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The Sony Alpha NEX-7: The Unofficial Quintessential Guideprovides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of this exciting new camera. Authors Carol F. Roullard and Brian Matsumoto team up to help the new user navigate past the confusion factor that often comes with complex and powerful camera equipment. This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual. It guides you through the camera features with step-by-step setting adjustments and detailed how, when, and why explanations for each option. Every button, dial, switch, and menu configuration setting is explored in a friendly manner, with suggestions and tips for setup according to various shooting styles. The informative text is illustrated with screenshots and example images throughout, making it easy to follow along. The authors cover everything from the basic features of the camera to numerous advanced photographic applications. The first section of the book teaches the new user to start taking pictures immediately by using the camera's Intelligent Automatic mode. The second section covers how to begin taking more control by switching to the semi-automatic modes. Finally, you'll learn to take full manual control of the camera, allowing you to break some "rules" and capture images that are a unique reflection of your creative personality. Carol and Brian go beyond just the camera itself and share how third-party software and optional accessories can improve on the camera's standard commands. You'll even learn how the electronic viewfinder, the fixed mirror, and Sony's novel shutter design improve the camera's utility for critical scientific photography (i.e., photomicrography and photography through the telescope). The Sony Alpha NEX-7: The Unofficial Quintessential Guidewill allow you to really take control of your camera, to push the envelope, and to have fun.

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Getting Started	p. 2
Introduction	p. 3
Dual Viewing System	p. 6
Diopter Adjustment Dial	p. 7
Setting Up Your New Sony NEX-7	p. 7
Battery	p. 8
Memory Card	p. 9
Assembling the Camera	p. 11
Protecting the Lens	p. 12
Protecting the LCD Screen	p. 12
Using This Book	p. 13
Turning On the Camera	p. 14
Camera Navigation	p. 14
Control Wheel, Buttons, and Dials	p. 15
Menu Structure	p. 16
Triple-Dial-Control	p. 19
Setting the Camera Date, Time, and Area	p. 20
Error Messages	p. 21
Reinitializing Commands to Default Values	p. 22
Cleaning the Sensor	p. 22
Recommendations	p. 23
Photography Basics and the NEX-7	p. 24
Introduction	p. 25
Basic Photography Concepts	p. 26
File Formats	p. 28
Shutter Button	p. 32
Focusing	p. 33
White Balance and the Appearance of Colors	p. 39
Drive Mode Function	p. 40
Recording Movies	p. 44
Managing Your Images	p. 46
Introduction	p. 47
The LCD Screen	p. 48
The Viewfinder	p. 49
LCD Screen versus Viewfinder	p. 50
Data Display Formats	p. 51
Preview Images	p. 56
Review Recorded Images	p. 57
Evaluating Exposure with Histograms	p. 65
Protecting Saved Pictures and Movies	p. 67
Deleting Saved Pictures and Movies	p. 68
Working Outside the Camera	p. 69
Automatic Settings	p. 78
Introduction	p. 79
Functions Available for Automatic Modes	p. 79
Shooting Modes	p. 93
Intelligent Auto Mode	p. 94
SCN Predefined Scene Modes	p. 96
Recommendations	p. 98
Taking Control of the Camera	p. 100
Introduction	p. 101
Triple-Dial-Control Operation	p. 103
Exposure Compensation 117 Three Semiautomatic Modes: Shutter Priority (S), Aperture Priority (A), Program Auto (P)	p. 104
Recommendations	p. 120
Manual Operation of the Camera	p. 122
Introduction	p. 123
Manual Exposure Mode Controls	p. 124
Manual Focusing: Overriding Automatic Focusing	p. 130
Manual Adjustments for Color Temperature	p. 132
Lens Compensation	p. 138
Bracketing and Dynamic Range	p. 138
Recommendations	p. 141
Customizing the Camera	p. 142
Introduction	p. 143
Customizing Buttons	p. 143
Navigation Button	p. 145
Customization of Other Buttons	p. 148
Customizing Buttons Summary	p. 154
Utilizing Predefined Color Schemes	p. 155
Help Guide Display	p. 162
Recommendations	p. 162
Additional Features	p. 164
Introduction	p. 165
Locking the Dials and the Control Wheel	p. 165
Panoramic Modes	p. 166
Anti Motion Blur Mode	p. 175
DRO/Auto HDR Function	p. 176
Recommendations	p. 182
Using Accessories	p. 184
Introduction	p. 185
The Kit Lens	p. 185
Sony E-mount and A-mount Lenses	p. 188
Telescopes	p. 194
Microscopes	p. 197
Remote Release	p. 200
Tripods	p. 201
Recommendations	p. 204
Flash Photography	p. 206
Introduction	p. 207
Principles of Electronic Flash	p. 208
Flash Artifact: Red Eye	p. 210
Flash Command	p. 211
Using Flash in Intelligent Auto	p. 212
Flash Options in P, A, S, or M Modes	p. 213
Recommendations	p. 221
Making Movies	p. 222
Introduction	p. 223
Frame Rate versus Shutter Speed	p. 224
Choosing a Movie File Format	p. 227
Record Settings (Quality)	p. 228
Additional Movie Controls	p. 233
Framing and Starting the Movie	p. 234
P, A, S, or M for Controlling your Recording	p. 234
Adding Creative Style, Picture Effect, or DRO	p. 235
Recommendations	p. 235
Menu and Function Commands	p. 236
Common Error or Warning Messages and Resolutions	p. 280
Index	p. 288
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