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If you are in UK shooting then during the day ISO 400-800 should be good most of the time for static stuff, for birds ISO 1600-3200 is better. Sunsets and the like you may want to adjust to suit.
Try and use f5.6 to f11 unless shooting macro when you might (note might) want to use f22 but then you might also reveal dust spots on the sensor!
Shutter speed is more about creative control, how juddery/jittery you are, and your subject. Birds have a natural jitter so I use one step up in shutter speed when I shoot them!
AutoISO is not the friend it may seem to be!!!
I shoot either Aperture Priority or Manual all the time. However it is about how you prefer to shoot.
With mirrorless cameras what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) but with DSLR it is a bit more tricky. With mirrorless always set up EVF so you use WYSIWYG, unless shooting with flash. Then use EV compensation so it looks right in EVF, this does NOT work if you are using flash.
Shoot RAW and adjust image to perfection on your computer in your chosen software.
If I had to use GIMP then I would probably be dead already due to frustration. ChrisB uses it as there are few other options on Linux but on Mac or Windows there are loads of good softwares that are much more capable.
If you dont mind paying a subscription (I do, but still pay Adobe for the use of my Lightroom Classic v14.5.1 and Photoshop CC 2025). There are equally good other programs but learning a software is time consuming so I pay the money.
Practice makes perfect and makes you feel more competent and at ease in most shooting situations!
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