What settings should noobs start adjusting?

zod

Just bought this camera from here .. where should I start when experimenting with manual settings ?

thanks

PS .. is the price and camera any good ?

elven

Try changing the mode to 'A' and making the aperture (f number) as small as possible (2.8) and take pictures of things with the background blurred out. Or try out the macro mode on some flowers, bugs, or other tiny objects. Looks like a decent enough camera for not much money...should get you started just fine.

Wez

I agree with Elven, you can also change to 'S' and adjust the shutter speed, although once you go slower than 1/60 you'll need either a tripod, or just rest it on something steady. The slower the shutter speed, the more you see movement. The faster the shutter speed the more of the 'frozen' effect you get.

Say you take a picture of someone cycling by, you can either freeze their movement, or show their movement by adjusting the shutter speed.

rocky

Depends on what you want to achieve.

If it's just learning, start in P(rogram) mode, adjust iso and half-press the shutter, see how aperture/shutter speed change.
Then for depth-of-field control, Av mode and possibly macro for it to have a visible effect on this small sensor camera.
For freezing action, Tv mode.
Note that I don't have this particular camera, it should have the above modes (or equivalents).

Edit: oh, 2 other replies while I was adding mine...