I would prefer my wife to first learn how to operate it and then demonstrate the action of it to me.  It is very difficult for me to learn from a manual.  Sure, I will read it first.  And it will help a little but I really can’t follow it too easily. I do not care how well it is written.

I don’t learn well out of manuals. Sometimes I am forced to consult them. If there is something I can’t do on the device and the manual is written very well, I am forced to follow it step by step but this is very difficult for me to do. I just don’t learn easily that way.

My wife is different. She reads the manual page by page and is able to follow it much better. I prefer her to physically demonstrate the camera to me point by point. I will learn the operation of the camera much better and quicker that way.