Just got my Canon A520 digital.. what setting do you use?

[Iluvthemouse]

I started playing with it last night. Do you mostly keep it in Auto mode? I see they have a scene mode for fireworks, foliage, kids/pets, etc.

TIA

 

[JohnNJ]

I started playing with it last night. Do you mostly keep it in Auto mode? I see they have a scene mode for fireworks, foliage, kids/pets, etc.

Tia:

My wife has that camera and loves it. Auto mode is great but try to learn about and practice with the other modes as well. For example - My wife wanted pictures of the kids jumping/diving in to the water as a group. This was outside in bright sun. In auto mode the pictures were blurred. My wife switched the camera to sports mode and the pictures were perfect; very sharp. Night mode is another one she uses a lot.

It's a digital camera so practice as much as you can before you really need it. You can easily delete the bad ones and try some more. Good luck and have fun.