On Oct 30, 2005, at 11:59 PM, graywolf wrote:
... bu the guy I got the camera from said the remote control never worked (It does if you set the camera to use it. BTW why should you have to set the camera to use it?) ...
To save power when it is not needed.
.. 300 pages of FEATURES! You have got to be kidding when you say that is better than having to learn about exposure, focusing, f- stops, and shutter speed. That is all there is to basic photography you know. ...
What you are reporting is a testimony to poorly organized camera controls and bad documentation. I know: the Oly C8080WZ was no different.
Arguably, however, your Oly and the use of these 300 features is FAR beyond the notion of "basic photography" as in using a manual film camera as it includes the entirety of the in-camera exposure analysis and processing capabilities as well. With a manual film camera, you're only concerned with the focus, aperture, shutter speed, releasing the shutter, and film transport to make the exposures ... all the processing is somebody else's business.
Godfrey
