... to read our instruction manuals.
Gone are the days when we could look at any of 30 different cameras and see all the major controls in the same general location, same basic shapes, even.
Today's digital cameras are computers with a lens. Even the basic shutter speed and aperture controls will change position from brand to brand, sometimes even within the same brand. For instance, try to find the aperture ring on a new Nikkor G lens or on any Canon EF lens. Not on the lens? Correct! Aperture change is accomplished via a camera body control. It may be a dial, a button, or even a touch menu option.
Reading the manual also lets us know what other features are available on our camera. Did you know that many DX format DSLRs have full movie modes? With sound! Some have special effects or photoshop-type enhancements built right in to the operating system.
The printed manuals may be supplemented with a CD or DVD. Look at that, too. Some of the coolest features of my current camera weren't hardly even mentioned until I viewed my DVD.
... And Now You Know ...
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