Flying and stuff but in low it just not as good

[@ReinhardBiller]

You are right, when shooting fast moving subjects you should use continuous high to increase the chance to get a sharp picture. For stills like in this example you can also use low or single. You should always use the mode that suits you best.

[@falklandsfalklands7469]

Man thanks for your time thanks for the video i was thinking if this Nikon D5300 or the Nikon D3400 is better can you tell me the differences thanks

[@ReinhardBiller]

You are welcome! If you plan to buy your first DSLR I would recommend to choose the D5300 over the D3400, it is a complete different class. The D5300 has a much better autofocus system with more points, a better monitor that also swivels, microphone jack, Wi-Fi and GPS. If you want to buy a kit with lens, I also highly recommend to choose the 18-105 or 18-140 over the 18-55, because of more range and much better glass and therefore better image quality.

[@falklandsfalklands7469]

Thanks for your advise What do you think of the lens _AF-S-NIKKOR-50mm-f18G

[@falklandsfalklands7469]

I heard that the 18-140mm is a good lens man do you think I can make money with the Nikon D5300 and some lens you can recommend me

[@ReinhardBiller]

I think the Nikkor 50mm 1.8 is a great lens for beginners, because instead of just zooming you have to move with the camera, so that you better lern angles and compositions. The lens is also very small, light AND cheap. In my opinion it is a good lens for portrait and street photography.

[@ReinhardBiller]

In terms of image quality both the 18-105mm and the 18-140mm are good lenses considering the price and due to the range they are very versatile. My favorite lens is the Sigma Art 18-35mm 1.8 though. But I also started with the 18-105mm. Anyhow I think that your skill as a photographer is much more important than any gear. And if you want to make money with photography also the skill to sell yourself, marketing etc. Therefore I can't answer the question.

[@brazilianaschannel2119]

My camera NIKON D5300 is not focusing even though I use the autofocus mode 😢 Help please

[@ReinhardBiller]

Are you sure that you use a lens that has autofocus (and is not set to manual on the lens)? Please note that I use back-button-autofocus as described in the video, I activate the focus by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button and not by half-pressing the release button, but this is personal preference.

[@Don69695]

Thanks bro💙

[@ReinhardBiller]

You are welcome!

[@dongan8965]

Biller I got my photos if zoom in it is litle bit blur if there is a line please advise.

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hi Dongan! This is not possible to answer without additional information and seeing images and exif data. There can be multiple reasons if photos are blurry, for example bad lens, too long shutter speed (the longer the lens the shorter the shutter speed should be), camera shake when shooting handheld, wind, lens or sensor not clean, images get noisy when using too high ISO.

[@neelesh7]

Thank you nice video😊

[@ReinhardBiller]

Thanks!

[@sankarmandal6340]

this settings is the best for bird photography??

[@ReinhardBiller]

This video is about the camera menu base settings I use on my camera. The settings for the correct exposure has to be dialed in separately. For bird photography I normally use a long lens (150-600mm, usually on the long end), an open aperture for a nice bokeh (soft background), a fast shutter speed to freeze the motion and avoid blur and compensate with ISO as required. Hope that helped.

[@sankarmandal6340]

i have 200-500 body d 5300

[@ReinhardBiller]

@@sankarmandal6340 nice lens. I think image quality is slightly better than my Sigma 150-600 C. But the Sigma has more focal length on both ends and I think the weight is also less, therefore I have chosen the Sigma over the Nikon 200-500.

[@yoichifranck3753]

a very good video thanks Man can you change the ISO Shutter Speed and Aperture in the video setting in this Camera

[@ReinhardBiller]

Thank you! For video you can change aperture, shutter speed and ISO as you do it for photos, you don't do it in the menu settings. Usually I use manual mode for video.

[@yoichifranck3753]

Man thanks for your reply I saw a review of the D7100 and that camera let you change all the things I mentioned but cost too much money

[@ReinhardBiller]

Maybe I did not understand your question correctly. For sure you can change all these settings. You use M, A os S-mode and change the camera settings (ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture) accordingly in the base screen. But this video is about the menu settings.

