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Okay...this may be the dumbest question of all time but here goes.
I've been using my Canon 400D in auto mode for a while but I know its capable of more so wanted to see what I could do. I've tried it on the manual setting but I'm not entirely sure I know what I'm doing. This is what I am doing...
1) Choosing the ISO (which to be honest is a complete guess and based on how light I think it is)
2) I focus on what I want to take a photo of and that seems to adjust the aperture (I think) either way, the F number thing changes when I change the focal length of the lens (is that even a correct terminology?)
3) I change the exposure compensation thing that I can see in the viewfinder. I use the wheel thing that is near the shutter release button and I change the marker until it reaches the centre '0'. This in turn seems to adjust the speed of the shutter. Sometimes its a bit slow though
I don't think I'm doing it right so please can someone tell me where to start when moving from auto to manual settings? I know there is the aperture priority settings and also shutter priority but I can't seem to get my head around these different settings. Really keen to try something better than auto though and hopefully improve. Is there a useful idiot proof guide somewhere?
I've been using my Canon 400D in auto mode for a while but I know its capable of more so wanted to see what I could do. I've tried it on the manual setting but I'm not entirely sure I know what I'm doing. This is what I am doing...
1) Choosing the ISO (which to be honest is a complete guess and based on how light I think it is)
2) I focus on what I want to take a photo of and that seems to adjust the aperture (I think) either way, the F number thing changes when I change the focal length of the lens (is that even a correct terminology?)
3) I change the exposure compensation thing that I can see in the viewfinder. I use the wheel thing that is near the shutter release button and I change the marker until it reaches the centre '0'. This in turn seems to adjust the speed of the shutter. Sometimes its a bit slow though
I don't think I'm doing it right so please can someone tell me where to start when moving from auto to manual settings? I know there is the aperture priority settings and also shutter priority but I can't seem to get my head around these different settings. Really keen to try something better than auto though and hopefully improve. Is there a useful idiot proof guide somewhere?