I don't. My Sony Cybershot digital camera has been with me for a little over a year now but I still don't know how to use it properly. Maybe it's because I am confident that it's a point and shoot camera that's why I have never really gone down to the how's of taking really good pictures. But my sister who's studying photography would often complain how blurry my pictures were and that I am so lazy to get acquainted with my digicam saying that the features were excellent and that it's just me who don't know how to use it.
Same thing with my laptop, it wasn't until I was compelled to scan it for viruses that I was actually able to tinker with some of its features. I just recently learned that it has a speech recognition feature. Hahaha! I have also only been able to have it installed with MS word, a prime necessity!
A few weeks ago, two of my friends have just purchased their new digital cameras and we have tried using it for several times already for taking random pictures but like me they have not yet familiarized themselves with its features. So I asked the other one if he has read the manual of his digital camera and he said a resounding NO! Hahaha!! I am so glad that I am not the only one who don't read manuals. In fact, I've come across a celebrity blog and she said that she, herself don't read manuals. So I guess it's a normal thing that some people don't read manuals, I'm happy that I'm not alone. *wink wink*
But then again, manuals are important because it serves as a guide for users on how to properly use and care for their gadgets. As of this writing, I have retrieved my digicam's manual because for ages, I can't seem to figure out how to adjust the megapixels. With a quick scan of the pages, I was pretty interested with some of the items there about making good photographs like aperture and shutter speed. Hah manuals! can't manufacturers make them more interesting and attractive to read?
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