Potential capability of articulated screens

johnami wrote:

...the best way to really learn about photography is not to aided by automatic tools. Pure manual, speed and aperture. 😊

The best way? That is your view but I disagree. For a beginner keen to learn how to take better photographs, the modern camera is a great tool for a progression in learning.

Unless the lens always being used is an ultrawide with 180+ degrees of view, the starting point must be what to capture:- the photographer must learn to make good choices of which part of the scene viewed by the eyes is to be framed by the small rectangle recorded by the camera. This requires development of the parallel basic skills of selecting the Viewpoint (moving camera position left, right, up, down, forward, back, and/or zooming in or out), and Composition (which elements of the scene are to be included and their relative sizes and positions in the frame).

With the camera settings on Auto, the beginner can concentrate on and practise these fundamentally important skills, and the camera will usually produce an acceptable (though perhaps not optimal) image. Everyone here must have seen how important this is:- there are many images on the Web, captured by experienced keen photographers who know all about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and focus so the images are technically good, but they are spoiled by poor choice of viewpoint and/or composition.

The progression in learning will arise naturally (and not necessarily in any particular order) out of the images from the beginner's practice compositions. Example 1, "My subject looks rather dark in this outdoor shot - can I make her brighter?" - Practice and experiment to see the effect of the Exposure Compensation control. Example 2, "How do I make the backround more blurred in this shot?" - Practise and experiment to learn about the effects of different Apertures:- set the camera to Av Mode and let it automatically sort out the rest.

etc.

Philip