I actually sat and read some of the manual on this 8700 today. Found out how to get into manual mode and shoot RAW, plus adjust some shutter settings.White balance and the like. when I first bought it I sort of had it down,but shot so many images using the presets that I drifted away from that learning curve. One funny instruction of note is "When setting the focus in viewfinder, becareful not to poke your finger in your eye."

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