Seminars Expeditions and Book

CHAPTER 0 - Introduction
THE GOALS OF THIS EBOOK

CHAPTER 1 - The 5D and 7D in a Nutshell
INTRODUCTION
MAJOR FEATURES
    Anti-shake
    Largest Display
    Wireless flash
    Responsiveness
    Zone Matching
    The Best Ergonomics in the Industry
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 5D AND 7D
    Smaller and Lighter
    Control Layout
    Additional Program features (5D only)
    Rear screen resolution
LENSES
    Image Magnification
    Lens Nomenclature
SUMMARY

CHAPTER 2 - The Basic Guide for the Impatient User
CONTROLS
GREEN "P" / "AUTO" SETTING
BASIC CONTROLS
    Power Save modes
    Program ("P") Mode
    The "Film Counter"
    Instant Playback
FOCUSING BASICS
HOW DOES THE CAMERA KNOW WHAT TO FOCUS ON?
    The Focusing Sensors
    Autofocus / Release Priority
BATTERIES
FLASH
SELF-TIMER
THE "RESET" FEATURE
THE SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3 - After You've Taken Your Pictures
VIEWING YOUR PICTURES WHILE THEY'RE STILL IN THE CAMERA
    Magnifying the image
    Deleting an image (or multiple images)
    Locking an image
    How the Image Information is Displayed - the Display Button
    Other Ways to View Pictures
HAVING YOUR PICTURES PRINTED AT A 1-HOUR PHOTO LAB
    Generating an index print
    Canceling DPOF files
DOWNLOADING PICTURES TO YOUR COMPUTER
EPILOGUE
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4 - Some Basics of Photography
HERE WE GO…
SHUTTER SPEEDS
SHUTTER PRIORITY MODE
SPORTS PROGRAM MODE (5D ONLY)
F/STOPS
APERTURE PRIORITY MODE
    What you see is NOT always what you get
DEPTH OF FIELD PREVIEW
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION (7D AND 5D)
    For the 5D…
PROGRAM SHIFT
MANUAL MODE
ISO - HOW SENSITIVE IS THE CAMERA TO LIGHT?
SO, IN SUMMARY…
    Tradeoffs
TIME EXPOSURES
OTHER FUN SHOOTING MODES
    Sunset Mode (5D Only)
    Portrait Mode (5D Only)
    Scenic Mode (5D Only)
    Night Portrait Mode (5D Only)
    Summary of Digital Subject Program Modes (5D Only)
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5 - Really Cool Advanced Functions
FOCUSING MODES
    Single and Continuous with Subject Tracking
    Why Bother with Manual Focusing?
DMF - Direct Manual Focus
SPOT METERING AND EXPOSURE LOCK
    Basic Exposure Lock - the AEL button
    Spot Metering
ANTI-SHAKE
WHITE BALANCE
    Auto White Balance and Preset White Balance
    Custom White Balance
    The "K" setting
FLASH, FILL FLASH, AND WIRELESS FLASH
    1) Auto Flash / Fill Flash
    2) Red-Eye Reduction Mode
    3) Rear Sync Flash
    4) Wireless Flash
    5 and 6) ADI and Pre-Flash TTL
    7) Manual Flash Mode (7D only)
DRIVE MODES
    Single-Shot Mode
    Continuous Shooting Mode
    Bracketing
    White Balance Bracketing (5D only)
INTERVALOMETER (7D ONLY)
ADVANCED TOPICS: THE HISTOGRAM DISPLAY
    Brightness range, film, and the human eye
    Use the Histogram for a fin(d)er degree of control
DIGITAL EFFECTS: IN-CAMERA IMAGE-TWEAKING SETTINGS
    Contrast Setting
    Saturation Setting
    Sharpness Setting
    Hue Setting
COLOR SPACE (NATURAL, NATURAL+, AND ADOBERGB)
    Combining Settings
    Black and White (5D only)
CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA (7D ONLY)
    Switching the control wheels
    3 Memory positions
ZONE MATCHING
SUMMARY

CHAPTER 6 - The "Secrets" of Light and Composition
WRITING WITH LIGHT
COMPOSITION - THE RULE OF THIRDS
SUMMARY [Ed. Note: this Chapter is larger than you this brief outline might indicate!)

CHAPTER 7 - Wireless Flash
HOW TO USE WIRELESS FLASH
HOW DOES IT WORK?
HOW TO DO "RATIO FLASH" FOR PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING RESULTS
BOUNCE FLASH
MANUAL FLASH MODE (5600HS ONLY)
HIGH SPEED SYNCH (HSS) FLASH
How to Activate HSS
EPILOGUE
SUMMARY

CHAPTER 8 - Digital Imaging Concepts De-Mystified
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
IMAGE SIZE AND RESOLUTION
MEMORY CARDS
CF Memory Card Corruption Issues
DUST ON THE SENSOR
"HOT PIXELS"
SUMMARY

CHAPTER 9 - An Introduction to the Dimage Viewer Software
INTRODUCTION
THUMBNAIL VIEW
BASIC EDITING
    Rotating and Cropping
    Adjusting the Curves and the Color Balance
    Preview Color Balance and Other Settings
    Sharpness
PRINTING
RAW CONVERSION
SUMMARY

APPENDIX A - A History of Minolta Innovation

APPENDIX B - A "Cookbook" for Special Shooting Situations

Fireworks

Artistic Waterfalls

Stage Performances / Rock Concerts

Nighttime Time Exposures

Shooting in Snow

Outdoor Group Portraits

Street Photography

I-Don't-Want-To-Tweak-My-Images-In-My-Computer Mode

Sunsets

The Moon

Nighttime Sports

Christmas Lights

Candlelight Shots

INDEX

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