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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 0 – THE GOALS OF THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 1 – THE DIGITAL REBEL CAMERAS IN A NUTSHELL
        INTRODUCTION    
        MAJOR FEATURES  
                HI-RESOLUTION CMOS SENSOR       
                SMALLER AND LIGHTER     
                RESPONSIVENESS  
                IMAGE ZONE MODES        
                WIRELESS FLASH  
                IMAGE STABILIZATION     
                ULTRASONIC MOTORS (USM) 
        LENSES  
        CROP FACTOR     
        CANON LENS NOMENCLATURE 
        FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS      
        SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1    
 
CHAPTER 2 – THE BASIC GUIDE FOR THE IMPATIENT USER      
        CONTROLS        
        SHORTHAND NOTATION      
        POWER SAVE MODES        
        FULL AUTO (□) SETTING     
        DRIVE MODES     
        SINGLE FRAME    
        CONTINUOUS SHOOTING MODE        
        SELF-TIMER MODE 
        THE 6 IMAGE ZONE MODES  
        PROGRAM (“P”) MODE      
        THE “SHOTS REMAINING COUNTER”   
        INSTANT PLAYBACK        
        FOCUSING BASICS 
                HOW DOES THE CAMERA KNOW WHAT TO FOCUS ON?
                THE FOCUSING SENSORS    
                ONE-SHOT AF / AI SERVO AF FOCUSING MODES        
        BATTERIES       
        FLASH   
        SELF-TIMER / REMOTE CONTROL MODE        
        THE “RESET” FEATURE     
        SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2    
 
CHAPTER 3 – AFTER YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR PICTURES
        VIEWING YOUR PICTURES WHILE THEY’RE STILL IN THE CAMERA 
        THE JUMP BUTTON 
        DELETING AN IMAGE       
        PROTECTING AN IMAGE FROM DELETION       
        HOW THE IMAGE INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED – THE DISPLAY BUTTON     
        OTHER WAYS TO VIEW PICTURES     
        HAVING YOUR PICTURES PRINTED AT A 1-HOUR PHOTO LAB      
        THE LOW-DOWN ON PICTBRIDGE, CP DIRECT, AND BJ DIRECT DIRECT-PRINT STANDARDS     
        DOWNLOADING PICTURES TO YOUR COMPUTER   
        EPILOGUE        
        SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3    

CHAPTER 4 – SOME BASICS OF PHOTOGRAPHY  
        HERE WE GO
        SHUTTER SPEEDS  
        SHUTTER PRIORITY (“TV”) MODE    
        SPORTS MODE     
        F/STOPS 
        APERTURE PRIORITY (“AV”) MODE   
        WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET 
        DEPTH OF FIELD PREVIEW  
        A-DEP MODE      
        EXPOSURE COMPENSATION   
        AUTO EXPOSURE BRACKETING (AEB)  
        MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE    
        SO, IN SUMMARY… 
        TRADEOFFS       
        ISO– HOW SENSITIVE IS THE CAMERA TO LIGHT?      
        PROGRAM SHIFT   
        TIME EXPOSURES  
        THE IMAGE ZONE MODES    
        SPORTS MODE AND FLASH OFF MODES
        PORTRAIT MODE   
        MACRO MODE      
        LANDSCAPE MODE  
        NIGHT PORTRAIT MODE     
        SUMMARY OF IMAGE ZONE MODES     
        SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4    

