Head outside with your camera. Set it to Manual mode. (That's M on the MASP or M Av Tv P selector.)
Since you're outside, set your whitebalance to Cloudy. Next, set your shutter speed to 1/500, your aperture to ƒ/8, and choose auto-ISO. Most of the time, these settings will give you solid, repeatable, pleasing results.
For the next 15 seconds, photograph something pretty or interesting. And we'd love to see your results, so please post the one you like best to our FaceBook photography community group page.
Of course, some photography situations are more complicated, and sometimes those "start here" settings won't quite do the job. To really understand your camera's systems, how they work together to create a properly exposed photo, and how to adjust when you're not getting the results you want, come to our Photography-1 course.
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