Wait until you see the results. . . Auto mode Vs Manual Photography with Photo Genius

What focus mode was used(spot, center weight, multiple?)

I regularly use full auto and have pin sharp pictures. Only thing i edit is flash off and back button focus.
I don’t understand why you were getting poor shots on full auto. Maybe need a different lens or camera?

Paul... How do you do this on a Nikon DSLR, eg D7500🙄

I am a real newbie with my camera and for 1st time took it out with me and used a lot of auto along with some others and all my autos were just like this video, over, under exposed and out of focus so am with thanks to channels like these going to learn manual.

Hi Paul. I understand the reasons auto results in poor exposure vs manual mode. My question is why should good/bad exposure influence focus whether in auto or manual focus?

Nice learning video !! Really helps to show how u Set Camera up to take certain types of photos !! Also very clear & understandable video 🎉

Another good video.

Sorry but this video makes zero sense, if your goal is to make artistic long exposure pictures, of course the Auto mode is not going to work. You should compare Manual and Auto with normal pictures. Also, it extremely strange that the pictures are so out of focus with the automatic mode.

It seems that the only purpose of this video is to make people who always shoot in full Manual feel superior, that's it.

Thank you as I am new and I do have the cannon T7.

Can you use an f stop number outside of the lens range which is 3.5 - 5.6 on the lens you've used.

I would recommend that beginners use program mode Instead of intelligent auto mode if they are not shooting under special conditions like trying to capture a water fall or doing night shots. Program mode can give a consistent results and you can also change some basic settings.

Great video Paul. I have been using Manual setting more and more of late with my 90D and have been having mixed results. Generally, the shots are pretty good and I am slowly but surely getting there. What I have started doing of late is shooting in Manual but cheating a little I think, and that is I have been using auto ISO in manual mode. What are your thoughts on this? Im finding better results a lot of the time using this method. Could you maybe do a video on this method and maybe help me further with any tips.

Thanks, Paul. The video was a lot of fun and very informative.

thx alot mate

Great video Paul Always find your tutorials extremely helpful in learning better photography

“An absolute disastah.” BRUH THAT KILLED ME LMAO. Love your videos man.

Before, I did believe what you said about "Auto" vs "Manual" modes. But this video shows that you were exactly right. I am just starting my journey in DSLR photography, so I REALLY appreciate your clear explanations in your videos! Thanks!

An interesting experiment and very helpful thanks.

Hi Paul. Just got back into photography after a 15 year gap. I’ve watched quite a few of your videos and must say how clear and professional you explain the subjects you have covered. I will keep watching and thanks for your help and advice.

I got the nikon d5600 for Christmas and all your videos especially this one helped me out with which mode to use. Great content and very very helpful.

Excellent video Paul. Thank you.

Thanks for this wonderful demonstration of Manual vs Auto, this has really brought home to me that I need to get onto manual with my canon. Thank you so much for this video and all the others. Brian

wow thank you so much, guess i'd start subs on this channel

When taking a prenuptials shoot, which one should be the best use? Aperture priority or manual mode? Thanks in advance! Looking forward to watch your videos and learn more! Beginner here ❤️

This is an outstanding video. Thank you!

Not yet managed to get the AV button to allow me to adjust light option. Once we change and the press and hold shutter, that value resets

Auto mode was not made for long exposures. It is barely any good for "snap shots". I don't use auto mode on my Canon SL2 but when I use my phone it is a lot like auto mode. Of course AV is my usual mode on the SL2 because I usually take still shots in natural light. I was taught to do it in manual but I did notice that AV did the trick quickly. I don't get much of a chance to take long exposure photos here because I live on a quiet dead end street.

Hi Paul, love your channel and great video. Could you help me with something please as I have looked online but am still stuck. I've a Nikon D5100 and I've been trying to use Manual mode but all images come out completely white. I've changed ISO and exposure settings but it still remains. I have even reset all camera settings but alas it still occurs. It works fine on Auto and also "P" (programme?). Any idea what I am missing please?

Can anyone explain why the no-flash auto mode images were out of focus (mode shouldn't affect focus) ?

in well lighted areas and only taking pictures of people in small groups, which camera is the best automatic mode? is there such a camera?

I have a canon 80 D, in manual mode how can I change the exposure comp. without changing the shutter speed or the aperture? For some reason it won’t let me and I’m in full manual. I’m so frustrated!!!

@Photo Genius How did you focus in those images / what did you focus? Is it done via AutoFocus or is there also manual focus doing work?

I would also be interested into a comparison like "iPhone 12 Pro auto/manual vs DSLM manual". I am asking because I just bought a Canon M50 and it took me a while to decide. I wasn't sure at all wether to invest in a camera or not since smartphones cameras are really good nowadays.
Can we get similar results with a smartphones auto or manual mode compared to a beginner DSLM camera like the Canon M50?

Could you just increase exposure while editing to make up for poor lighting from auto mode? Or Is manual just better for sharpness, quality all the time?

P, Av, Tv are easier steps for me at the moment than full manual. I guess once I learn some rules of thumb for Aperture and f number (searching on the way now :)) I might go over to manual.

Hi Paul, I'm just going through some of your videos & find them very informative.
In this video, unless I missed it I didn't see any mention of focus points, or with an aperture of f14 isn't it so important ?.
Great work Paul, thankyou.

I just purchased a Canon Rebel t7 and am teaching myself how to use it on manual mode thanks to your amazing videos! Do you think this will be a good camera for a beginner? Or would it have been worth it to upgrade to a full frame camera? I just want to make sure I'm starting off on the right foot. Thank you for your videos!! 😊📷

This does not make sense if you're not focusing manually (which you apparently aren't). You're only changing the exposure settings, and if this leads to an unfocused/unsharp rock with the only change being auto mode, there's either a)something wrong with your camera, or b) your tripod is moving whereby the point of focus is shifting.

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I’m wondering why** AUTO ** mode for? It doesn’t superior to Manual. Thanks

Not a fair comparison - Auto doesn't do long exposure shots requiring a tripod. What about handheld in bright light?

Can I ask why you use iso 200?

This is all very well for landscape photographers but your headline makes no reference to this. Any sort of action work would be dead in the water working this way, and portrait photographers would mark you down for using autofocus.

Your reference to full auto is what we would call idiot mode, not really used by anybody beyond a complete novice. You make no comment on the gamut of auto settings available on a modern camera, all of which have some relevant applications. If you don't tell someone what aperture priority is then you haven't finished the job.

Not true with a Nikon. I shot auto first and then see where I am at. Then fine tune. Getting the perfect setting in a hurry is a times impossible.

How would the pictures have compared if, instead of using full auto, you used Shutter Priority to still give you that motion blur and let the camera set the f-stop?

One question, why ISO 200 not 100?

I've never understood why it takes some people years to get out of auto. It's not like they're going to brake the camera lol.

I’m only getting 720 pixels. How can I get more pixels out of the T7?

Love this one!!! So much help. Tysm