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Old 04-06-2015, 12:50 PM   #5
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You don't always want a blurry background. Aperture and shutter priority modes are fine, but with just a little bit of practice, you'll soon be in full manual mode and in much better control of the images you produce.

Things I would look into: back button focusing (made a world of difference in how quickly I could point the camera at something and get a focus lock)

Learning to use the histogram. Once you know this, it's much easier to make adjustments to the image and figure out what you need to do.

I know you said beginner settings, but when I was learning to use my DSLR, I jumped straight to manual mode and began figuring it out. It really doesn't take much time to get it down. One trip to the zoo and you'll be a pro.
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