Sony Alpha SLT-A65/A77 for dummies / by Robert Correll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Correll, Robert M.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sony digital cameras.

Sony cameras.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Just what you need to get up and running with Sony's new flagship dSLRs The Sony a77, with its 24.3 megapixel sensor, full HD video capability, and translucent mirror system, is poised to be Sony's flagship dSLR camera. With many of the same features but at a lower price point, the a65 is the economy version. This guide will cover all the important steps for getting the most from either model. It shows how to set up the camera to get great shots immediately, explains all the controls and shooting modes, shows how to review images and make basic edits, and offers valuable advice on tak

Contents:

Sony Alpha a SLT-A65/A77 For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; eCheat Sheet; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Pictures Worth Keeping; Chapter 1: Meeting the A65 and A77; Comparing Super and Duper; Inspecting from Top to Bottom; Doing a Lens Switcheroo; Using Batteries and Memory Cards; Moving the Monitor; Taking a Look at the Display Panel (A77); Seeing 20/20 through the Electronic Viewfinder

What You Have? Menus, Buttons, and DialsGetting Set Up; Resetting the Camera; Cleaning the Camera Sensor; Chapter 2: Setting Up for Snapshots; Giving It Your Best Shooting Mode; Flooring It to Drive Mode; I Spy a Face; Setting Up for Smiles; Easy Bake Flash; Rustling up a Photo Size, Aspect Ratio, and Quality; Chapter 3: Pointing and Shooting Your Way to Great Pictures; Holding on Tight; Automatically Taking Great Pictures; Making a Scene; Shooting Sweeping Panoraaaaamas; Rapid Fire; Chapter 4: Making Movie Magic; Making Some Movie Decisions; Choosing a Movie Type; Selecting Recording Options

Enabling SteadyShotTurning on Audio; Yelling, "Action!" Versus Saying " Cheese"; Picking a Genre; Point-and-Shoot Movie Making; Taking Creative Cinematic Control; Enjoying the Show: Movie Playback; Part II: Playing with Pixels; Chapter 5: Getting More from Picture Playback; Knowing What to Press; Thank You Very Much-o Mr. Auto Review; Setting the View à la Mode; Playing Back Photos (and Lots More); Decoding Picture Data; Letting Go of Bad Photos and Movies; Setting Up Slide Shows; Viewing Playback on an HDTV; Chapter 6: Setting Up Shop at Home; Getting the Party Started

Transferring Photos and Movies to Your ComputerPrinting and Sharing; Working with JPEGs; Working with Raw Files; Part III: Expressing Your Creativity; Chapter 7: Making Exposure and Flash Decisions; Making Big Decisions; Dialing in Advanced Exposure Modes; Hi Ho, Hi Ho, to ISO You Go; Metering Methodology; Using the Histogram; Locking the Exposure; Using Exposure Compensation; Dynamic Range or Bust; Controlling the Built-in Flash; Chapter 8: Designing with Focus and Color; Getting Autofocus to Behave; Controlling Depth of Field; Shedding Light on White Balance; Using Creative Styles

Color Space Wars: sRGB versus Adobe RGBChapter 9: Cooking Up Picture-Perfect Recipes; Solid Settings for all Occasions; Developing a Shooting Strategy; Popping Out Portraits; Goodbye, City Life; Give Me Park Avenue; Freeze Frame Moments; So Close You Can Touch It; Exploring HDR Photography; Part IV: The Part of Tens; Chapter 10: Ten Ways to Customize Your Camera; Reconfiguring Power Save Mode; Changing the File Numbering Scheme; Changing the Folder Naming Format; Turning off Live View Effects; Peeking into Peaking; Displaying What You Want; Disabling the Head Detector

Changing a Button's Stripes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-118-33040-4

1-118-33321-7

OCLC:

784884228