Let see…how many manuals do we have on a camera setup?
Quite a few and here they are :

1. Manual or instruction booklet

I know many of us put this aside once the camera is out of the box.  DO keep it around as you may need to refer to it at one point or another on some of the functions. The 80/20 rule works here. You only use 20% of the camera functions for 80% of the time. For the other 20% of the time , you may need to refer to the manual.

2. Manual exposure mode

Besides Aperture priority and shutter priority, we have the manual mode where we controls both the Aperture and shutter speeds. Most commonly used for off camera (also know as strobist shoots), night shoot and studio shoot .

3. Manual Focus

Auto focusing is the norm these days that some folks can’t get totally blur photos.  You just need to switch to manual focus and turn your focusing ring.

4. Manual Flash Control

Forget about TTL. Set the manual mode of your flash to manual and control the flash output power. Just like the old good days. 

Any more “manuals” that you can think of?

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