Camera setting for fireworks? D5100 nikon? - 1

I recently bought a D5100 Nikon from my cousin and we haven't had a chance to get together for her to explain to me all the fancy buttons and settings.Tonight being Canada day, I'd love to take some pictures outside and especially of the fireworks so if anyone can tell me what setting would work best I would really appreciate it.

I recently bought a D5100 Nikon from my cousin and we haven't had a chance to get together for her to explain to me all the fancy buttons and settings.Tonight being Canada day, I'd love to take some pictures outside and especially of the fireworks so if anyone can tell me what setting would work best I would really appreciate it. High school: TC Williams
city: alexandria, va
camp: gettysburg college… They did that jog to where the battle of gettysburg took place If you don't have a tripod and a remote shutter release, you won't get very good results. If you have said items, there are many videos on Youtube that will guide you along. Here is a good way to capture fireworks

* Mount the camera on a sturdy tripod
* Manually focus the lens on the area where the fireworks are being displayed.
* Use a remote shutter release
* Shoot in RAW
* Place the shutter on B
* During the fireworks exhibition, open and hold the shutter open for two to three bursts. After you have shot the first shot, look at your LCD and determine if your exposure is correct… All the colours are vivid Fireworks are very bright, so you will have to use an f/stop of around f/16 or f/22 as a starting point Bulb. Unless you have a Tripod, you will be better off enjoying the fireworks with your eyes than trying to capture them on a camera.
I tried twice and… Found that it is not worth it without a tripod.
Tips anyways.
Set your camera to Fireworks mode which has factory optimized settings for capturing fireworks. If your camera doesn't have Fireworks mode, use Landscape mode.

If your camera has manual settings:
Set focus to infinity.
Use an aperture of F5.6 or smaller (higher number). Using smaller apertures will help ensure that the fireworks trails are sharper, containing more detail.
Set the shutter to bulb.
Exposure: use between one and four seconds.
If possible, use an ISO of 100.

Enjoy Canada day.

If you don't have a tripod and a remote shutter release, you won't get very good results. If you have said items, there are many videos on Youtube that will guide you along.

Here is a good way to capture fireworks

* Mount the camera on a sturdy tripod
* Manually focus the lens on the area where the fireworks are being displayed.
* Use a remote shutter release
* Shoot in RAW
* Place the shutter on B
* During the fireworks exhibition, open and hold the shutter open for two to three bursts. After you have shot the first shot, look at your LCD and determine if your exposure is correct… All the colours are vivid Fireworks are very bright, so you will have to use an f/stop of around f/16 or f/22 as a starting point

Bulb.

Unless you have a Tripod, you will be better off enjoying the fireworks with your eyes than trying to capture them on a camera.
I tried twice and… Found that it is not worth it without a tripod.
Tips anyways.
Set your camera to Fireworks mode which has factory optimized settings for capturing fireworks. If your camera doesn't have Fireworks mode, use Landscape mode.

If your camera has manual settings:
Set focus to infinity.
Use an aperture of F5.6 or smaller (higher number). Using smaller apertures will help ensure that the fireworks trails are sharper, containing more detail.
Set the shutter to bulb.
Exposure: use between one and four seconds.
If possible, use an ISO of 100.

Enjoy Canada day.