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SX30 IS camera setting overwhelming -- tips to make it easier?

Started Dec 14, 2011 | Discussions thread
I2K4
I2K4 Senior Member • Posts: 1,441
Re: SX30 IS camera setting overwhelming -- tips to make it easier?

I'm a believer in studying the manual and taking personal notes as opposed to buying more books. Your question inspired a quick search at my public library, which does offer online books about using the G11/G12 - I may have a look myself. There are concepts and terms in the manual that need explanation to be applied to real in the field situations, but I've found selective Google searches and various Powershot user forums to be a better use of time, than searching for the single encyclopedia that will explain it all. And some things are simply best learnt by doing a series of test shots.

At this point I have a couple of pages of small print notes on specs and settings for my S5 and SX10, that I fold and save in a sandwich bag and keep with each camera - I update and reprint these notes when I learn something new, and don't pack the manual any more. I also use the CHDK hack (which requires more notes), and a handy feature with CHDK is a "documents" folder that allows the user to call up and read text files on the camera LCD. I have my field notes formatted in narrow columns to read it that way, if need be.

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