Thank You

[stevedevil]

In a recent thread, I asked regarding a good bridge camera for a good friend, and thanks to the replies I have just purchased a...

 

 

Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR 16.0MP

 

?And I'm sure he will love it, and after winning the item, he asked if it has an "Idiot Button" and I guess that means "AUTO" mode lol

 

Cheers Gang

 

Steve

Edited January 16, 2015 by stevedevil

[NannyFerret]

Hope your friend has lots of enjoyment from his new camera. :)

[JHFoto]

It was years before I discovered that the  P  setting did not mean professional.......  

Edited January 17, 2015 by JHFoto

[colinb]

Tell him to start with using P mode - this will let the camera work out exposure / aperture but he can still change to spot exposure, adjust flash settings (and other stuff depending on make/model).

 

I always encourage beginners to use P mode as it allows a little input without being too frightening. 

Edited January 17, 2015 by colinb

[ChrisLumix]

Tell him to start with using P mode - this will let the camera work out exposure / aperture but he can still change to spot exposure, adjust flash settings (and other stuff depending on make/model).

 

I always encourage beginners to use P mode as it allows a little input without being too frightening. 

 

I actually found Panasonic's "idiot button" was pretty good (iA) and made some rather intelligent choices for me. Then as I gradually learned the camera I started to use P more and more and changed settings to suit. Now I have a camera that makes it easy for me to shoot in A mode and even M if I need control of shutter speed too!

[Black Pearl]

Use the EXR settings - it is very clever and does all sorts of trickery with pixels and shooting parameters.