CHAPTER 5 – REALLY COOL ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
        MANUAL FOCUSING 
        WHY BOTHER WITH MANUAL FOCUSING?        
        THE BASICS OF PROPER EXPOSURE   
        CENTER-WEIGHTED AND EVALUATIVE METERING 
        PARTIAL METERING        
        AE LOCK AND PARTIAL METERING    
        AE LOCK – THE * BUTTON  
        COMBINING AE LOCK AND PARTIAL METERING  
        AE LOCK MODES (CUSTOM FUNCTION 4)       
        A RECAP – WHAT WE LEARNED TODAY 
        IMAGE STABILIZATION     
        WHITE BALANCE   
        AUTO WHITE BALANCE AND PRE-SET WHITE BALANCE    
        CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE    
        WHITE BALANCE CORRECTION AND AUTO BRACKETING    
        FLASH, FILL FLASH, AND WIRELESS FLASH   
                1) NORMAL AND FILL FLASH        
                2) FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION  
                3) FLASH EXPOSURE LOCK  
                4) FLASH EXPOSURE BRACKETING (WITH EXTERNAL SPEEDLITE ONLY)
                5) RED-EYE REDUCTION MODE       
                6) 2ND CURTAIN SYNC FLASH       
                7) WIRELESS FLASH       
        ACCESSORY SPEEDLITES    
        HOW “E-TTL II” WORKS    
        ADVANCED TOPICS: THE HISTOGRAM DISPLAY  
                BRIGHTNESS RANGE, SENSORS, AND THE HUMAN EYE    
                USE THE HISTOGRAM FOR A FIN(D)ER DEGREE OF CONTROL      
        PICTURE STYLE 
        CONTRAST SETTING        
        SHARPNESS SETTING       
        SATURATION SETTING      
        COLOR TONE      
        COMBINING SETTINGS      
        B/W (BLACK-AND-WHITE) SETTING   
        COLOR SPACE (SRGB AND ADOBE RGB)        
        MY PERSONAL CAMERA SETTINGS     
                SHOOTING MENU 1 
                SHOOTING MENU 2 
                PLAYBACK MENU   
                SET-UP 1 MENU   
                SET-UP 2 MENU   
                CUSTOM FUNCTIONS        
        DRIVE MODES, REMOTE CONTROLS, AND CUSTOM FUNCTION 7
   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  
        SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6    

CHAPTER 7  - WIRELESS FLASH     
        INTRODUCTION    
        HOW TO USE WIRELESS FLASH       
        EXPLANATION OF GROUPS AND CHANNELS
        HOW DOES IT WORK?       
        WILL THE PRE-FLASH BURSTS AFFECT THE EXPOSURE?  
        HOW TO DO “RATIO FLASH” FOR PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING RESULTS       
        MANUAL FLASH MODE       
        BOUNCE FLASH    
        LIGHT MODIFIERS 
        HIGH SPEED SYNCH (HSS) FLASH    
      BALANCING AMBIENT LIGHT AND FLASH
      ANOTHER EXAMPLE 
        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    
        MEMORY CARD CORRUPTION ISSUES   
        DUST ON THE SENSOR      
        AUTOMATIC SENSOR CLEANING AND DUST DELETE DATA
        “HOT PIXELS”    
        SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 8    

CHAPTER 9 – AN INTRODUCTION TO CANON’S BUNDLED SOFTWARE 
        INTRODUCTION    
        EOS UTILITY     
        AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER YOUR IMAGES      
        CAMERA SETTINGS / REMOTE SHOOTING       
        ZOOMBROWSER EX / IMAGEBROWSER EX        
        BASIC EDITING   
        EDIT IMAGE      
        TRIM IMAGE      
        COLOR / BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT   
        COLOR ADJUSTMENT        
        RGB ADJUSTMENT  
        SHARPENING      
        RAW CONVERSION  
        STITCH PHOTOS   
        DIGITAL PHOTO PROFESSIONAL      
        TRIMMING        
        ADJUSTING THE TONE CURVES AND THE COLOR BALANCE 
        SHARPNESS       
        PRINTING        
        RAW CONVERSION  
        BATCH PROCESS AND RECIPIES      
        DUST DELETE DATA 
        SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 9    

CHAPTER 10  - LIVE VIEW
      ADVANTAGES OF LIVE VIEW
      ADVANTAGES OF THE OPTICAL VIEWFINDER
      A LITTLE HISTORY
      THE SOLUTION - THE SINGLE-LENS REFLEX
      FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
      SO SHOW ME HOW TO USE LIVE VIEW ALREADY!
      THREE DIFFERENT FOCUSING METHODS
      REMOTE SHOOTING - CAMERA AS ROBOT
      OTHER LIVE VIEW TIDBITS
      GRATUITOUS PREDICTIONS
      SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11 - ADDITIONAL RESOURCES     
        INTERNET FORUMS AND DISCUSSION BOARDS   
        AN OUTSTANDING IMAGING MAGAZINE 
        25 WAYS TO “WOW!” E-BOOKLET     
        THE FRIEDMAN ARCHIVES SEMINARS  
        THE ROAD TO CHINA       
        THE MAUI XAPHOON        

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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