S setting means shutter priority. To shoot DJ (IE a moving subject) you want a shutter speed no less than 125 unless your panning. Make sure you hold the shutter button down halfway then snap at the appropriate moment. I assume you know how to use your shutter dial?! When in S mode press the little magnifying glass located bottom left of camera body. Then press it again to change certain settings. Change your focus mode to AF-C, your metering to the very top one (matrix) and your AF- Area mode the middle setting. If your light dial drops below 125 I suggest boosting up your ISO a little. 800 is the highest the D40 can really go before noise appears. This is just a basic setup which you can tweak to the kind of shooting your doing. Hope this helps. Tom
« Last Edit: September 01, 2008, 13:44:31 PM by rickhuss93 »
it would have helped with a better rider aswell. [/quote
I agree- regardless of whether or not the photo is amazing they are undoubtably better if the rider is actively doing something more than a straight air.
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