TX1 101: Tips, help and how-to's

The DPreview review from the other day commented that they couldn't really work out who the TX1 is pitched at. Whilst potentially not the kind of thing Canon marketing might be happy about, to me it just means that this camera means different things to different people.

And one thing I've noticed about people is that some are user's guide readers and some are not. These days I think most consumers expect that electronic products will be intuitive enough that they will be able to work out how to use them just by playing around. With products like the iPod setting the standard in that department, who could blame them?

I for one though, am a big fan of sitting down with the user's guide and finding out all I can about my latest gizmo. I'm not so dedicated that I read the manual cover to cover before getting my mits on the device itself, but I certainly head for the manual pretty quickly once I have worked out the basics. Not everyone is like that though, and some folks would rather see a dentist than sit and read a user's guide. If you're that person, then this new TX1 101 series of posts are for you.

The TX1 101 posts will not cover the basics of the camera that you can work out easily. Instead they will delve into all those hidden but nifty features that could really help you use the camera to it's full potential, but you'd never know unless some geekier manual reader (like me) told you!

Stay tuned for TX1 101: Changing the Print button function - hey it sounds boring but it's actually cooler than you think!