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Started Jun 14, 2018 | Discussions
SX530dummy New Member • Posts: 1
Newbie

I bought a Canon Power Shot SX530 and am trying to learn how to use it...read it is best to take it off manual and learn it that way...tried it yesterday with 1 or 2 ok photo's taken and some pretty darn bad ones...I am still trying to understand all this photo terminology.  Hope to learn here and bare with me with what may seem like stupid questions.

Thank you

Canon PowerShot SX530
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gloaming Veteran Member • Posts: 4,633
Re: Newbie

Welcome.  You'll get the hang of it.  It's a complex hobby.  Keep reading and trying stuff.  You won't break anything.  Spend time with your camera, and try to practice framing scenes in such a way that you begin to enjoy the outputs.  Walk around, try different lights, set up your camera different ways, learn what macro imaging is all about...it's all there in the manual which you should download and keep in 'my documents'.  Read it many times, and go to the device and make the changes to see what it does for yourself.

Chaplain Mark
Chaplain Mark Veteran Member • Posts: 6,539
Re: Newbie

Welcome to the Forums; that PowerShot is a cool camera and a great way to jump onto the learning curve.

No such thing as a stupid question in my book....it does help to try to research your questions on your own whenever possible, prior to posting a question.

Lots of answers here on DPR posted in many, many threads in response to questions posted earlier, for sure...!!

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Re: Newbie

SX530dummy wrote:

I bought a Canon Power Shot SX530 and am trying to learn how to use it...read it is best to take it off manual and learn it that way...tried it yesterday with 1 or 2 ok photo's taken and some pretty darn bad ones...I am still trying to understand all this photo terminology. Hope to learn here and bare with me with what may seem like stupid questions.

Thank you

One thing worth checking to get the best quality pictures is to make sure you are using in the Function set menu selected by pressing the button in the centre of the dial on the back : L (large) for image resolution (rather than M1, M2 or S) and below this is the next selection in the menu Super Fine for compression which is a quadrant symbol with an S in it to give the most detailed images.

Also ensure both ISO is Auto and WB are auto until you are happy with changing these options. Accidentally selecting a high ISO without realising it has ruined many an image for many of us.

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