How many of your camera's features do you use?

[Rob Bye]

So i'm getting ready to become a first time owner of a dslr (7100). ,,,so i downloaded an owners manual. Wow, is the word to describe it!
There is over 300 pages of information on this camera!!

I'm one of those who reads the manual cover to cover. I don't know if it's a language barrier, or what..., but I always think "I could've easily condensed that 300 pages down to about 100!" Then, there are those who won't read the manual, but they will buy a 400 page book. :livid:

 

[Horoscope Fish]

I'm one of those who reads the manual cover to cover. I don't know if it's a language barrier, or what..., but I always think "I could've easily condensed that 300 pages down to about 100!" Then, there are those who won't read the manual, but they will buy a 400 page book. :livid:

What the world really needs is more people skilled in the art of technical writing for the non-technical. Most manuals I see are written/illustrated (if you're lucky) so poorly you have to wonder if there isn't a hidden agenda driven by book publishers "cashing in" on users incensed over trying to make Heads vs. Tails of what came in the box. Oh, sure, I"ve read most of my manuals but usually the following dialog is running through my brain as I do so: "What the HELL did I just read?! ... I'm not sure that's legal in the United States... Where am I supposed to find a Sacrificial Virgin at this hour... What the HELL did I just read?!... WHAT 'Tab Q', I don't see a Tab Q!! ... If it's a "tool-less install, why do I need a chainsaw?!"

I remember trying to put together a coffee table (from Ikea!) for a friend and the instructions, I think, were actually pages ripped from the Kama Sutra and stuffed inside as a joke.

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[Eyelight]

Sometimes you only need one button.

Sometimes you need a button you don't have.

Sometimes you need a button you don't know you already have.

Sometimes you need a button you know you have, but don't' remember where you last found it.

Sometimes the button you need and just pressed doesn't do the same thing it did last time you pressed it.

Sometimes you only need one wheel...........

So, I read some, shoot some, wonder some, shoot some, read some more, shoot some more, ask a question, shoot a lot more, read a lot more.... and eventually learn a lot, forget even more.

But I enjoy shooting and learning, so when I forget, I just get to have more fun doing it again.

 

[wornish]

Sometimes you only need one button.

Sometimes you need a button you don't have.

Sometimes you need a button you don't know you already have.

Sometimes you need a button you know you have, but don't' remember where you last found it.

Sometimes the button you need and just pressed doesn't do the same thing it did last time you pressed it.

Sometimes you only need one wheel...........

So, I read some, shoot some, wonder some, shoot some, read some more, shoot some more, ask a question, shoot a lot more, read a lot more.... and eventually learn a lot, forget even more.

But I enjoy shooting and learning, so when I forget, I just get to have more fun doing it again.

So true, thought it was only me.

 

[Bunsen Honeydew]

I have had the "back focus" button on pretty well all of my DSLR's, & I have never been able to adapt to it. It sits there eternally ignored. I also never use the "program" setting, might as well use a P & S. Most of the time it's on Aperture priority. Never used time lapse.