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Contents
Chapter 1
My Camera
Getting started ............................................................................................ 30
Unpacking.................................................................................................................... 30
Camera layout .............................................................................................. 31
Using the EVF button ............................................................................................... 36
Inserting the battery and memory card ................................................. 37
Inserting the battery ................................................................................................ 37
Inserting a memory card ........................................................................................ 37
Removing the battery and memory card ......................................................... 38
Using the memory card adapter .......................................................................... 38
Charging the battery and turning on your camera .............................. 39
Charging the battery................................................................................................ 39
Turning on your camera ......................................................................................... 40
Performing the initial setup ...................................................................... 41
Selecting functions (options) ................................................................... 43
Using buttons and dials .......................................................................................... 43
Using custom buttons and dials ............................................................................ 43
Selecting by touch .................................................................................................... 44
Using m ................................................................................................................. 45
E.g. Selecting the photo size in P mode.............................................................. 45
Using the smart panel ............................................................................................. 46
E.g. Adjust the exposure value in P mode .......................................................... 46
Using iFn ....................................................................................................................... 48
Tips
Concepts in Photography
Shooting postures....................................................................................... 14
Holding the camera ..................................................................................................... 14
Standing photography ............................................................................................... 14
Crouching photography ............................................................................................ 15
Using the display .......................................................................................................... 15
Low-angle shot .............................................................................................................. 16
High-angle shot ............................................................................................................. 16
Aperture ........................................................................................................ 17
Aperture value and the depth of eld .................................................................. 18
Shutter speed ............................................................................................... 19
ISO sensitivity .............................................................................................. 20
How the aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity
control exposure ......................................................................................... 21
Correlation between focal length, angle, and perspective ................ 22
Depth of eld ............................................................................................... 23
What controls out-of-focus eects? ....................................................................... 23
DOF preview ................................................................................................................... 25
Composition ................................................................................................. 25
Rule of Thirds .................................................................................................................. 25
Photos with two subjects .......................................................................................... 26
Flash ............................................................................................................... 27
Flash guide number ..................................................................................................... 27
Bounce Photography .................................................................................................. 28