Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 Digital Field Guide
by David D. Busch
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Author: David D. BuschEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-06
ISBN: 0470126566
Number of pages: 237
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Reviews of Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 Digital Field Guide
Book Review: An excellent beginner/intermediate book
Summary: 4 Stars
Since you're reading this review, I'm guessing that you bought the Sony A100. Also since you bought the entry level A100, I'll also guess that you're a beginner to DSLR photography.
This is a great book to start off with. The manual that comes with the camera is just that. It simply explains the what of all the settings but not how or why.
Photography is a fine art (and a science) and to take good pictures is not a matter of accident. Toward this end, the A100 has lots of features which let you fine tune the way the picture is captured. Depending on where you're taking the picture, you might need to manually correct the white balance, increase aperture, set the color saturation and contrast, just to name a few. Or else the picture won't make it into the next issue of National Geographic! But how and, more importantly, why?
This is where this book steps in. It first explains all the menus and buttons on the camera, and next, very importantly, tells you how changing each option will affect the picture. And everything is explained with full color photos.
The explanation is excellent about how each option affects photos, like white balance, dynamic range optimization, ISO speed etc.
Once you've digested this, you can then proceed to understand how to set these in the A100 to get the feel that you want to.
An SLR is only as good as the lens, and there is an entire chapter devoted to the types of lens available and which is best suited to each situation.
Since you're capturing light, there's a chapter on light essentials, shadows, kinds of lighting etc.
And the best part: there is a big chapter of exercises suggested in typical photography: portraits, landscapes, sunset/sunrise, evening, night photography. This really helps you in practicing what has been preached (to you).
All in all, since you're a beginner to DSLR and have Sony A100, this is an excellent buy.
Good luck in you adventures in photography!
Summary of Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 Digital Field Guide
Start taking the best photos of your life--todayYour Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 has dozens of amazing features. Would you rather spend hours studying the manual or snapping pictures? This guide gets you on the fast track, with full-color illustrations that help you identify and understand every button and dial and the effects you can shoot for. Learn to use every control, what pitfalls to dodge, and the secrets of capturing spectacular images in more than 20 shooting situations. Wherever your A100 goes, this book should go too.
* Follow an illustrated road map that makes it easy to locate the controls on your camera and learn what each does
* Review photographic essentials including exposure, lighting, and lens choices
* Learn to capture great images of tricky subjects like flowers, pets, sporting events, sunsets, and fireworks
* Explore such techniques as fill flash, infrared, panoramic, macro, and filter effect photography
* Troubleshoot potential problems with your A100
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