Hi everybody! I absolutely love this board, and I have taken sooo many notes...LOL!
I got this awesome camera...and I absolutely LOVE it, but have no clue what to do with it other than the standard settings that it came set on. We are making a trip in 2 weeks, and DH bought me a new 28-135 IS lens today, and I'm sure it can do amazing things, but I'm clueless. I've been reading posts and taking notes, and I found that to take fireworks pictures I need to have the ISO set low, and I see the ISO button on the camera, but can't figure out how to change it. (Note: Users manual got highly decorated by DD3 and a replacement in ordered, but it won't be here in time to prepare for my trip) Is is reasonable to switch ISO settings back and forth or should I stick with a specific setting? also, the f/4.5...no clue what thats about. In my handy dandy tip notebook that I've started, it says to take night pictures, I should be at 1/8s f/4.5 ISO 1000...can some very patient person help me to understand my camera? I know this is asking alot, but I've tried doing the research online and it is written far above my level of understanding.
Thanks!!!!
If you are not sure what you are doing can not practice what you are learning, I think you should shoot in P mode. This will select the apperture and shutterspeed, but will allow you to select the ISO. It also will not force you to use the flash with Auto will if it is too dark (fireworks etc).
Nothing will be worse than coming home with less than 10% of your shots worth keeping because you were not comfortable with the camera and the settings under or overexposed your shots.