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David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6100/ILCE-6100 Guide to Digital Photography

Author David D. Busch
Release Date: 2020/01/01
ISBN: 9781681985961
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David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6100/ILCE-6100 Guide to Digital Photography is your essential handbook for learning all the powerful – but easy to use -- features of Sony's most advanced entry-level APS-C mirrorless camera. Its new LCD swivels to face forward, making the camera excellent for self-portraits, vlogging, and other applications. The a6100 features a 24 megapixel sensor with 425 embedded phase-detect pixels for lightning-fast autofocus at up to 11 frames per second. With an electronic shutter that provides a silent shooting option, stunning 4K/UHD video capabilities, and new time-lapse photography features, the a6100/ILCE-6100 is a versatile digital camera that has simple operation yet boasts all the features you need to take great photos. With this book in hand, you will discover all the capabilities of the Sony Alpha a6100/ILCE-6100 as you explore the world of digital photography, develop your creativity, and capture the best photographs you’ve ever taken. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6100/ILCE-6100 Guide to Digital Photography describes every feature of this sophisticated camera in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more. It relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy camera “roadmap,” an easy-to-use visual guide to the a6100/ILCE-6100’s features and controls. Learn when to use every option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you’ll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you’re shooting on the job, taking pictures as an advanced enthusiast pushing the limits of your imagination, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Sony Alpha a6100/ILCE-6100.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. About the Author
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Sony a6100
    1. Your Out-of-Box Experience
    2. Initial Setup
      1. Battery Included
      2. Final Steps
      3. Formatting a Memory Card
    3. Selecting a Shooting Mode
      1. Getting Instant Help
    4. Choosing a Metering Mode
    5. Choosing a Focus Mode
    6. Selecting a Focus Area
    7. Other Settings
      1. Adjusting White Balance and ISO
      2. Using the Self-Timer
      3. Using the a6100’s Flash
    8. An Introduction to Movie Making
    9. Reviewing the Images You’ve Taken
    10. Transferring Files to Your Computer
      1. Wireless File Transfer
  11. Chapter 2 Sony a6100 Roadmap
    1. Using Cross-References
    2. Front View
    3. The Sony a6100’s Business End
      1. Using the Touch Screen/Pad
      2. Directional Button Functions
    4. LCD Panel Data Displays
      1. Using the Quick Navi Function Menu
    5. Going Topside
    6. Underneath Your Sony a6100
  12. Chapter 3 Camera Settings I Menu
    1. Anatomy of the Menus
      1. Improved Menu System
    2. Camera Settings I Menu
      1. File Format (Stills)
      2. JPEG Quality (Stills)
      3. JPEG Image Size (Stills)
      4. Aspect Ratio (Stills)
      5. Panorama: Size
      6. Panorama: Direction
      7. Long Exposure NR/High ISO NR (Stills)
      8. Color Space (Stills)
      9. Lens Compensation
      10. Auto Mode
      11. Scene Selection
      12. Superior Auto Image Extract
      13. Drive Mode
      14. Bracket Settings
      15. Interval Shooting Functions
      16. Memory Recall
      17. Memory
      18. Focus Mode
      19. Focus Area
      20. AF Illuminator (Stills)
      21. Face/Eye AF Settings
      22. AF with Shutter (Stills)
      23. Pre-AF (Stills)
      24. Eye-Start AF (Stills)
      25. AF Area Auto Clear
      26. Display Continuous AF Area
      27. AF Micro Adjustment
      28. Exposure Compensation
      29. ISO Setting
      30. Metering Mode
      31. Face Priority in Multi Metering
      32. Exposure Step
