That's what has been my problem too, forgetting that I've set the camera for such and such, and then moving on to a different environment and getting terrible photo's because I haven't changed the camera settings. It's usually the exposure compensation for me, as I'm trying to get detail of birds way up in the trees against the light.
I started off using the programmed auto settings and just tweaking things a little here and there. This was 'ok' for the majority of the time, but I needed faster shutter speed for birds in flight. Then I began to use the camera in sports mode and I'm happier with the results.
I think for my bird watching, this is best for me, I've lost too many opportunities by fiddling about with the camera.
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