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CHAPTER 0 - INTRODUCTION
THE GOALS OF THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 1 – THE NEX 3 AND 5 IN A NUTSHELL
INTRODUCTION
MAJOR FEATURES
Really Big Sensor
Two Panorama Modes
Handheld Twilight / Anti-Motion Blur
Smile Shutter
Handheld HDR Shooting
Dynamic Range Optimization
“Friendly” Help Guide
Up to Seven Images per Second
A Brand New Platform
The Screen
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEX 3 AND 5
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2 – THE BASIC GUIDE FOR THE IMPATIENT USER
CONTROLS
FIRMWARE VERSION 3
Turn Help Screens “Off”
Sunny Weather Setting
THE PANORAMA MODE
INTELLIGENT AUTO
THE SCENE SELECTION MODES
Sports Program Mode
Sunset Mode
Portrait Mode
Macro Mode
Landscape Mode
Summary of Scene Selection Modes
PROGRAM (“P”) MODE
DIFFERENT DISPLAYS
THE “IMAGES REMAINING COUNTER”
FOCUSING BASICS
How does the camera know what to focus on?
Autofocus using Face Detection
Technical Stuff
Single-Shot AF / Continuous AF Focusing Modes
BATTERIES
AC POWER
THE OTHER BATTERY
FLASH
SELF-TIMERS
THE “RESET” FEATURE
ONE MORE THING…
CHAPTER 3 – AFTER YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR PICTURES
INTRODUCTION
VIEWING YOUR PICTURES WHILE THEY’RE STILL IN THE CAMERA
Variations on a Theme - The Display Button
Index Mode
Magnifying the image
Deleting an image (or multiple images)
Protecting an image
Viewing your images on an HDTV
Slide Show using the Optional Wireless Remote Commander
HAVING YOUR PICTURES PRINTED AT A 1-HOUR PHOTO LAB
Canceling DPOF files
DOWNLOADING PICTURES TO YOUR COMPUTER
EPILOGUE
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4 – THE BASICS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
HERE WE GO…
SHUTTER SPEEDS
A Simple Exercise
SHUTTER PRIORITY MODE
SPORTS ACTION MODE
F/STOPS AND APERTURE PRIORITY MODE
MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE
SO, IN SUMMARY…
Tradeoffs
“BACKGROUND DEFOCUSING”
THE NEW HELP DISPLAY
ISO– HOW SENSITIVE IS THE CAMERA TO LIGHT?
High ISO Noise Reduction
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
TIME EXPOSURES
NIGHT PORTRAIT AND NIGHT VIEW MODE
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5 – REALLY COOL ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
FOCUSING MODES
Single and Continuous AF with Subject Tracking
Why Bother with Manual Focusing?
Manual Focusing Aid
Direct Manual Focus (DMF)
HOW YOUR EXPOSURE METER THINKS
Center-weighted
and Multi-Segment Metering
Spot Metering
How Do You Switch Between The Three Metering Modes?
SPOT METERING AND EXPOSURE LOCK
STEADYSHOT™
WHITE BALANCE
Auto White Balance and Pre-Set White Balance
Tweaking the Pre-Set White Balance
The Color Temperature setting
Custom White Balance
FLASH AND FILL FLASH
Fill Flash
Flash Exposure Compensation
Rear Sync Flash
Slow Shutter Sync
Red-Eye Reduction Mode
DRIVE MODES
Single-Shot Advance
Continuous Advance
Speed Priority Continuous Advance
Self-Timer
Bracketing
ADVANCED TOPIC: THE HISTOGRAM DISPLAY
Using the Histogram for a Finer Degree of Control
CREATIVE STYLES
Contrast Setting
Saturation Setting
Sharpness Setting
Combining Settings
B&W Mode
AdobeRGB
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6 – MORE ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
THE PANORAMA MODES
3D Panorama
Other ways to view 3D .mpo Files
DYNAMIC RANGE OPTIMIZATION
HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) FUNCTION
DRO VS. HDR
HANDHELD TWILIGHT MODE
ANTI-MOTION BLUR MODE
FACE DETECTION
Smile Shutter
PRECISION DIGITAL ZOOM
ATTACHING OTHER LENSES TO YOUR NEX
Using the Minolta and Sony A-mount Autofocus Lenses
Using Any Other Non-E Lens
Non-E lenses in Movie Mode
MY PERSONAL CAMERA SETTINGS
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7 – MOVIE MODE
INTRODUCTION
TELL A STORY
FOCUSING AND EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL MICROPHONE
THE FILE FORMATS
Video Formats for the NEX 3
Video Formats for the NEX 5
EDITING YOUR FOOTAGE
Saving a Freeze Frame
CREATING DISCS
Burning AVCHD videos
Creating a Data Disc
SHOOTING WITH NON-E-MOUNT LENSES
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8 – THE “SECRETS” OF LIGHT AND COMPOSITION
WRITING WITH LIGHT
COMPOSITION – THE RULE OF THIRDS
Out of place shot
Texture
Classical Portrait
Environmental Portrait
“Hey, Look at Me!”
How The Screen Can Help You Get More Creative
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9 – DIGITAL IMAGING CONCEPTS EXPLAINED
FILE FORMAT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THE IMPATIENT READER
THE CHAPTER BEGINS…
“WHAT’S A PIXEL?
WHAT’S A MEGAPIXEL?”
“HOW MANY MEGAPIXELS ARE ENOUGH?”
FILE TYPES
JPG COMPRESSION ARTIFACTS
IMAGE SIZE
IMAGE SIZE AND RESOLUTION
MEMORY CARDS
Some Background on MemoryStick Pro Duo
Memory Card Corruption Issues
DUST ON THE SENSOR
“HOT PIXELS” ON THE IMAGE SENSOR
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10 – AN INTRODUCTION TO SONY’S SOFTWARE
READ THIS FIRST
INTRODUCTION
AFTER YOU INSTALL
AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER YOUR IMAGES
BROWSE YOUR IMAGES
BASIC EDITING
Rotating and Cropping
Saving Your Image
Adjusting the Tone Curve and the Color Balance
Sharpness
PRINTING
OTHER EDITING SOFTWARE
RAW CONVERSION USING IMAGE DATA CONVERTER
Version Stack
Extreme examples
What’s Available
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11 – ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
INTERNET FORUMS AND DISCUSSION BOARDS
CAMERA AND LENS REVIEW SITES
TWO OUTSTANDING IMAGING MAGAZINES
25 WAYS TO “WOW!” E-BOOKLET
THE FRIEDMAN ARCHIVES SEMINARS
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Digital Photography Seminars
THE ROAD TO CHINA
THE MAUI XAPHOON
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX A – A “COOKBOOK” FOR SPECIAL SHOOTING SITUATIONS
INTRODUCTION
FIREWORKS
ARTISTIC WATERFALLS
STAGE PERFORMANCES / ROCK CONCERTS
SHOOTING IN SNOW
NIGHTTIME TIME EXPOSURES
OUTDOOR GROUP PORTRAITS
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
SUNSETS AND SILHOUETTES
THE MOON
NIGHTTIME SPORTS
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
PRODUCT SHOTS
CANDLELIGHT SHOTS
INDEX
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