      33. Autoexposure Lock with Shutter (Stills)
      34. Flash Mode
      35. Flash Compensation
      36. Exposure Compensation Settings
      37. Wireless Flash
      38. Red Eye Reduction
      39. White Balance
      40. Priority Setting in AWB
      41. DRO/Auto HDR
      42. Creative Style
      43. Picture Effect
      44. Soft Skin Effect (Stills)
      45. Focus Magnifier
      46. Focus Magnification Time
      47. Initial Focus Magnification (Stills)
      48. AF in Focus Magnification (Stills)
      49. Manual Focus Assist (Stills)
      50. Peaking Setting
      51. Face Registration
      52. Registered Faces Priority
      53. Smile Shutter
      54. Auto Object Framing (Stills)
      55. Self-Portrait/-Timer
  13. Chapter 4 Camera Settings II Menu
    1. Camera Settings II Menu Entries
      1. Exposure Mode (Movies)
      2. Exposure Mode (S&Q Motion)
      3. File Format (Movies)
      4. Record Setting (Movies)
      5. S&Q Settings (S&Q Motion)
      6. Proxy Recording
      7. AF Drive Speed (Movies)
      8. AF Track Sensitivity (Movies)
      9. Auto Slow Shutter (Movies)
      10. Initial Focus Magnification (Movies)
      11. Audio Recording
      12. Audio Recording Level
      13. Audio Level Display
      14. Wind Noise Reduction
      15. Marker Display (Movies)
      16. Marker Settings (Movies)
      17. Movie with Shutter
      18. Silent Shooting (Stills)
      19. e-Front Curtain Shutter
      20. Release w/o Lens
      21. Release w/o Card
      22. SteadyShot
      23. Zoom
      24. Zoom Setting
      25. DISP Button
      26. FINDER/MONITOR
      27. Zebra Setting
      28. Grid Line
      29. Exposure Setting Guide
      30. Live View Display
      31. Auto Review
      32. Custom Key (Stills)
      33. Custom Key (Movies)
      34. Custom Key (Playback)
      35. Function Menu Settings
      36. Dial/Wheel Setup
      37. Dial/Wheel Ev Comp
      38. Function of Touch Operations
      39. MOVIE Button
      40. Dial/Wheel Lock
      41. Audio Signals
  14. Chapter 5 Network and Playback Menus
    1. Network Menu
      1. Send to Smartphone Function
      2. Send to Computer
      3. View on TV
      4. Control with Smartphone
      5. Airplane Mode
      6. Wi-Fi Settings
      7. Bluetooth Settings
      8. Location Information Link Settings
      9. Bluetooth Remote Control
      10. Edit Device Name
      11. Reset Network Settings
    2. Remotely Controlling Your Camera
      1. Using PC Remote
    3. Making a Wireless Connection
      1. Camera/Device: NFC Connection
      2. Camera/Device: Wi-Fi Connection
      3. Using WPS Push
      4. Registering Manually
      5. Connecting with Bluetooth
      6. Viewing Images on a TV
      7. Sending Files to a Smart Device
      8. Remote Control with Your Smartphone
    4. Playback Menu
      1. Protect
      2. Rotate
      3. Delete
      4. Rating
      5. Rating Set (Custom Key)
      6. Specify Printing
      7. Photo Capture
      8. Enlarge Image
      9. Enlarge Initial Magnification
      10. Enlarge Initial Position
      11. Continuous Playback for Interval
      12. Playback Speed for Interval
      13. Slide Show
      14. View Mode
      15. Image Index
      16. Display as Group
      17. Display Rotation
      18. Image Jump Setting
  15. Chapter 6 Setup Menu and My Menu
    1. Setup Menu
      1. Monitor Brightness
      2. Viewfinder Brightness
      3. Finder Color Temperature
      4. Volume Settings
      5. Tile Menu
      6. Mode Dial Guide
      7. Delete Confirm
      8. Display Quality
      9. Power Save Start Time
      10. Auto Power Off Temperature
      11. NTSC/PAL Selector
      12. Cleaning Mode
      13. Touch Operation
      14. Touch Panel/Pad
      15. Touch Pad Settings
      16. Demo Mode
      17. HDMI Settings
      18. 4K Output Selection (Movies)
      19. USB Connection
      20. USB LUN Setting
      21. USB Power Supply
      22. PC Remote Settings
      23. Language
      24. Date/Time Setup
      25. Area Setting
      26. Format
      27. File Number
      28. Select REC Folder
