How User Friendly is your Camera?

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I am in the process of looking at my camera’s features more closely and getting to know how they work and the best ways in which I can use them. Here’s some previous posts: Shooting in Macro Mode, What is EV Conpensation.

Which is very interesting and I am really enjoying doing it, but it is making me look at how user friendly my camera is. How easy is it to flick between the different settings when changing the shot?

Photography mode

For instance when choosing which photography mode I want to use I have to go into the menu, then capture, then scene, to change it. Most cameras have a photography mode option now and mine has a choice of: auto, sports, night scene, portrait, landscape and backlit modes.

It’s a great mode to have for a point and shoot as there is no manual settings for individual shots. It would be nice if this setting was easier to get at as I use it regularly. But I have to remember this camera is made as a cheap, very small, carry anywhere camera and I am very pleased it has this option at all.

Something to consider when buying a camera

This is something to consider when choosing a new camera to buy, and likely to be one of a growing wish list I seem to be compiling for a new camera.

I think it comes down to prioritizing what is more important and what options would I like to have to hand on a daily basis when taking photographs.

So working out which are my favourite features and which I use the most will help me to make that decision. I am looking at buying another camera this year, but I didn’t realise looking at my exisiting camera would start to build a picture of what I would like my next camera to be.

What’s on your wish list?

Mandy

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