After selecting Program mode (P), what should you do next?
Dec 18, 2017 16:58:19 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Damn!, I wish I had said that!Scott Kelby is a pro photographer and Photoshop gu... (show quote)
Dec 18, 2017 17:14:22 #
Thank you very much. I'll go to udemy now.
d3200prime wrote:
So glad you finally have a DSLR headed your way. P... (show quote)
Dec 18, 2017 17:41:42 #
CanonTom wrote:
Mr. Greenwood, (or anyone else who totally underst... (show quote)
Depth of field is controlled by the fstop/aperture. The larger the number, 11,16,22 etc, the greater the depth of field. But then your shutter speed gets slower to maintain the same exposure level. It's a trade off in values for effects.
Dec 18, 2017 17:47:19 #
ecurb1105 wrote:
And at some f-stop, as the f-stop number becomes larger, diffraction becomes more and more of an issue reducing sharpness.Depth of field is controlled by the fstop/aperture. The larger the number, 11,16,22 etc, the greater the depth of field. But then your shutter speed gets slower to maintain the same exposure level. It's a trade off in values for effects.
Dec 18, 2017 18:48:03 #
sathca wrote:
Good advice. All the modes are tools to be used when they are advantageous to the situation. On the other hand, when you become comfortable with manual, you’ll never use them!
Why would you "never" use the other modes? All modes have their use depending on the situation. Limiting yourself to just manual and you limit the capabilities of your tool. Try shooting sports or birds in full manual all the time and you will miss many opportunities.
Dec 18, 2017 19:13:29 #
Join a photography group on Meetup in the Boston Area.
GalaxyCat wrote:
If you select P, what is the next step? Adjust ISO?
Dec 18, 2017 19:56:59 #
And at this point I presume we have managed to totally confuse our original poster who asked a simple question.
Dec 18, 2017 20:01:07 #
ronf78155
Loc: Seguin Texas
I was thinking the same thing.........complicated answer to a simple question
rplain1 wrote:
And at this point I presume we have managed to totally confuse our original poster who asked a simple question.
Dec 18, 2017 20:19:37 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
bluezzzzz wrote:
Scott Kelby is a pro photographer and Photoshop gu... (show quote)
Joel Sartore, famous National Geograpic protographer and teacher of the great photography courses for The Great Courses says he uses P mode always when doing walkaround photography. He’s a Nikon guy.
After 30 years of using real M on an SLR (manual focus, too) I am delighted with the ability of DSLRs to autoexpose. It might be more productive to discuss when to choose which focus or exposure mode, which you get to choose with P mode.
I don’t see a real difference between P, S, and A mode. I cam get to the same place with any of them. I used P primarily for a while but now am more likely to use A most of the time. I am happy to use M when the situation demands it...very rarely.
Dec 18, 2017 22:34:48 #
GalaxyCat wrote:
Thank you very, very much for this information.
If you do a search for your model in Kindle there should be an expanded version of the owners manual which goes into more depth about the camera functions. I did for my T3i and it made the manual make much more sence.
Best of luck to you
Bill
Dec 18, 2017 23:01:41 #
GalaxyCat wrote:
If you select P, what is the next step? Adjust ISO?
I use P a lot. I set ISO on auto with an upper limit of 1600 for normal Photography or video work.
Dec 18, 2017 23:52:02 #
bobsisk
Loc: Chandler, Arizona
Dragonfly wrote:
I decided what I wanted to take pictures of....took them.....they looked crappy....then broke out the manual and figured out what settings I should have used....then went back and took better pictures....rinse and repeat for every situation..... I keep trying, one of these days I'm going to actually understand what to do without having to always look it up....someday....maybe....
I know the feeling well.
There's an old saying: experience is the best teacher and it should be because the cost is so dear.
Dec 19, 2017 00:14:41 #
RonM12
Loc: Washington State
I think of the P mode as the mode I’d select if I handed my camera to someone with no understanding of how to operate it. Like the vacation picture you ask someone to take your picture for you. Seriously, it’s not difficult to use manual mode or at least aperture mode
Dec 19, 2017 01:14:43 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
RonM12 wrote:
I think of the P mode as the mode I’d select if I handed my camera to someone with no understanding of how to operate it. Like the vacation picture you ask someone to take your picture for you. Seriously, it’s not difficult to use manual mode or at least aperture mode
Sorry but another person confusing P mode with Auto.
I wonder why that so hard to understand? Maybe that is why they better stick to M mode?
Dec 19, 2017 08:53:21 #
ricardo7 wrote:
The next step is to fully understand the functions of your camera.
Really, you don't want to go at it with guess work. There are many
solutions to your question. Not one is necessarily the right one for
what you are doing at the moment. I recommend an intro to photography
class. You'll get a lot out of it.
Really, you don't want to go at it with guess work. There are many
solutions to your question. Not one is necessarily the right one for
what you are doing at the moment. I recommend an intro to photography
class. You'll get a lot out of it.
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