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Digital Photography 1 on 1

By Mark Wallace

February 21, 2011

Learn how to adjust your camera in its full manual exposure mode.

One thing that can make a huge difference in your shooting is learning to shoot in the manual mode on your camera. In this episode Mark will show us just how easy it is to do. Here's the practical application of metering and the exposure triangle of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.

Shooting in Manual Mode—AdoramaTV

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Tripod

Which type of tripod did your use in this episode? It looks very easy to set or release the camera from it.

by Bruno in Kissimmee, Florida on May 20, 2012

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Eye opening

Best example of how to use DSLR eye piece data to determine correct exposure. So very simple. Before this example I did not know were to start. I just tried what I did in the past. Usually not to successfully.

by gil in in Costa Mesa on May 14, 2012

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Exposure Compensation

One piece of information Mark might have included is that in the Manual mode, exposure compensation doesn't work and isn't needed. As the photographer has full control in manual, the correct adjustments may be made immediately using aperture, shutter, and ISO controls.

by ARK in Houston, Texas on May 6, 2011

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Super enlightening

Thank you! I had no idea my camera was suggesting metering while in manual mode, but after watching this and the episode about metering I understand the principles of this and how to adjust the settings accordingly

by Mr Goteman in Houston, Tx on April 17, 2011

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Simple and Effective

What a gracious way to explain this wonderful setting...us old film guys studied books on this subject...well done,with out making us feel small....

by Patt in Indianapolis on April 15, 2011

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manual vs. A or S mode

I am a beginner but I don't see the point of manual ("M") mode instead of just using the "A" or "S" modes. For ex. if you choose a shutter speed in "M" and then adjust the aperture to zero the exposure, you get the exact same thing as if you chose the same shutter speed in "S" mode and took the picture. Please clarify.

by bill in west virginia on April 13, 2011

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MANUAL SETTINGS

These tutorials are great,but what I need is something to reference on the fly.Are there any books out there that has the camera settings for certain shots so I can get more familiar with the camera in manual mode, so I can become a better photographer? A quick reference guide for my Cannon T1i.

by Jim in Wisconsin on March 6, 2011

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Cart before the horse

Not to explain the function and reason for ISO, aperture and speed BEFORE explaining their relationship and the reasons for choosing a value for each aspect is avoiding a proper understanding of their relationships... then to designate the values given ... an ISO of 800, speed 1/200 taking a photo of a 'still photo' with a camera on a tripod subverts the reasoning as to why to use manual settings. Ridiculous approach to teaching the selected subject.... proper explanations first, then realistic choice options.

by ben in roslyn, NY on March 4, 2011

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Great

No more program mode for me. It clear up many questions I had on my D90 recommended it to a friend he love it too. Great job. Thanks

by Retired Army Guy in Killeen, Texas on February 27, 2011

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Very clear

A good way to show the relation of all three settings

by Snowman in Florida on February 25, 2011

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