Quote Originally Posted by james
ok well i may have misunderstood the whole post, but there is no better way to learn the camera than by shooting full manual for at least a little while. anything is better tahn auto
Sure.

Full manual is great. If you are new to a camera though why deal with it? Why not shoot in Av and let the smart camera decide the other stuff. Then if the photo is a little bright or dark. Remember the settings and switch over to manual and adjust a little bit.