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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 393621" data-attributes="member: 13090">What you need to do is educate yourself on the basics of digital photography. Head over to <a href="http://www.exposureguide.com/photography-basics.htm" target="_blank">THIS SITE</a> and start with the tutorials on "Exposure" and "Focusing Basics" and branch out from there when you're ready. There's a lot to know about digital photography and those tutorials will get you started in the right direction.If you want to be in full control of your camera, meaning shooting in manual and so forth, you reeeeally need to understand the exposure triangle and how to get your camera to accurately capture what you're seeing. Point and Shoot cameras are called "point and shoot" for a reason but they're capability is limited in order to make them easy to use; much like a bike with training wheels. Shooting your 3200 in full manual is like jumping in the driver's seat of high performance fighter jet: There's more you need to know and your previous experience on the bike probably isn't going to be of much help.Google "Digital Photography tutorials" or get a book or two on  your camera and dive in. I can suggest <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D3200-Digital-Field-Guide/dp/1118438221/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1419253740&sr=8-5" target="_blank">The D3200 Digital Field Guide</a> as a great book to get you started. This book will get you up to speed very quickly but is not as comprehensive as some others; it's not meant to be. It will get you comfortable with all the settings and all the features of your camera though and put you well on the path. Another good book that covers a LOT more (and the book most people will suggest) is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Buschs-Digital-Photography-Guides/dp/1285171306/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419253740&sr=8-1" target="_blank">D3200 Guide to Digital Photography</a>. Either one, or both, would serve you well.....</blockquote>

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