Hi,

this is my first posting here. I hope someone can help.

I've just bought a D50 after using a FinePix 4700, and before that a Canon EOS 300 film camera. My wife works in a kindergarten and wants to use the D50 to take pictures of children 'at play' (rather than posed shots), mostly indoors and preferably without flash.

Unfortunately, I sent her off yesterday with advice to 'use Auto or P mode' , but she returned with a number of blurred photos.

Please can anyone suggest some basic settings I should be getting her to use so that she can get sharp well exposed shots indoors? For example, should I override 'auto ISO' for the program modes? Or, should I tell her to use 'Sports' mode?

I want to avoid her getting discouraged from using the Nikon. Then she'll use it and get more expert.

Thanks in advance.

David Green
Cambridge, UK