i am opposite of Mike...hehe...i would say the best way to learn is to jump right into FULL MANUAL mode...and set your settings and start from there because i spent the last how long trying to figure out each mode but really didn't learn much from the preset modes but was given the advice of going straight into full manual mode...and take pictures and see how each setting affects the outcome and adjust to get the image the way you want....also when taking pictures take in RAW and jpg so with the RAW you can do some post processing to enhance the photo...hehe....
here is a picture i took of downtown Chicago when i was there with just a regular P&S Canon and did an HDR effect on it...i like the way it turned out...hehe |