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from "Complete Guide to Canon's Digital Rebels (XT / 350D and XTi / 400D) DSLR Cameras" by Gary Friedman
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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) DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE XT (350D) AND THE XTI (400D) 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 (XTI) AND PROCESSING PARAMETERS (XT) 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 (XTI ONLY) “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 (XTI ONLY) SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10 - 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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