>>3272647Most cameras are pretty terrible at getting things correct. I didn't realize how terrible things were until I started going manual. I'll not go back to auto and all the lenses I get from now on are all full manual. The only thing auto that can be nice sometimes is exposure bracketing if your camera supports and auto mode for that. It can do it faster than you can roll the setting wheel without camera shake and is nice when you need to shoot something quickly while doing exposure bracketing.
The biggest problem with manual settings is having a camera that has terribly placed buttons and wheels. Ideally, you'd have the settings all lined up on a set of wheels you can spin to change, instead of 1-2 wheels where you need to press an additional button to change things. But, that is only truly advantageous for when you need to do things quickly with one hand. Some of the more expensive flagship cameras has a similar setup. Statements like what the OP makes are normally from people who use entry level cameras where the buttons and menus are so terrible that doing things manually can be a real pain. This is especially true if you can't even remap the buttons/wheels to your liking.
