Review: A great digicam manual for someone who hates manuals!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2012
In the recent months, I've developed an interesting fondness for short and concise instructional books that go right to the point. This little book is one of them. Despite my passion for travel and the fact that I have owned different cameras for as long as I remember, I've never felt compelled to learn anything about them. As a result, my pictures are totally hit and miss.Actually it's always a miss when I shoot in low-light conditions, no matter what I do. At one point, I'm at my daughter's school recital, frustrated that every new shot I take is worse than the one before. So a guy in the next seat took pity on me. He took my camera, did something simple with the settings and shot an excellent picture. I was blown away with the quality that my cheap, sub-$100 camera was able to achieve!This book appears to confirm that the beauty is in the hands of a camera holder. That's great news because I'm not going to blow $$$ for a fancy camera in any foreseeable future.Anyway, I'm really happy to find out that there is a hope even for an ignoramus like me. I will absolutely use the tricks I've found in this book. Just be aware that like a previous reviewer mentioned, this book would probably not be of a big use to an experienced photographer, but for someone like me it's a blessing!