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Canon PowerShot G12, Why You Will Rarely Want to Use the Automatic Modes

With so many easy-to-use camera modes, why would anyone ever want to use anything else? After all, a point-and-shoot camera is specifically designed to do most of the work for you, and there will be plenty of times when you don’t want to ponder shutter speed, and you just want to capture a good, spur-of-the-moment photo.

However, the G12 isn’t an ordinary point-and-shoot camera. It’s specifically designed to offer more control over your shooting. Control is the number one reason for using a more advanced point-and-shoot camera. The ability to control every aspect of your photography opens up creative avenues that just aren’t available using the Automatic modes. Let’s look at what we are giving up.

Another thing you will find when using any of the Automatic modes is that the options in the main camera menu have been reduced to just a few user-friendly choices. These aren’t the only restrictions to using the Automatic modes, but they should be enough to make you want to explore the Creative side of the dial.

 

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