When is Automatic Mode better that Manual Mode
Apr 5, 2021 14:15:12 #
The closest most photographers will ever get to success is to stand there admiring your superior equipment.
Apr 5, 2021 14:16:27 #
Picture Taker wrote:
I found if I set bit on "P" and fiddle with the camera and have a white lens I get respect. If I use manual and don't use a white lens nobody notices,
Perception.
Apr 5, 2021 14:16:30 #
Apr 5, 2021 14:16:38 #
DanCal
Loc: Southern California
If it works for you great. I started taking photos on a FM2. It did not have an auto mode, so I shot manual. I still shoot that way today. I am not sure if is a control thing or if I think I know better than the camera does....
It works for me.
It works for me.
Apr 5, 2021 14:17:51 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The closest most photographers will ever get to success is to stand there admiring your superior equipment.
And that's also why some people purchase superior equipment...
Apr 5, 2021 14:24:06 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
I shot manual with mu Argus C3, Leica, Exacta and most other cameras till digital. Some how I could not have the battery power to shoot AUTO. The Argus was the simplest, ISO (ASA) was 10 and set, 3 or so choices of speed and the lens twisted to set the opening. Now it's harder with all the choices like back button etc.
Apr 5, 2021 14:33:06 #
Picture Taker wrote:
I shot manual with mu Argus C3, Leica, Exacta and most other cameras till digital. Some how I could not have the battery power to shoot AUTO. The Argus was the simplest, ISO (ASA) was 10 and set, 3 or so choices of speed and the lens twisted to set the opening. Now it's harder with all the choices like back button etc.
For mine it was focus, match the needles, (adjust shutter/aperture if desired), click.
Now cameras come with 500 page manuals.
Apr 5, 2021 14:35:26 #
Like some others here, I use manual with auto ISO and a fast shutter speed for wildlife. So when I pick up my camera, all I usually have to set is my aperture, and possibly my Exposure Compensation. As much of the advice here says, use what gives you the results you want.
Apr 5, 2021 14:36:35 #
Turn the dial to P, take Professional photographs. Where's the complication in that? The wifi-enabled models even auto-file your tax ID to the IRS, that's why it's called the Professional mode.
Apr 5, 2021 14:40:41 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Turn the dial to P, take Professional photographs. Where's the complication in that? The wifi-enabled models even auto-file your tax ID to the IRS, that's why it's called the Professional mode.
P-mode is your friend.
(So are A, T, M, ...)
That reminds me, I need to go to the ATM.
Apr 5, 2021 14:53:38 #
P Mode is better than Automatic Mode because you can set your ISO in P Mode and Automatic Mode will not let you make any changes to your camera.
Generally speaking, as taught in photography classes, mainly use Aperture Priority for depth of field and Shutter Priority to either freezing or blurring motion. Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority is quicker than Manual Mode.
Generally speaking, as taught in photography classes, mainly use Aperture Priority for depth of field and Shutter Priority to either freezing or blurring motion. Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority is quicker than Manual Mode.
Apr 5, 2021 15:04:19 #
John O. wrote:
P Mode is better than Automatic Mode because you can set your ISO in P Mode and Automatic Mode will not let you make any changes to your camera.
Generally speaking, as taught in photography classes, mainly use Aperture Priority for depth of field and Shutter Priority to either freezing or blurring motion. Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority is quicker than Manual Mode.
Generally speaking, as taught in photography classes, mainly use Aperture Priority for depth of field and Shutter Priority to either freezing or blurring motion. Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority is quicker than Manual Mode.
Use what mode meets your needs and/or desires for the shot.
Just understand the operation of the different modes in your camera so you can make a good selection.
Apr 5, 2021 15:06:09 #
Apr 5, 2021 15:12:38 #
Picture Taker wrote:
If you use a white lens ALL IS GOOD!
Yup, they give one more confidence to take better pictures,
and impress observers. (Providing they are aware of the color meaning.)
Otherwise they'll just wonder why the lens doesn't match the camera.
Apr 5, 2021 15:37:21 #
fcoy2
Loc: SW Ohio
gvarner wrote:
I only use full AUTO if I hand my camera to someone else for a quick snapshot. It’s easier than trying to explain back button focus.
Yeah, I should've done that yesterday. Taking shots of family Easter dinner and my sister was insistent that she would take a few with my camera so I could be in some shots. When I explained back button focus she looked at me as if I was speaking Greek. She shot with the same settings I was using (but at a different range, needing aperture and flash adjustments). Needless to say they weren't the best shots taken that day. Had I been thinking I would've removed the flash and switched it to auto so she could fire away. Of course, she still struggled with the back button. :-)
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