Keep Your Camera Settings Simple

While you may wish to have "all the bells and whistles" available in case you'll probably have better results if you do not try to use them all the time and instead of learning a simple configuration that works best for you most situations.

This does not necessarily mean keeping the camera set to "program" - but in this state of being perfect in its simplicity, it can be frustrating for its tyrannical control.

Instead of relying on a fully automatic program, choose a simple, semi-automatic program