Help on my new G6

Hi everybody, while searching on the internet about my new G6, I just found this forum.

I only used regular point and shoot cameras and this camera is kind a confusing.

I tried the "manual" mode and I found this:

1/60
f8.0

can somebody briefly explain this to me?

I also read on this forum that most people uses "AV" mode. I tried it and it only shows up:

1/60 but no f8.0

I'm confused. I hope somebody can help me. Thanks.

well first thing is stay out of manual mode for now, the 1/60 means one sixty of a second is how long the shutter will stay open, the f8.0 is the aperatur size, the higher the number the less light it lets in, usually around 4.0-5.5 is a good number on the g6 outside sunny day, I would suggest using the P mode at first, it is basically a auto mode in some aspects, or if you will be outside and have good light switch to av mode and set it to f4.5, now the shutter speed is something different, the slwest shutter speed most can handhold without camera shake blur is 1/60, when I am outside on a good lit day with my G6 I use TV mode and set the shutter to 1/400 it will freeze the frame and give you sharper photos, I hope this helps because I am still a noob myself, I have learned alot from this forum,
later,
jon

Welcome _OC_
Jon1996 said it. I will put almost the same info in other words:

Basically, in AUTO mode, the camera measures the available light and set the shutter speed, aperture and ISO for you.
P mode is similar to AUTO but you can select some parameters at your will.
In Tv (speed priority) mode you select the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture for a correct exposure.
In Av (aperture priority) mode you select the aperture (f stop) and the camera set the shutter speed for a correct exposure.
In M (manual) mode you are in total control and your settings overrides all the automatic features of the camera. It means that you must have some knowledge of technical parameters to set them to correct values.

You can start in AUTO mode while read the manual and search in this and other forums to learn step by step how the ISO, shutter speed and aperture interact before you got to manual mode.

Good luck

I'm not yet familiar with shutter speed, ISO or aperture... can you explain in layman's term? Sorry, it's just my first time to use high end point and shoot.

Caezar

If you search inside this forum you will find a lot of information for beginners.
Searching the web for ‘photography glossary of terms’ will be useful, or start by following the links below:

http://www.dpreview.co​m/learn/?/glossary/

http://www.microsoft.c​om …phy/glossary/de​fault.mspx

http://photographytips​.com/page.cfm/1587

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/