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Table of Contents

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

What others are saying about the Friedman Archives High-Impact 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

APPENDIX B – MEMORY JOG CARDS FOR YOUR CAMERA BAG (A free gift!)

 

INDEX

 

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