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Contents
Chapter 1
My Camera
Getting started ............................................................................................ 29
Unpacking.................................................................................................................... 29
Camera layout .............................................................................................. 30
Adjusting the viewnder angle and the diopter .............................................. 33
Using the DIRECT LINK button ................................................................................ 33
Inserting the battery and memory card ................................................. 34
Removing the battery and memory card ........................................................... 34
Using the memory card adapter .............................................................................34
Charging the battery and turning on your camera .............................. 35
Charging the battery................................................................................................ 35
Turning on your camera ......................................................................................... 35
Performing the initial setup ...................................................................... 36
Selecting functions (options) ................................................................... 38
Selecting with buttons ............................................................................................ 38
Selecting by touch .................................................................................................... 38
Using m .............................................................................................................. 39
E.g. Selecting the photo size in P mode ............................................................. 39
Using the Smart panel ............................................................................................. 40
E.g. Adjust the exposure value in P mode ......................................................... 40
Using iFn ....................................................................................................................... 41
Using the iFn standard function ............................................................................. 42
Using the iFn plus function ...................................................................................... 44
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 eld ..................................................................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 eld ............................................................................................... 22
What controls out-of-focus eects? .......................................................................22
DOF preview ...................................................................................................................24
Composition ................................................................................................. 24
Rule of Thirds .................................................................................................................. 24
Photos with two subjects ..........................................................................................25
Flash ............................................................................................................... 26
Flash guide number .....................................................................................................26
Bounce Photography ..................................................................................................27