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D7000
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<blockquote data-quote="eurotrash" data-source="post: 294659" data-attributes="member: 9237"><p>I always kept my 7000 in matrix metering mode, shooting in manual a lot of the time. You could make things real easy on yourself on your trip if you set it to Auto ISO, and use aperture priority with matrix metering for those 'general' shots. Anything from landscapes to architecture would work with that. If you're shooting people, you could use shutter priority to blur or freeze motion if you wanted, but I think the easiest way is to enable VR if you have it, set minimum shutter speed to say, 1/250th and set it to auto ISO. That way, you have little to nothing to worry about except what DOF you're trying to achieve with your shot. When you return you can read that bible of a manual and figure out all the other settings and get good at using them, figuring out what situation is best for what etc... but if you're kind of new to the camera, I'd just let it take over as much as possible, mostly. </p><p></p><p>The biggest issue I see with your inquiry is that WE don't know HOW YOU shoot. So, we can't give you decisive settings, obviously. I wouldn't be right saying, "Use ISO 400, and when it's getting darker, switch to ISO800." That might not be how you want your shots.</p><p>I would shoot manual everything of course, but I knew that camera pretty well by the end of my time with it. My 2c!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eurotrash, post: 294659, member: 9237"] I always kept my 7000 in matrix metering mode, shooting in manual a lot of the time. You could make things real easy on yourself on your trip if you set it to Auto ISO, and use aperture priority with matrix metering for those 'general' shots. Anything from landscapes to architecture would work with that. If you're shooting people, you could use shutter priority to blur or freeze motion if you wanted, but I think the easiest way is to enable VR if you have it, set minimum shutter speed to say, 1/250th and set it to auto ISO. That way, you have little to nothing to worry about except what DOF you're trying to achieve with your shot. When you return you can read that bible of a manual and figure out all the other settings and get good at using them, figuring out what situation is best for what etc... but if you're kind of new to the camera, I'd just let it take over as much as possible, mostly. The biggest issue I see with your inquiry is that WE don't know HOW YOU shoot. So, we can't give you decisive settings, obviously. I wouldn't be right saying, "Use ISO 400, and when it's getting darker, switch to ISO800." That might not be how you want your shots. I would shoot manual everything of course, but I knew that camera pretty well by the end of my time with it. My 2c! [/QUOTE]
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