Canon PowerShot Digital Field Guide
by Michael Guncheon
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Book Reviews of Canon PowerShot Digital Field Guide
Book Review: Helpful
Summary: 3 Stars
My Canon owner's manual must have been written by complete digital-camera geeks who have drunk so many pixels, they can't even imagine how a beginner sees this little silver box, let alone explain the basic steps to take a picture with this little contraption. Thankfully, Michael Guncheon's Canon PowerShot Digital Field Guide does explain what the functions and settings do. Although there is a section on Getting the Most Out of Your PowerShot Camera, which helps me think more strategically, I would benefit from even more basic 1-2-3-type-This-Is-What-You-Do-Each-Time instruction.
Guncheon also includes The Fundamentals of Photography, which I guess is good for beginner photographers, but I'm an experienced photographer who is a beginner with all things digital, and I would have preferred that 1-2-3 thought-process instruction I mentioned above. If you're looking for clear explanations and a well-rounded, helpful digital photography guide though, I can recommend this one.
One added bonus is Guncheon's specific photography tips, such as for pets and people, sunrises and sunsets. His color photos, used as examples in the book, are stunning. Another bonus is the Downloading, Editing, and Outputting section, which I haven't gotten to yet, but thought I'd mention, because it looks very helpful.
Book Review: A Canon Powershot for everyone! (and this book to go with it).
Summary: 4 Stars
This Field Guide describes the myriad PowerShots and their features and, more importantly, how to get better pictures using them. Among many PowerShots, the features and menus are quite similar and the author does a commendable job of covering them. It's a bit cumbersome early: A spreadsheet of which models had which features would ease skipping the parts our camera doesn't have, and more early pictures of the various menu screens and mode dials would help.
That said, once we know our camera features, the final 75% of the book excellently guides us through working with our PowerShots to get excellent photographs. Part II "Creating Great Images..." is an excellent and concise guide to doing better photography in general, but within the PowerShot feature set and limitations. The author starts with the fundamentals - Simplicity, Composition, Sharpness, Light, Exposure - then moves on to special situations - sports, animals, architecture, children/people, fireworks, flowers, landscapes, motion, night, pets, streets, sunsets, travel, and winter - giving good basics, tips, and practice for trying each. You only need this one field guide - it'll help you use your PowerShot to take great photos.
Book Review: Watch Out Big Boys!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is about the little camera that could. The pages contain information that stretches out far beyond the Canon PowerShot manuals.
You will be amazed at what this little camera can do given the parameters set in this book.
Features abound in the PowerShot camera series that you probably didn't know existed! Since buying this book, I have used it religiously and believe me, my photos have improved 90%.
Most people think that the PowerShot cameras are just basically point and shoot. If that's what you want, that's what you get. However, this book can you from point and shoot to point and create. Word.
Well written and easy to understand. By no means does this replace the Canon manuals but, by all means it helps the manuals make sense.
If you don't own a PowerShot already, get one along with this book and discover one of the best kept secrets of digital photography!!!
Book Review: Make your Canon become a POWERshot
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased a Canon Powershot SD1200IS. Although this is a great little camera, the accompanying Canon user manual leaves a lot to be desired. The Canon manual tells you what buttons to push to access the various features, but it doesn't tell you where, when, and why you might use many of these features.
This book fills that void admirable. The book covers G, S, TX, A, and SD series cameras in the Canon line. Although written in 2007, it can still be used with Canon cameras introduced later--such as my SD1200IS--without any difficulties.
So if you want to do more with your Canon Powershot than just take pictures in automatic mode, get this guide. You'll be taking great pictures even when conditions are not so great.
Book Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't believe I was taking crappy pictures for so long without this book. I finally decided to do something about it. I bought the canon powershot sd1000 about 2 years ago and then it was top of the line. I said what am I doing wrong, as all my subjects faces were too bright if I used the flash, too dark or blurry without, and other problems as well. I got this book the other day and whoa! Totally different pix! They have gotten 100x better in my opinion. I have to tell you I never bothered to learn about the camera settings and what a mistake that was. I would just use the auto feature all the time. Now that I am using the settings to my advantage my pix come out awesome. Yay!