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Contents
Chapter 1
My Camera
Getting started ............................................................................................ 29
Unpacking.................................................................................................................... 29
Camera layout .............................................................................................. 30
Using the display ....................................................................................................... 33
Using the Self Shot mode ......................................................................................... 33
Inserting the battery and memory card ................................................. 34
Removing the battery and memory card ......................................................... 34
Using the memory card adapter .......................................................................... 35
Charging the battery and turning on your camera .............................. 36
Charging the battery................................................................................................ 36
Turning on your camera ......................................................................................... 36
Performing the initial setup ...................................................................... 37
Selecting functions (options) ................................................................... 39
Using buttons and dials .......................................................................................... 39
Using custom buttons and dials ............................................................................ 39
Selecting by touch .................................................................................................... 40
Using
m
................................................................................................................. 40
E.g. Selecting the photo size in
P
mode.............................................................. 40
Using the smart panel ............................................................................................. 42
E.g. Adjust the exposure value in
P
mode .......................................................... 42
Using iFn ....................................................................................................................... 43
Using the iFn standard function ............................................................................. 43
Using the iFn plus function ...................................................................................... 45
Tips
Concepts in Photography
Shooting postures....................................................................................... 13
Holding the camera ..................................................................................................... 13
Standing photography ............................................................................................... 13
Crouching photography ............................................................................................ 14
Using the display .......................................................................................................... 14
Low-angle shot .............................................................................................................. 15
High-angle shot ............................................................................................................. 15
Aperture ........................................................................................................ 16
Aperture value and the depth of field .................................................................. 17
Shutter speed ............................................................................................... 18
ISO sensitivity .............................................................................................. 19
How the aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity control
exposure ....................................................................................................... 20
Correlation between focal length, angle, and perspective ................ 21
Depth of field ............................................................................................... 22
What controls out-of-focus effects? ....................................................................... 22
DOF preview ................................................................................................................... 24
Composition ................................................................................................. 24
Rule of Thirds .................................................................................................................. 24
Photos with two subjects .......................................................................................... 25
Flash ............................................................................................................... 26
Flash guide number ..................................................................................................... 26
Bounce Photography .................................................................................................. 27