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prince99
28th of January 2003 (Tue), 18:16
I recently purchase the Canon G2 camera and its working great. Being relatively new to photography, I am still using the Auto modes in the G2. I would like to start using the manual settings... after seeing the image quality of photos and things you can do with the manual settings, I am curious to start using the Manual settings. But, I dont know where to start.

Could somebody provide me with a website or manual that will provide me with above.

Thanks!
WSD223
28th of January 2003 (Tue), 20:02
That's what is neat about digital cameras - you can see right away what your picture looks like, and you don't waste film or have to wait for processing. Take a picture, change a setting, see what the change did to your picture. You can even print out all the camera settings with each picture on a proof sheet if you have the right software.
ShaneKern
29th of January 2003 (Wed), 18:50
Try this site ... I was in your situation a few months ago too (being a G2 newbie!) :)

http://www.photocourse.com/
jmhobbs
29th of January 2003 (Wed), 21:53
To expand on what WSD said:

1) Set the camera to an auto mode
2) Review the picture and take note of the settings the camera chose.
3) Switch to manual mode
4) Set the settings to match those the camera chose in auto mode.
5) Start tweaking individual settings to see their affect.

If things get too far out of whack, go back the beginning (the settings the camera chose) and start over. The other beauty of digital photography is there's no film & processing cost. A single shot cost the same as a thousand. Just shoot it!

Also, I would recommend you pick up a good book on photography basics. That'll give you a good idea of what to expect when you start tweaking camera settings. Kodak makes a good beginning photography book; the exact title escapes me right now, but its a pretty standard 1st step. I believe there is a "Photography for Dummies" book that could be a good starting point as well. I found quite a number of helpful websites when the photo bug first bit me. Search on photography beginner's guide, photography tips, photography how-to, etc. A lot of the major photography e-tailers have educational material on them as well.

Jon