"Auto-ISO" setting keeps flashing in view finder

[modishmen]

I have a Nikon D40 and shoot manual. When I look through the view finder there is an "Auto-ISO" setting flashing on and off even though I change the ISO setting from Auto to whatever.

Is this normal? If not, how do I get that out of that setting so the auto-ISO flashing stops?

[OsmosisStudios]

What mode are you shooting in (auto, Program, etc)?

I never shoot in AutoISO because its very easy to control the ISO and its much more powerful when you do because you can control it.

[amymnc]

I had the same problem last month and it about drove me batty and ruined an entire day of pics. I kept wondering why the ISO was jumping around from 200-1600 all over the place, and I was shooting in manual mode.

There's 3 spots to change ISO. I forgot about the 3rd one.

-Check the LCD menu on the back of your camera.
-Hit menu, go to shooting menu (the camera icon) and change it there.
-Hit menu, go to custom settings (the pencil icon) and scroll down to turn ISO auto off.

In my experience the one in custom settings menu will trump the others, but make sure you've checked them all. Hope this helps.

[modishmen]

I looked all over for your pencil suggestion. That did it...THANK YOU!!!

[modishmen]

I shoot manual "M" and this ISO-A setting was hindering my ISO selection (as well as driving me crazy). Thanks for the response.

Any suggestions for a newbie manual shooter?

[Almond.Butterscotch]

Originally Posted by amymnc

There's 3 spots to change ISO. I forgot about the 3rd one.

-Check the LCD menu on the back of your camera.
-Hit menu, go to shooting menu (the camera icon) and change it there.
-Hit menu, go to custom settings (the pencil icon) and scroll down to turn ISO auto off.

There are actually only two as the first two are always the same, and that third one does trump all. It took me ages to figure it out, but alas, there it is.

It isn't always bad on auto though- sometimes it chose values that werent 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200. Sometimes it chose in-betweens like 720 or 360. Rare, but I've photographs claiming odd numbers.

[Almond.Butterscotch]

Originally Posted by modishmen

Any suggestions for a newbie manual shooter?

Play with Aperture-Priority mode, play with Shutter-Priority mode, then combine what you learn from each in Manual. Now that I've finally acquired my first fast lens (the 35 f/1.8), I've started playing more in A and M modes, and am absolutely LOVING it.

[mardy46]

I'm new to D SLR photography.....and have had the same problem with Auto ISO flashing on and off, on my D60, and giving me all weird ISO settings. It got to the point today where I thought there must be some way of fixing this. So I logged on here to see if anyone else had the same problem, and sure enough I found this thread, with the solution to the problem. This is the first time I have posted here, have been reading and learning lots, thanks to everyone. I have another problem , which I will see if I can find an answer to on another thread.

Thnk you for all the help this site gives.
Mardy46

[Shokinen]

Originally Posted by modishmen

Any suggestions for a newbie manual shooter?

Take lots of picture of the same subject using different settings. Get back home and look at your pictures. Take the best one (the one you like the most) and try to identify why these are good. Try to identify what went wrong with the other. Try to see the effect of large aperture on the focus, shutter speed on the movement, etc.

A software like View NX where you can see the exif data while looking at your pictures is very usefull.

Hope this help.