Do You EVER shoot in the dreaded "GREEN BOX ZONE" aka AUTO?

do you EVER use auto?

Sure... but why does it matter? For me it's usually 'cause I gave the camera to someone in auto mode and then forgot to change it back out.

Cant say ive used it for weddings but i have used it before. i also wouldnt say its "dreaded" though.

jjmucker wrote in post #4240204
Cant say ive used it for weddings but i have used it before. i also wouldnt say its "dreaded" though.

From what I have experienced and from many others, using auto is the easiest way to over exposed/blown out photos

I've had my 5D for 1.5 years and I don't think the shutter has ever been tripped with the setting in the green box. Don't even know if it works 8)

I used auto when I first started photography. I used it with my Kodak (because it had no other modes), I used it with my Fuji as a crutch, and I used it occasionally with my XT. Can't say that I recall ever using it since though.

Don't even have it. I learned with no "modes" so for me Av is auto!

1D II has P mode. Same thing really except you can change a few things.

cdifoto wrote in post #4240438
1D II has P mode. Same thing really except you can change a few things.

I don't use that either. maybe I'll try it out sometime.

P mode...very rarely.

Green box...never.

Same here! AV is my auto.

If you could shoot raw in Auto maybe it could be used (for simple grabs) but it doesn't (on my camera anyway).

It's nice that it chooses ISO for you though but it is limited to 100-400 on most cameras (the newer Canon bodies have better auto ISO modes that cover more range).

I used "Full Auto" for a day and then got peeved off with the flash popping up in low light which annoyed me when wearing a cap so I started using [P] mode and then took it from there.

I would explore EVERY setting in the camera before shooting (or try to)

mezorn26 wrote in post #4240241
From what I have experienced and from many others, using auto is the easiest way to over exposed/blown out photos

thats probably true when shooting outdoors with very different contrasts etc. this is why shooting manual is the best choice, but for indoor "smash and grab" shots auto mode is fine. though personally for me i'd prefer to use M, aperture priority or, ocassionally shutter priority.

Absolutely not, it limits you to only having large fine jpgs on my 20D which is unacceptable and I don't have the option on the mkII. I won't even hand it to someone else in the auto mode, I'll set it to P or Av. I typically shoot in Av or M personally.