David Busch's Sony Alpha DSLR-A580/A560 Guide to Digital Photography.
[Book]
Alexander S White
Boston
Course Technology PTR
2014
(353 pages)
Image Processing.
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Sony Alpha dSLR; Differences Between the A580 and A560 Models; Your Out-of-Box Experience; Initial Setup; Battery Included; Final Steps; Formatting a Memory Card; Selecting a Shooting Mode; Choosing a Metering Mode; Choosing a Focus Mode; Selecting a Focus Point; Other Settings; Adjusting White Balance and ISO; Using the Self-Timer; Using the Alpha's Flash; An Introduction to Movie Making; Reviewing the Images You've Taken; Transferring Photos to Your Computer; Chapter 2 Sony Alpha DSLR-A580/A560 Roadmap; Front View. The Sony Alpha's Business EndGoing Topside; Underneath Your Sony Alpha; Lens Components; LCD Panel Readouts; Looking Inside the Viewfinder; Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Sony Alpha dSLR; Anatomy of the Sony Alpha's Menus; Recording 1/2/3 Menu; Image: Size; Image: Aspect Ratio; Image: Quality; Movie: File Format; Movie: Size; Movie: Audio Rec.; SteadyShot; Panorama: Size; Panorama: Direction; 3D Pan.: Image Size; 3D Pan.: Direction; Default: Right; Flash Control; AF Illuminator; AF Method; Color Space; Long Exposure NR/High ISO NR; Custom 1/2 Menu; Eye-Start AF; Func. of AEL Button; AEL. Focus Hold ButtonRed Eye Reduction; Release w/o Lens; Auto Off w/ VF; Grid Line; Histogram; Auto Review; Playback 1/2 Menu; Delete; Still/Movie Select; Slide Show; 3D Viewing; Protect; Specify Printing; Volume Settings; Select Folder; Select Date; Playback Display; Memory Card Tool Menu; Format; File Number; Folder Name; Select REC Folder; New Folder; Recover Image DB; Display Card Space; Clock Setup Menu; Date/Time Setup; Area Setting; Setup 1/2 Menus; LCD Brightness; Power Save (LV); Power Save (OVF); CTRL for HDMI; Language; Help Guide Display; USB Connection; Upload Settings. Audio SignalsCleaning Mode; Pixel Mapping; Version; Demo Mode; Reset Default; Function Menu; Chapter 4 Getting the Right Exposure; Getting a Handle on Exposure; How the Sony Alpha Calculates Exposure; Choosing a Metering Method; Choosing an Exposure Method; Aperture Priority; Shutter Priority; Program Auto Mode; Making Exposure Value Changes; Manual Exposure; Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings; Multi Frame Noise Reduction; Bracketing; Dealing with Noise; Fixing Exposures with Histograms; Auto, Scene, and Specialized Modes; Auto and Scene Modes; Sweep Panorama Mode. Chapter 5 Advanced Techniques for Your Sony Alpha dSLRExploring Ultra-Fast Exposures; Long Exposures; Three Ways to Take Long Exposures; Working with Long Exposures; Delayed Exposures; Self-Timer; Getting into Focus; Phase Detection; Contrast Detection; Focus Modes; Focus Pocus; Adding Circles of Confusion; Making Sense of Focus Sensors; Your Autofocus Mode Options; Setting the AF Area; Manual Focus; Focus Check Live View; Focus Stacking; Continuous Shooting; Setting Image Parameters; Customizing White Balance; Setting White Balance by Color Temperature; Setting a Custom White Balance.