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CHAPTER 0 
THE GOALS OF THIS EBOOK 

CHAPTER 1 – THE ALPHA 330 AND 380 IN A NUTSHELL 
INTRODUCTION 
BENEFITS OF A DSLR 
MAJOR FEATURES 
THE IMAGE SENSOR 
LIVE VIEW 
STEADYSHOT 
ANTI-DUST 
WIRELESS FLASH 
DYNAMIC RANGE OPTIMIZATION 
SMALLER AND LIGHTER 
SCENE SELECTION MODES 
HELP SCREENS 
SOME ESSENTIAL HISTORY ABOUT SONY, MINOLTA, KONICA MINOLTA, AND CARL ZEISS 
LENSES 
CROP FACTOR 
SONY AND MINOLTA LENS NOMENCLATURE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LENSES 
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1 

CHAPTER 2 – THE BASIC GUIDE FOR THE IMPATIENT USER 
CONTROLS 
SHORTHAND NOTATION 
MENU COLOR 
AUTO SETTING 
PROGRAM (“P”) MODE 
THE “IMAGES REMAINING COUNTER” 
FOCUSING BASICS 
HOW DOES THE CAMERA KNOW WHAT TO FOCUS ON? 
THE FOCUSING SENSORS 
AUTOFOCUS (AF) / MANUAL FOCUS (MF) SWITCH 
SINGLE-SHOT AF / CONTINUOUS AF FOCUSING MODES 
BATTERIES 
THE OTHER BATTERY 
FLASH 
FOUR SELF-TIMERS 
THE “RESET” FEATURE 
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2 

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 
MAGNIFYING THE IMAGE 
DELETING AN IMAGE (OR MULTIPLE IMAGES) 
PROTECTING AN IMAGE 
OTHER WAYS TO VIEW PICTURES 
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 
SHUTTER PRIORITY MODE 
SPORTS PROGRAM MODE 
F/STOPS 
APERTURE PRIORITY MODE 
WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET 
MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE 
SO, IN SUMMARY… 
TRADEOFFS 
THE NEW DISPLAY 
ISO– HOW SENSITIVE IS THE CAMERA TO LIGHT? 
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 
TIME EXPOSURES 
THE SCENE SELECTION MODES 
SPORTS PROGRAM MODE 
SUNSET MODE 
PORTRAIT MODE 
MACRO MODE 
LANDSCAPE MODE 
NIGHT PORTRAIT / NIGHT VIEW MODE 
SUMMARY OF SCENE SELECTION MODES
VIEWFINDER EYEPIECE DIOPTER CORRECTION 
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4 

CHAPTER 5 – REALLY COOL ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 
FOCUSING MODES 
SINGLE AND CONTINUOUS AF WITH SUBJECT TRACKING 
WHY BOTHER WITH MANUAL FOCUSING? 
HOW YOUR EXPOSURE METER THINKS 
CENTER-WEIGHTED AND MULTI-SEGMENT METERING 
SPOT METERING 
HOW DO YOU SWITCH BETWEEN THE THREE METERING MODES? 
STEADYSHOT™ 
WHITE BALANCE 
AUTO WHITE BALANCE AND PRE-SET WHITE BALANCE 
TWEAKING THE PRE-SET WHITE BALANCE 
CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE 
FLASH, FILL FLASH, AND WIRELESS FLASH 
1) AND 2) AUTO FLASH AND FILL FLASH 
FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 
3) REAR SYNC FLASH 
4) WIRELESS FLASH 
5) AND 6) ADI AND PRE-FLASH TTL 
7) SLOW SYNC 
8) RED-EYE REDUCTION MODE 
DRIVE MODES 
SINGLE-SHOT ADVANCE 
CONTINUOUS ADVANCE 
SELF-TIMER AND CONTINUOUS SELF TIMER 
BRACKETING 
ADVANCED TOPICS: THE HISTOGRAM DISPLAY 
BRIGHTNESS RANGE, SENSORS, AND THE HUMAN EYE 
USING THE HISTOGRAM FOR A FINER DEGREE OF CONTROL 
DYNAMIC RANGE OPTIMIZATION 
CREATIVE STYLES 
CONTRAST SETTING 
SATURATION SETTING 
SHARPNESS SETTING 
COMBINING SETTINGS 
B&W MODE 
ADOBERGB 
MY PERSONAL CAMERA SETTINGS 
MENU SETTINGS 
OTHER SETTINGS 
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 

