320/365 - learning...
365 - The 2010 Edition * November 16, 2010
Still just piddling around with Jo Ann’s new camera.. Spent all night last night The diagram on the screen behind me is a page in the User’s Manual. It’s a description of all the buttons and icons that it displays for all the functions it performs. Took me a while to figure out that the little red icon blinking at me was the equivalent of the clock flashing 12:00 on your Dad’s VCR.. Set me – set me – set me….
As always, there’s a learning curve to get over before you can decide if things are really annoying or just unfamiliar. Jo Ann is a visual learner – she catches on quickly to things she is shown – reading it out of a manual is something not many people do well – and almost no one enjoys. I guess I’m a bit of a geek that way. I like reading and exploring new gadgetry at the same time. So, I’ll figure out the things she really needs to know, and then show her, and we’ll both know.
But for simple family photos, all you really need to know is where the “Auto” setting is. Everything after that is just gravy… Or is it icing on the cake? Hmmm…
320/365 - learning...
365 - The 2010 Edition * November 16, 2010
Still just piddling around with Jo Ann’s new camera.. Spent all night last night The diagram on the screen behind me is a page in the User’s Manual. It’s a description of all the buttons and icons that it displays for all the functions it performs. Took me a while to figure out that the little red icon blinking at me was the equivalent of the clock flashing 12:00 on your Dad’s VCR.. Set me – set me – set me….
As always, there’s a learning curve to get over before you can decide if things are really annoying or just unfamiliar. Jo Ann is a visual learner – she catches on quickly to things she is shown – reading it out of a manual is something not many people do well – and almost no one enjoys. I guess I’m a bit of a geek that way. I like reading and exploring new gadgetry at the same time. So, I’ll figure out the things she really needs to know, and then show her, and we’ll both know.
But for simple family photos, all you really need to know is where the “Auto” setting is. Everything after that is just gravy… Or is it icing on the cake? Hmmm…