Sure wish someone could do a step by step explanation of the manual for the PowerShot SX10IS! To many settings for me. How do you find the time to change everything when you're taking a picture that isn't really planned?
I know what you mean. I went to the website and downloaded the manual so I can look at it on the computer...so much bigger and I still don't understand most of it. Now I am having problems of getting the birds close up..I must of changed something and now I am not sure how to get it back.
One thing I did learn is that I need a tripod or one of those sticks you put the camera on. I think it is the Monopod and I got it from Walmart. I am not using it mostly in auto until I can figure more out..I have had it a year in March of 2010.
I think my pictures turned out better before I tried doing things on it...that is how I know it isn't set right now... Lighting makes all the difference too...on a gloomy day my pictures are not very good.
Good Luck...I wish they had a class around here for learning how to use your camera...I would sign up for it.
I put the book on my desktop and can just click to look at it...it does help.
I'm going to put the book on my computer too, hopefully it will help.
I got the same camera back in May. It was an upgrade from a kodak. I learned from the first camera that the best thing to do is to pick a particular setting (ie macro) and play with it in the backyard or at the park. Also read up on lighting and such on the computer. Photo.net has some good tutorials. I was seriously thinking about taking mine back. I am glad I stuck with it. I am still learning but having fun.
Thanks for the info, went to that site and really like it! I'v been trying out different settings just like you said until I get use to all of them.
Hi All,
I don't know mcuh about that particular camera, since I do not have one. But I will offer a couple of suggestions.
First - Take pictures ... lots of them. Set a goal for at least a couple of hundred a week. It is digital so it really only costs you time. Remember the settings that the camera was set to ... or write them down and then study the results. It really doesn't matter what you are taking photos of ,..... you are simply learning the camera.
Play around with the settings - AV, TV, Manual, etc. see what works the best for you. There is nothing wrong with the Automatic mode, but the camera is capable of more.
Learn where the key controls are on your camera ... This may sound far-fetched but I can change the settings on my cameras, in the dark with my eyes closed! That way I can adjust things "on the fly." Some of this learning you can do in a chair watching television. Start with a standard setting and then learn how many "clicks" it is to AV mode, or to adjust the shutter speed, maybe the wihite balance, or the f/stop. It's not really that difficult, but like most things it is a bit intimidating at first.
I think there may be a setting to "revert" the camera back to the factory settings if you feel like you have messed things up .... which you really cannot do by the way.
BobMaryville, Tennesseehttp://bhowdy.smugmug.com/
Bob has it right and I will add one more thing. Face to face help is the best of the best. Find a friend or a friend of a friend--sit on the porch, enjoy a beer, listen and learn.
Getting older is fun--getting old should be avoided.
Thank you Bob and Pacman...I got to tell ya, I need all the help i can get. I have no idea what i'm doing, I do go out and take pictures of the same thing in different modes. I don't understand camera language. I have been on Dummys.com so many times it's just sad....I have a image manager on my computer that tells me everything about the picture I took. ie. exposure, shutter speed ect. That helps a lot. But I still have to look up things.. For instance...WHAT the heck is f/stop? LOL I could go on and on.
The new one DH got me Is a Kodak Easy Share Z915 and has even more bells and whistles then my first camera. It should be easy but when you know next to nothing about cameras it can be a pain if your in a hurry. LOL I have already deleted more pics then I care to count.
Pacman... My friend is coming over next week to help me with my camera and computer...I think we are going to need more then one beer. LOL
Thanks
Bob nailed that one Glory. I can't help you on your camera since I shoot something else. However I have learned so much by sheer practice. I used to always shoot in the automatic modes as I considered that my "safety net". I was able to take a photography class and very lucky to have a great teacher. I never knew what my camera could do until then. Now I rarely shoot in auto unless I'm just plain lazy or at a race where I can't be setting my beer down to focus, etc. Like Bob said you'll get to the point where you know your camera and can work it blindfolded. I made a point to shoot every day no matter what the subject. As I did I learned composition, backgrounds, lighting, etc without even realizing it. Now that it's dark at 5:30 I go out and shoot at night. I have a nice tripod and remote so that helps me. Make a cheat sheet for your shutter speeds, F stops, etc and what they do until you can remember them. Practice, practice, practice and it'll come to you.
listen to bob and pacman. i have a rebel xsi had it for about eight months. still trying to figure it out.read, study the settings.understand what their function is.what i did to figure them out was to take photos . i take 20 to 60 pics every day or so. i study them and the settings at which they were taken also study other peoples pics.im starting to get it. a few friends of mine have been taking pics for years and they tell me they are still learning. so take your time,experiment,enjoy enjoy. click, click, click. dont stop clicking.good iuck!!!
This is a bit late for this post but here is my two cents. I didn't know anything except the rebel seemed to have good reviews. I bought one and could barely shoot the fence in the backyard.
I took an online class to help with the new words and ideas so I knew at least how lost I was. I went out and started to read. Used books, e-books, magazines and online forums. Never said anything just took it all in. When I read something, I'd go and try it. I'd read like a chapter every other day.
If you're a techno person, find tech books. If you learn visually, find online videos and podcasts. Just don't think that you have to get it right the first time or think that it should be coming faster. Its not a job or a race, its fun and you'll never know it all.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnmt/
What kind of on-line course did you take?
I'm late too posting here, but I just bought a new Nikon D5000 and checked this morning to see if there was a class at my local Votech school, and rats they don't. I have books but I may have to do the online class, and alot of reading........hard to understand the lauguage.......took some photos this morning and was able to trim them, I really got excited.
~~~Zoom~~~
If your class is anything like I took at our junior college, save your money!
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