Was on a nature hike recently. Wanted to capture things like birds, flowers, naturescapes, etc. Full tree canopy and shaded at times, wide open and sunny at other. Was a guided hike and I didn’t want to hold up the group. Ended up flipping it to Auto instead of fiddling with shutter/aperture. How does an experienced photographer handle that scenario? I feel so dirty for using it on Auto.
Manual mode is not better than auto. “you need to use manual” is just a gatekeeping thing from other amateurs. The pros know how to use the automatic modes and take advantage from them.
Sorry, but that’s nothing to do with gatekeeping, especially when there are a million and one tutorials on the internet helping you to get the best out of your camera, all it takes is a is a little bit of your time.
Manual mode is FAR superior to auto. You’re getting the images YOU want, not the photos the camera thinks are a perfect exposure.
Before writing crap like that down go and read up on what a camera thinks a perfect exposure is and how it works it out.
Also, what’s all this “pro’s know how to” bullshit… Knowing how to use your camera has nothing to do with being a professional.
A bit aggressive aren’t we? Is something bothering you and you are taking it out against strangers on the internet? This is not encouraging anyone to have a constructive exchange of opinions with you.
If you understand how a camera calculates exposure, you can set aperture/shutter priority and use exposure compensation to get the images you want while being faster adapting to changes in lighting conditions. Plenty of tutorials about that as well.