      29. New Folder
      30. Folder Name
      31. Recover Image Database
      32. Display Media Information
      33. Version
      34. Setting Reset
    2. My Menu
  16. Chapter 7 Nailing the Optimum Exposure
    1. Getting a Handle on Exposure
      1. Equivalent Exposure
    2. How the a6100 Calculates Exposure
      1. Correctly Exposed
      2. Overexposed
      3. Underexposed
    3. The Importance of ISO
    4. Choosing a Metering Mode
      1. Multi Metering
      2. Center-weighted Metering
      3. Spot Metering
    5. Choosing an Exposure Mode
      1. Aperture Priority (A) Mode
      2. Shutter Priority (S) Mode
      3. Program Auto (P) Mode
      4. Making Exposure Value Changes
      5. Manual Exposure (M) Mode
      6. Using ISO Auto
    6. Exposure Bracketing
      1. Continuous Bracketing
      2. Single Bracketing
      3. White Balance Bracketing
      4. DRO Bracketing
    7. Dealing with Digital Noise
      1. High ISO Noise
    8. Using Dynamic Range Optimizer and HDR
      1. Auto HDR
      2. Bracketing and Merge to HDR
    9. Exposure Evaluation with Histograms
      1. The Live Histogram
      2. The Playback Histograms
      3. Tonal Range
      4. Histogram Basics
      5. Understanding Histograms
    10. Automatic and Specialized Shooting Modes
      1. Auto and Scene Modes
      2. Sweep Panorama Mode
  17. Chapter 8 Mastering Autofocus Options
    1. Getting into Focus
      1. Contrast Detection
      2. Phase Detection
    2. Comparing the Two Hybrid Components
      1. Focus Modes and Options
    3. Focus Pocus
      1. Adding Circles of Confusion
      2. Your Focus Mode Options
      3. Autofocus Magnified
      4. Setting the AF Area
    4. Tracking Subjects, Faces, and Eyes
      1. Face Detection and Eye AF Overview
      2. Making Your Face/Eye Detection Settings
    5. Magic Autofocus—Set and Forget
    6. Using Manual Focus
    7. Back-Button Focus
      1. Activating Back-Button Focus
    8. Useful Menu Items for AF
  18. Chapter 9 Advanced Shooting
    1. Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures
    2. Long Exposures
    3. Continuous Shooting
      1. Customizing White Balance
      2. Fine-Tuning Preset White Balance
      3. Setting White Balance by Color Temperature
      4. Setting a Custom White Balance
    4. Interval Shooting
      1. Interval Shooting Checklist
      2. Settings Recap
      3. Viewing Your Interval Sequences
      4. Time-Lapse Movies
      5. Star Trails
  19. Chapter 10 Movie Making
    1. Some Fundamentals
      1. Choosing a File Format
      2. Choosing a Record Setting
      3. Choosing Metering/Exposure Modes
      4. Choosing an Autofocus Mode
      5. Using Frame Guides
      6. Shooting in 4K
    2. Tips for Movie Making
      1. Composition
      2. Lighting for Video
      3. Audio
      4. Lens Craft
  20. Chapter 11 Working with Lenses
    1. Don’t Forget the Crop Factor
    2. Choosing a Lens
      1. The Sony “Trinity”
    3. Third-Party Lenses
      1. Zeiss Touit Lenses
      2. Other Third-Party Lenses
      3. Using the LA-EA Series Adapters
    4. AF Micro Adjustment
      1. Evaluate Current Focus
    5. What Lenses Can Do for You
    6. Categories of Lenses
    7. Using Wide-Angle Lenses
      1. Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems
    8. Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses
      1. Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems
  21. Chapter 12 Working with Flash
    1. Why Flash?
    2. Electronic Flash Basics
      1. How Electronic Flash Works
      2. Flash Modes
      3. Flash Exposure Compensation
      4. Red Eye Reduction
    3. Using an External Electronic Flash
      1. Guide Numbers, Hot Shoes, and More
      2. HVL-F60M/RM Flash Units
      3. HVL-F45RM Flash Unit
      4. HVL-F43M Flash Unit
      5. HVL-F36AM Flash Unit
      6. HVL-F32M Flash Unit
      7. HVL-F20M Flash Unit
    4. Wireless Flash
      1. Key Wireless Concepts
      2. Setting Channels and Remote Groups
      3. Setting Ratios
      4. Radio Control
      5. Off-Camera Flash