CHAPTER 6 – THE “SECRETS” OF LIGHT AND COMPOSITION 
WRITING WITH LIGHT 
COMPOSITION – THE RULE OF THIRDS 
TEXTURE 
OUT OF PLACE SHOT 
CLASSICAL PORTRAIT 
ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 
“HEY, LOOK AT ME!” 
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6 

CHAPTER 7 – WIRELESS FLASH AND ADVANCED FLASH TOPICS 
INTRODUCTION 
HOW TO USE WIRELESS FLASH 
HOW DOES IT WORK? 
WILL THE PRE-FLASH BURSTS AFFECT THE EXPOSURE? 
HOW TO DO “RATIO FLASH” FOR PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING RESULTS 
BOUNCE FLASH 
LIGHT MODIFIERS 
FLASH AND CONTINUOUS SHOOTING 
MANUAL FLASH MODE (HVL-F58AM, HVL-F56AM AND HVL-F42AM ONLY) 
HIGH SPEED SYNCH (HSS) FLASH 
HOW TO ACTIVATE HSS 
WHICH FLASH SHALL I GET? 
PARTING SHOT 
TO PROBE FURTHER 
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 7 

CHAPTER 8 – 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 
“HOT PIXELS” ON THE LIVE VIEW SENSOR 
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 8 

CHAPTER 9 – AN INTRODUCTION TO SONY’S BUNDLED SOFTWARE 
READ THIS FIRST 
INTRODUCTION 
AFTER YOU INSTALL 
AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER YOUR IMAGES 
BROWSE YOUR IMAGES 
BASIC EDITING 
ROTATING AND CROPPING 
ADJUSTING THE TONE CURVES 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 9 

CHAPTER 10 – LIVE VIEW 355
INTRODUCTION 
A LITTLE HISTORY 
THE SOLUTION – THE SINGLE LENS REFLEX 
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 
ADVANTAGES OF LIVE VIEW 
ADVANTAGES OF THE OPTICAL VIEWFINDER 
SO SHOW ME HOW TO USE LIVE VIEW, ALREADY! 
LIVE HISTOGRAM 
THE SMART TELECONVERTER FUNCTION 
HOW LIVE VIEW CAN HELP YOU GET MORE CREATIVE 
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 10 

CHAPTER 11 – ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 
LENS RENTAL 
INTERNET FORUMS AND DISCUSSION BOARDS 
THE BEST ALPHA-MOUNT MAGAZINE 
25 WAYS TO “WOW!” E-BOOKLET 
THE ADVANCED TOPICS 1 E-BOOKLET 
THE ADVANCED TOPICS 2 E-BOOKLET 
THE FRIEDMAN ARCHIVES SEMINARS 
BOOKS ON OTHER CAMERAS 
THE ROAD TO CHINA 
THE MAUI XAPHOON 
EPILOGUE 

APPENDIX A - A “COOKBOOK” FOR SPECIAL SHOOTING SITUATIONS 
INTRODUCTION 
FIREWORKS 
ARTISTIC WATERFALLS 
STAGE PERFORMANCES / ROCK CONCERTS 
NIGHTTIME TIME EXPOSURES 
SHOOTING IN SNOW 
OUTDOOR GROUP PORTRAITS 
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 
SUNSETS AND SILHOUETTES 
THE MOON 
NIGHTTIME SPORTS 
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 
PRODUCT SHOTS 
INTERIORS THAT SELL 
LIGHTNING 
CANDLELIGHT SHOTS 

INDEX 


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