[@compuaide]

I ran across your video by mistake but glad I did... I have d5300 but have only used in auto mode... Tomorrow I am getting a speed light so I can take some indoor engagement portraits, I bought a special lense to hopefully take some good pics when she comes home Oct.. 12th.. Thank you for taking time to make this video... Trent

[@ReinhardBiller]

Thanks! You are welcome! What lens did you buy and what makes it special? My favorite lens is the Sigma 18-35 1.8. :)

[@compuaide]

Hi thanks for writing back, the lense I bought is the nikon dx Af-s nikkor 35mm 1:1.8 G... I was told to buy it, in a online forum, it had great reviews for portraits... I am very much a beginner, with no experience.. Just received the altura ap- n1001 flash with wireless flash trigger set, will be reading up on this.. Thanks Trent

[@ReinhardBiller]

I think the 35mm lens is a great choice on an APSC camera for wider portraits and street photography. A zoom lens is more versatile but a prime lens is anyhow a good choice for beginners because one of the parameter is already fixed and to frame the shot you have to move, the learning effect is bigger and you get a better feeling for composition and camera angles. Have fun with it!

[@compuaide]

@@ReinhardBiller Thank you for taking time to write me back. With that 35mm lense how close do I need to be to subject.

[@ReinhardBiller]

It depends on how the picture should look like in your vision and how much of the subject you want to show. You will find out. ;)

[@turtle6745]

Hello I press menu button it doesn’t open menu bar. No response while pressing menu button. Kindly help

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hello! I never had this issue. Check if any of the buttons are stucked down. Then you can try a factory reset. www.ephotozine.com/forums/topic/d5300-auto-focus--menu-funtions-not-working------112330#:~:text=Two%20things%20to%20try%3A%201,to%20the%20factory%20default%20settings.

[@tiannasview3162]

Thank you!

[@ReinhardBiller]

You are welcome!

[@tiannasview3162]

@@ReinhardBiller I just dropped a message at your fb page, with a question to which I can't find the answer anywhere.. :(

[@gleeful444]

Any tips for D5300?

[@dilupajrich4742]

Thanks 🤩

[@ReinhardBiller]

You are welcome!

[@irtizaali8416]

thanks its very helpful

[@ReinhardBiller]

Awesome!

[@tarunhasija9151]

can we make grid lines on display and viewfinder to 3*3?

[@ReinhardBiller]

For the grid in the viewfinder you need to set d2 in the menu (07:51). For the grid in liveview you can switch between the different view modes using the info button on top of the camera.

[@tarunhasija9151]

@@ReinhardBiller I have set the d2 and grid lines is showing 4*4. Can we change it to 3*3? is it possible? on some cameras it's possible to change it to 3*3, not sure about D5300.

[@ReinhardBiller]

@@tarunhasija9151 ok, now I understand what you mean. No, I don't think 3 by 3 grid is possible on the D5300.

[@tarunhasija9151]

@@ReinhardBiller Thanks 👍

[@ReinhardBiller]

@@tarunhasija9151 you are welcome.

[@B888-h2o]

I can’t add timer to my menu for some reason. It says “item cannot be added to my menu”

[@ReinhardBiller]

Sorry to hear. Unfortunately I have no idea why it doesn't work on your camera, I had no issues with mine.

[@yang941]

Can you help me why if i take a picture zoom in its blurred. What to do.

[@ReinhardBiller]

There is a number of reasons that could be the issue and it is difficult to say without seeing a picture. Maybe you didn't hit with the focus. Or your shutterspeed is too long for handheld shooting. Or the lens you use is generally not very sharp. I guess it is one of the first two things.

[@yang941]

@@ReinhardBiller thank you for answering my questions its very big help godbless 👋☺️

[@ReinhardBiller]

@@yang941 you are welcome.

[@naoremanand]

could u pls help me out.. My lcd shows a reverse image when i try to take selfie with the flip screen...only wen i tilt the screen towards me fr selfie. Like my right hand will be on left and vuce versa.. But aftr i click, the preview shows the correct one.. Is there any setting that can show me the exact one in lcd when titled to my side fr selfie??

