When is Automatic Mode better that Manual Mode
Apr 8, 2021 16:39:50 #
I was indoors trying to get a shot of a painting on a wall. Tried everything in M and just couldn't get something i liked. Someone in the group said to try P; and i got a perfect image. Use all the tools in your box.
Apr 8, 2021 16:46:22 #
philo wrote:
I was indoors trying to get a shot of a painting on a wall. Tried everything in M and just couldn't get something i liked. Someone in the group said to try P; and i got a perfect image. Use all the tools in your box.
Did you compare the EXIF data of the two images? Understanding the camera settings are important to understand how it can create a great meal from the same three ingredients you were given.
Apr 8, 2021 21:16:15 #
I always work in manual or shutter priority mode but just thought I would try auto landscape mode. I guess the camera's settings were smarter than mine but my manual modes were set pretty similarly to the auto ones.
Apr 8, 2021 21:22:09 #
MichaelMcGrath
Loc: Ireland
Wonder what these program auto-everything guys would have done on the Rollei which I trained on back in 1966?
Apr 8, 2021 21:23:25 #
I have been a newspaper photographer for many years so have always set my own aperture and shutter speed and use auto iso. I thought I would just play around with the auto modes and was happy with the auto landscape setting photos.
Apr 8, 2021 21:36:48 #
MichaelMcGrath wrote:
Wonder what these program auto-everything guys would have done on the Rollei which I trained on back in 1966?
Possibly got a lesser number of acceptable/useable photos under certain conditions as they can get now.
Apr 8, 2021 21:56:26 #
Apr 9, 2021 00:02:05 #
philo wrote:
I was indoors trying to get a shot of a painting on a wall. Tried everything in M and just couldn't get something i liked. Someone in the group said to try P; and i got a perfect image. Use all the tools in your box.
Nice and thanks for the sharing. Thankfully you didn’t use Auto and fire off the prohibited flash.
Apr 9, 2021 08:04:13 #
Craigdca wrote:
Nice and thanks for the sharing. Thankfully you didn’t use Auto and fire off the prohibited flash.
There are situations where AUTO is not warranted.
Apr 9, 2021 15:50:25 #
philo wrote:
I was indoors trying to get a shot of a painting on a wall. Tried everything in M and just couldn't get something i liked. Someone in the group said to try P; and i got a perfect image. Use all the tools in your box.
"P" is an excellent alternative to "AUTO", but I think there may be variations to this mode depending on which camera you're using, but worth looking into anyway.
Apr 9, 2021 16:02:50 #
Beenthere wrote:
"P" is an excellent alternative to "AUTO", but I think there may be variations to this mode depending on which camera you're using, but worth looking into anyway.
Comes in handy to understand each of the modes, how they work, when they can or should be used.
Kinda part of knowing how one's camera works, and when to use what mode.
As opposed to using one mode (an INDIVIDUAL's choice) and POO-POOing all the others.
They don't put some modes in the camera for the non-in-depth photographers and some for the super-in-depth,
they put multiple modes in a camera for versatility for everyone.
Just gotta learn each mode's capabilities/limitations.
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