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Photographer and writer Marcus is a former editor of Digital Camera

What is ‘going manual’ all about?

When photographers advise you to ‘go manual’, they usually mean setting the exposure yourself. But there are other ways in which you can take back direct control of your camera

Today’s digital cameras are sophisticated hunks of plastic and metal that can take care of pretty much every technical aspect of taking a picture. They might not be able to suggest where to stand or what to put in or leave out of the frame (yet), but they’re able to handle the exposure, set the white balance to give accurate

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