"David Lang" wrote in message
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On 26/07/2015 13:30, michael adams wrote:
"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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I much prefer a system that can learn what I normally do and
do that for me so that I don't have to tell it what to do all the
time, particularly with stuff like room lights and stuff like that.

There's no doubt that auto white-balance, auto-focus,
auto-exposure, and red-eye detection can be a real boon .
However presumably having too many options can create problems
of its own.

So that if you're trying to take a wedding photo say, and you've
selected the "dogs and cats" option by mistake, then how long
are you going to be standing there before you realise your
mistake ?

Same if you've chosen the "smiling person" option by mistake
when you're trying to take a photo of Rover. More especially if
Rover happens to be a boxer. Although with some breeds samoyeds
maybe, you'd possibly be o.k


Always a possibility I suppose, but unlikely since it tells you what mode you are in.

That's if you can remember what any of the symbols are supposed
to mean in the first place without looking them up in the manaual.
I've never bothered with any of these "special modes" maybe
for that very reason. Especialy if there were loads of them
to recognise and remember.

Plus I always choose the option to keep the screen/viewfinder
as uncluttered as possible apart from the crosshairs. As OTTOMH
I wouldn't have a clue about what many of the other symbols mean
apart from the shutter speed and f stop. Most of which are completely
unnecessary IMO, same as the histogram display, unless things have
gone badly wrong.


michael adams

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