Personally I'd recommend getting the camera out of manual mode straight away! In manual mode it's all down to you and it's very easy to get it wrong - personally I think you're better off stick your camera into program mode (P) to start off with. That way the camera will deal with the aperture and shutter speed while you can get to grips with using it. Once you've got the hang of the camera then try other modes like aperture priority and manual. I use P as a safety net on my camera, it's what I leave it in when travelling, that way if I need to grab a shot I won't mess up the exposure. Once set up I often switch over to aperture priority so I have a bit more control and only use full manual mode on odd occassions.
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