[@ReinhardBiller]

I didn't notice that before, but I tried it myself because I was interested. You are right, when the screen is tilted to the front and you use live view, the left hand is shown on the left side of the screen and when you take the picture the left hand is on the right side of the screen as somebody else just took a normal picture of you. I think this can't be changed via the settings, at least I don't know how. But this is not an issue for me. It is just like looking into a mirror, actually I find it easier as it is than otherwise. Maybe you try to get used to it, otherwise you can try to swivel the screen not fully forwards (like 45 degrees).

[@naoremanand]

Thank you

[@ReinhardBiller]

You are welcome.

[@linus2123]

Sorry but: Phodografie ... 😂 Hab nichts gegen dich fand es einfach nur extrem lustig!

[@sankarmandal6340]

Is this camera settings for bird photography??

[@ReinhardBiller]

As mentioned before already this video is about the camera menu base settings I use on my camera and I use those settings for all my photography not just birds. The settings for the correct exposure has to be dialed in separately. For bird photography I normally use a long lens (150-600mm, usually on the long end), an open aperture for a nice bokeh (soft background), a fast shutter speed (1/1000s and faster) to freeze the motion and avoid blur and compensate with ISO as required. Hope that helped.

[@alonealien5076]

Plz tell me the settings for bird photography on Nikon d5300 with AF-P 70-300mm lense

[@pravinnaikwadi2434]

sir how to set video setting 1080p 60i.. my camera not show 1080p 60i plz help me. Camera Nikon D5300

[@ReinhardBiller]

Just go to: shooting menu -> movie settings -> frame size/frame rate. As shown in the video at 4:58. It should be there. Otherwise check your manual. ;)

[@pravinnaikwadi2434]

thankx sir i'm chenging video mode PAL To NTSC

[@pravinnaikwadi2434]

any problem For NTSC mode ?

[@ReinhardBiller]

Yeah, you are right. In PAL mode the max frame rate is 50p. I just checked the manual.

[@srijanabada2330]

Hello I tried your tutorial now all my pictures are so blurry. please help

[@ReinhardBiller]

Hello! Without seeing the pictures and exif data, it is diffucult to name the reason, because there could be multiple reasons for that. I use back button AF this means the camera doesn't focus when half-pressing the shutter release button, but only when you press the back button. Be sure that you focus before you press the shutter release button (or switch back button AF off again). Another reason could be that your shutter speed is too long for hand held shooting with the amount of light available. I think one of these two reasons is the problem. Another reason could be when using a very fast lens like F1.4 especially when combining with a long focal length, that you have a very shallow depth of field. Hope that helps.

[@srijanabada2330]

Reinhard Biller yes I actually couldn’t focus but later I remembered that you told to press AF button and I tried it which worked. Thank you 😊🇳🇵

[@ReinhardBiller]

@@srijanabada2330 you are welcome. Using back button AF is really handy for wildlife photography or any other tricky focussing situation. But at the beginning it needs some time to get used to it. :)

[@srijanabada2330]

Reinhard Biller Wow thank you for replying again. So as you are replying I want to ask you one question about video shooting that why my camera lens doesn’t focus automatically like in other you-tubers videos ? for example when I focus myself first while recording it won’t focus my hand or anything when I keep it near to the lens. Is it problem with lens or settings?

[@ReinhardBiller]

@@srijanabada2330 To be honest I have never used the continious video AF on the Nikon D5300 because it is very bad. I shot all my videos with manual focus. You can try it and you will see. You have to be in live view and switch on AF-F using the i-button. If you want to have a great video auto focus, I guess you have to buy a more modern Sony like A73 or A7s3 or a Canon with dual pixel auto focus. ;)

[@letstalkrawfootagewithango7763]

how to turn on the HDR mode? u just ignore the HDR mode..

