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Category: Exposure Settings

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Susan Shepard
 

Automatic Vs. Manual?


Should I use auto settings? In other words, will I get good results?


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May 20, 2007

 

Richard Lynch
  Depending on your equipment, auto settings will do a fine job for normal exposures. But what is considered "normal" may be in question. If a scene is one where you are not pushing the limits of the exposures, and you are not interested in controlling depth-of-field or stopping action, then you will be happy with auto-results. However, if you want to use your equipment to control the results you get, understanding manual modes, what they affect, and how to use them will likely be to your advantage.


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