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[[Geoff Slocock]]

Hi Lyn,

Congratulations on your purchase of a HS20 EXR.

I guess you haven't even take any shots yet. But for when you do, here is how to get your pics on forum

If you use Flickr or Photobucket and want to display images from those sites, then here is a Guide.

Please tell us some more about your plans to develop photography as a hobby. What sort of shots do you want to get good at.

Your camera, BTW, is a most capable model.

Geoff

[Spike]

Hi Lyn and welcome to the forum.

[[Lyngreen]]

Thank you for the lovely welcome,

I am not sure what sure at the moment what i would like to photograph, i just want to learn the basics first, my last camera was a 'iPhone' and even thought i captured some lovely pictures on that, I want to know how a 'real' camera works, so instead of taking lovely pictures i want now to take 'outstanding' pictures.

My new camera; Fujifilm Finepix HS20 EXR, has so many buttons that I am totally lost, and I would be most grateful I anyone knows of a book I can get from the library that would help me.

Lyn

[[Geoff Slocock]]

Oh yes, it will have a real scary number of buttons... I remember my old FujiS9600.

Perhaps I can show you one of my own personal favourites, in a minute. I think wanting to take good photographs is about Having a Dream!!

Lots of us have been down the road and really want to to help others get there, too.

I am sorry about the server tonight... it's been a nightmare, really!

I'll come back with my photo, in a minute.

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So this it.

[[mrtommoe]]

HI! Lyn welcome
Just a few tips for starters, Don't try & run before you can walk & leave the camera on Full Auto for a couple of weeks untill you can find yourself feeling comfortable with it, & then try aperture priority, do a google to find out what this is, & First & formost have fun with your new TOY

Frank

[[Geoff Slocock]]

Hi Lyn,

We have a member (snorri) who uses his iphone with added apps and extra lenses quite a lot. My guess would be that you have some of the more advanced skills already.

The really big advantage with mobile phone photography is having the user friendly touch screen buttons; mainstream cameras will go that way, too, I am sure.

I think it does take time get used to working with the knobs and buttons. They are very carefully designed to be ergonomically placed. And the optimisation of individual shots is what they are about.

The question of which ISO to shoot at doesn't usually come to everyone immediately. So the complexity of the underlying image technology is always there to grapple with... but at your own pace!