[@ReinhardBiller]

I ignored the HDR mode because I have never used it. You can only use the HDR mode when shooting jpg. I rather prefer to shoot raw because this gives me much more information in the edit and if the contrast in the scene is very high you can also shoot two or more raw pictures with different exposures that you can combine in post.

[@sankarmandal6340]

how many iso avoid noise flying shoot bird?? i have d5300

[@ReinhardBiller]

That can not be answered in general. The required ISO depends of the amount and direction of the light you have available. Try different settings and you will see. I think on the D5300 the maximum I use is ISO 3200. On the D500 I use now up to ISO 6400. You can also denoise it a bit in post.

[@chrisdan_wee514]

how can i remove the date stamp

[@ReinhardBiller]

Check your setting d6.

[@meryochoa2011]

Can you use subtitles next time? It’s hard to understand.

[@ReinhardBiller]

This video is quite old. I hope my newer videos are clearer.

[@EvKrik]

how to enable hdr mode ?

[@ReinhardBiller]

You can only use the HDR mode when shooting jpg. I rather prefer to shoot raw because this gives me much more information in the edit and if the contrast in the scene is very high you can also shoot two or more raw pictures with different exposures that you can combine in post.

[@stbartuajhoom6004]

Andy

[@garywilliams1356]

thanks

[@ReinhardBiller]

You are welcome.

[@letstalkrawfootagewithango7763]

how to turn on HDR mode on D5300?

[@ReinhardBiller]

You need to shoot jpeg to use the automatic HDR function, it does not work for raw files. But I prefer to shoot raw, as it has much more dynamic range and details. If the contrast is too high to capture everything in one image you can shoot two or three raw files with different exposure and merge them together in post. This is what I would do.

[@letstalkrawfootagewithango7763]

@@ReinhardBiller Thanks for the information man. i will try on it.

[@ReinhardBiller]

@@letstalkrawfootagewithango7763 you are welcome.

[@Ak-hi2zh]

hi.my retouch menue is not opening

[@ReinhardBiller]

I think it could be that I only shoot raw format, I guess you can just retouch jpeg format. But I don't mind because I shoot raw and edit on my computer.

[@nandaardhiabagaskara8622]

how i can give copyright information on my photos? i could'nt find copyright information on my camera

[@ReinhardBiller]

You are right the D5300 doesn't have a dedicated copyright information function like some newer models. But you can add an Image Comment, for example: (c) Your Name.

[@nandaardhiabagaskara8622]

@@ReinhardBiller helpfull. thanks 😁

[@mikepettinella9550]

Bruno

[@ReinhardBiller]

?

[@itsmesurya7]

Plz telugu lo cheppachu ga sir plz

[@ReinhardBiller]

I'm very sorry, but I don't speak Telugu.

[@Mazharulhaq152]

10 ments time wiste

[@Sajuukashmiri1M]

🤣😁🤣🤣🤣😁

[@twnstrk31]

My camera isn't focusing anymore after this settings

[@ReinhardBiller]

I use "back button focussing", this means that the camera is not focussing anymore when half pressing the shutter release button. I define when I want to focus by pressing the back button. Focus and release is done independently.

[@lyrics3428]

Bist a österreicher ? 😂😂

[@ReinhardBiller]

Na kloa, wosn sunst. 😂

[@comeng379mgames]

NO MAN YOU DO NOT SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH,HARD TO UNDERSTAND

[@ReinhardBiller]

Look at the date, this was more than 3 years ago. My english, the image and the sound was not very good. ;)

[@comeng379mgames]

@@ReinhardBiller wait I DIDINT write that

[@ReinhardBiller]

hmm.. strange. Because I see the comment in the comment section. Just ignore.

[@comeng379mgames]

@@ReinhardBiller ok

[@ComradeMorlac]

I can read the menu for myself too... Wasnt helpful almost at all...

[@JayShreeRam303]

No 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@samwelwan1285]

it helped me a lot.

[@kowshiki7644]

How can I remove date stamp

[@ReinhardBiller]

Go to the Custom Menu settings and check that menu d6 (Print Date) is set to "off". Menu d6 is ignored when shooting NEF or NEF + JPEG.